Mentors

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

Azeez Butali, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine

Ece Demir Lira, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

John F. Engelhardt, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Andrew Forbes, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

Joel Geerling, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Jessica Goetz, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine

Bin Z. He, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Biology

Li-Chun (Queena) Lin, PhD
Title/Position
Director, Iowa NeuroBank Core
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Prospective Mentors

Tori Forbes, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Co-PI, UI-MARC
Professor, Department of Chemistry

Vincent G.J. Rodgers, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Co-PI, UI-LSAMP
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Ted Abel, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
Director, Iowa Neuroscience Institute

Saba Rasheed Ali, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Research Team LSAMP
Professor, Counseling Psychology
Associate Dean for Research, College of Education

Kelly Baker, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health

Bengi Baran, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Alexander Bassuk, M.D., Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Pediatrics - Neurology
Chair, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

Melissa Bates
Title/Position
Associate Professor Health and Human Physiology

Terry Braun, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Gordon Buchanan, M.D., Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Neurology

Martha Carvour, M.D., Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases

Thomas Casavant, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Chi-Lien Cheng, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Department of Biology

Catherine Cherwin, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Marcelo Correia, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology and Metabolism

David Cwiertny, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination

Sandra Daack-Hirsch, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, College of Nursing
Executive Associate Dean, Nursing

Dao-Fu Dai, M.D., Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Ben Darbro, M.D., Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics

David Drake, BS, MS, PhD
Title/Position
Professor of Endodontics

Martine Dunnwald, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

Jennifer Fiegel, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

John Freeman, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Stuit Faculty Fellow

Silvia Gasparini
Title/Position
Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurology

Pamela Geyer, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Co-Director, UI Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

Stephanie Gilbertson-White, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Director, PhD Program, College of Nursing
Associate Professor, College of Nursing

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

Steven Green, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Department of Biology

Charles Grose, M.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Disease

Kristi Hendrickson, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Douglas Houston
Title/Position
Professor of Biology
Director, Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB)

Daniel Hyer, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology
Medical Physics Residency Director
MR-Linac Technical Director

Erin Irish
Title/Position
Associate Professor Biology

Allison Jaynes, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy

Dorit Kliemann, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

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, M.D., Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor of Pediatrics-Infectious Disease

Ryan LaLumiere, Ph.D.
Title/Position
AssociateProfessor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health

Fang Lin, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Co-Director, Behavioral and Biomedical Interface Training Program (T32)

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

Jonathan Nizar
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine-Nephrology

Peggy Nopoulos, M.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neurology

Matthew O'Brien, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Krystal Parker, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Jason Radley, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Lilliana Rodoshevich
Title/Position
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

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

Scott Shaw, Ph.D.
Title/Position
UI-MARC Core Mentor
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Madeline Shea, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Biochemistry

Sarit Smolikove, Ph.D.
Title/Position
UI-MARC Core Mentor
Associate Professor, Biology

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

Emily Thomas, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Daniel Tranel, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Thaddeus Wadas, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Radiology - Division of Nuclear Medicine

Edward Wasserman, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Stuit Professor of Experimental Psychology

Daniel Weeks, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Professor, Biochemistry

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

Florence Williams, Ph.D.
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Chemistry