Below is a list of the current mentors in the Iowa Sciences Academy that are mentoring our students. If interested in finding a mentor, please also see the list of Prospective Mentors below.

Current Mentors

Mentors

Mark Blumberg

Mark Blumberg, Ph.D.

Title/Position
F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Azeez Butali, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine
Ece Demir Lira

Ece Demir Lira, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
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John F. Engelhardt, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Andrew Forbes

Andrew Forbes, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
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Joel Geerling, MD, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Jessica Goetz, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Isabella Grumbach

Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD

Title/Position
Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine
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Bin Z. He, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Biology
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Li-Chun (Queena) Lin, PhD

Title/Position
Director, Iowa NeuroBank Core

Prospective Mentors

Tori Forbes

Tori Forbes, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Co-PI, UI-MARC
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Vincent Rodgers

Vincent G.J. Rodgers, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Co-PI, UI-LSAMP
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ted Abel

Ted Abel, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute
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Saba Rasheed Ali, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Research Team LSAMP
Professor, Counseling Psychology
Associate Dean for Research, College of Education
Kelly Baker

Kelly Baker, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health
Benji Baran

Bengi Baran, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Alexander Bassuk, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor of Pediatrics - Neurology
Chair, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
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Melissa Bates

Title/Position
Associate Professor Health and Human Physiology
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Terry Braun, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Gordon Buchanan

Gordon Buchanan, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Neurology
Martha Carvour

Martha Carvour, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases
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Thomas Casavant, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
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Chi-Lien Cheng, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Department of Biology
Catherine Cherwin

Catherine Cherwin, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Nursing
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Marcelo Correia, MD, PhD

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology and Metabolism
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David Cwiertny, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination
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Sandra Daack-Hirsch, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, College of Nursing
Executive Associate Dean, Nursing
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Dao-Fu Dai, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
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Ben Darbro, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics
David Drake

David Drake, BS, MS, PhD

Title/Position
Professor of Endodontics
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Martine Dunnwald, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
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Jennifer Fiegel, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
John Freeman

John Freeman, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stuit Faculty Fellow
Silvia Gasparini

Silvia Gasparini

Title/Position
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurology
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Pamela Geyer, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Co-Director, UI Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Director, PhD Program, College of Nursing
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Jean Gordon

Jean Gordon, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Title/Position
Director of PhD Studies, Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders
Associate Professor, Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders
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Steven Green, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Department of Biology
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Charles Grose, M.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Disease
Kristi Hendrickson

Kristi Hendrickson, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Douglas Houston

Title/Position
Professor of Biology
Director, Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB)
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Daniel Hyer, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Medical Physics Residency Director
MR-Linac Technical Director
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Erin Irish

Title/Position
Associate Professor Biology
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Allison Jaynes, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
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Dorit Kliemann, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Mike Knudson, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Position
Clinical Professor, Pathology
Clinical Professor, Radiation Oncology
Co-Medical Director of the DeGowin Blood Center - Blood Bank and Donor Collections
Damian Krysan

Damian Krysan, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor of Pediatrics-Infectious Disease
Ryan LaLumiere

Ryan LaLumiere, Ph.D.

Title/Position
AssociateProfessor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health
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Fang Lin, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Susan Lutgendorf

Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Co-Director, Behavioral and Biomedical Interface Training Program (T32)
Bob McMurray

Bob McMurray, Ph.D.

Title/Position
F. Wendell Miller Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Molly Nikolas

Molly Nikolas, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Jonathan Nizar

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Nephrology
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Peggy Nopoulos, M.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neurology
Matthew O'Brien

Matthew O'Brien, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
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Krystal Parker, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Jason Radley

Jason Radley, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Lilliana Rodoshevich

Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
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Heather Sander, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Director of Graduate Studies, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
Associate Professor, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
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Scott Shaw, Ph.D.

Title/Position
UI-MARC Core Mentor
Associate Professor, Chemistry
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Madeline Shea, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Biochemistry
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Sarit Smolikove, Ph.D.

Title/Position
UI-MARC Core Mentor
Associate Professor, Biology
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Stefan Strack, Ph.D.

Title/Position
UI-MARC Core Mentor
Professor, Neuroscience and Pharmacology
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Emily Thomas, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Daniel Tranel, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Thaddeus Wadas, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Radiology - Division of Nuclear Medicine
Edward Wasserman

Edward Wasserman, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Stuit Professor of Experimental Psychology
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Daniel Weeks, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Biochemistry
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Joshua Weiner, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Professor, Department of Biology
Associate Dean for Research, CLAS
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Florence Williams, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Chemistry