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Faculty

Yanhai Yin
- Professor and Chair
yin@iastate.edu
Development
Kyaw (Joe) Aung
- Assistant Professor
kaung@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development
Hua Bai
- Associate Professor
hbai@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Genetics and Genomics

Metabolic Networking
Diane Bassham
- Distinguished Professor
- Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor of Plant Physiology
bassham@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology
Hala Bastawros
- Teaching Professor
halafb@iastate.edu
Pedagogy
Clyde Campbell
- Assistant Professor
clyde@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development
Clark Coffman
- Associate Professor
ccoffman@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development
Karin Dorman
- Professor
- Dale D. Grosvenor Chair
kdorman@iastate.edu
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Raquel Espin Palazon
- Assistant Professor
espin@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Genetics and Genomics
Jeffrey Essner
- Professor
jessner@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Genetics and Genomics
Xun Gu
- Professor
xgu@iastate.edu
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Genetics and Genomics
Hongqing (Michelle) Guo
- Assistant Professor
hguo@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development
Mohan Gupta
- Associate Professor
mgupta@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Genetics and Genomics
Karri Haen Whitmer

she/her/hers
- Associate Department Chair for Teaching and Teaching Professor
- CALS Innovation & Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow
khaen@iastate.edu
Pedagogy
Ping Kang
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
pkang@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Metabolic Networking
Dior Kelley
- Assistant Professor
dkelley@iastate.edu
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Development

Genetics and Genomics
Kent Kerby
- Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor
kentk@iastate.edu
Jelena Kraft
- Associate Teaching Professor
jelenajk@iastate.edu
Pedagogy
Sayali Kukday
- Teaching Professor
sayali@iastate.edu
Pedagogy
Carly Manz
- Assistant Chair for Teaching and Teaching Professor
clmanz@iastate.edu
Pedagogy
Maura McGrail
- Professor
- Associate Chair for Research
mmcgrail@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Genetics and Genomics
Jo Anne Powell-Coffman

she/her/hers
- Professor and Associate Dean
japc@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Genetics and Genomics

Pedagogy
Donald Sakaguchi
- Morrill Professor; Director of Biology and Genetics Undergraduate Programs
dssakagu@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development
Renu Srivastava
- AssociateTeaching Professor
renu@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Pedagogy
Josh Strable
- Assistant Professor
strable@iastate.edu
Development

Genetics and Genomics
Geetu Tuteja
- Professor
- LAS Dean's Professor
geetu@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Development

Genetics and Genomics
Erica Unger-Wallace
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
eunger@iastate.edu
Cellular Biology

Development

Genetics and Genomics
Erik Vollbrecht
- Professor
vollbrec@iastate.edu
Development

Genetics and Genomics
Marna Yandeau-Nelson
- Associate Professor
myn@iastate.edu
Genetics and Genomics

Metabolic Networking

Affiliate and Courtesy Faculty

Kristen Johansen
- Professor: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Courtesy Joint Faculty)
kristen@iastate.edu
Pascal Lafontant
- Professor (Affiliate Faculty)
pascall@iastate.edu
Michael Lee
- Professor: Agronomy (Courtesy Joint Faculty)
mlee@iastate.edu
Elizabeth McNeill
- Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (Courtesy Joint Faculty)
emcneill@iastate.edu
Marit Nilsen-Hamilton
- Professor (Courtesy Joint Faculty)
marit@iastate.edu
Patrick Schnable
- C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor (Courtesy Joint Faculty)
schnable@iastate.edu
Ian Schneider
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (Courtesy Joint Faculty)
ians@iastate.edu
Justin Walley
- Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology; Chair - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Program
jwalley@iastate.edu
Bing Yang
- Professor (Affiliate Faculty)
yangbi@missouri.edu

Teaching Staff

Chris Myers
- Teaching Lab Coordinator
cgmyers@iastate.edu
Aron Nakama
- Teaching Lab Coordinator
anakama@iastate.edu
Chanda Skelton
- Teaching Lab Coordinator
chanda@iastate.edu

Staff

Alejandro Aragon Raygoza
- Postdoc Research Associate
jaaragon@iastate.edu
Keting Chen
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yandeau-Nelson Lab
kchen@iastate.edu
Yani Chen
- Associate Scientist
yanichen@iastate.edu
Geng Ding
- Research Scientist III
gengding@iastate.edu
Alison Esser
- Academic Adviser II
aesser@iastate.edu
Tenann Everly
- Finance Specialist
teverly@iastate.edu
Shobhana Ghimire
- Secretary
shobhana@iastate.edu
Alexis Hobbs
- Academic Adviser II
alexisa@iastate.edu
Meredith Horrell
- Administrative Specialist
mhorrell@iastate.edu
Jessy Jackson
- Procurement and Expense Specialist
jjcorbin@iastate.edu
Danise Jones
- Graduate Student Services Specialist, Website Administrator
danisej@iastate.edu
Emily Kapler
- Student Services Specialist II – Biology
ekapler@iastate.edu
Haninder Kaur
- Assistant Scientist, Tuteja Lab
hkaur@iastate.edu
Jinoh Kim
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bai Lab
jinoh@iastate.edu
Zhongpeng Li
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Aung lab
lizp@iastate.edu
Su-Ling Liu
- Associate Scientist, Aung Lab
sulingl@iastate.edu
Fang Liu
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, McGrail Lab
liufang@iastate.edu
Christopher Maylard
- Systems Analyst II
cmaylard@iastate.edu
Zhitao Ming
- Research Technician II, McGrail Lab
zming@iastate.edu
Curtis Mosher
- Associate Scientist; Manager, Carver Lab for Ultrahigh Resolution Biological Microscopy
cmosher@iastate.edu
Damilola Olatunji
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Kelley Lab
dolatunj@iastate.edu
Shelly Owens
- Grants Finance Specialist
shellyo@iastate.edu
Tracey Pepper Stewart
- Assistant Scientist, Roy J. Carver High Resolution Microscopy Facility, Biotech
tpepper@iastate.edu
Korinna Radke
- Research Scientist II
kori@iastate.edu
Lauren Ramos
- Academic Adviser III – Biology
laurenw@iastate.edu
Nicholas Schalinske
- Budget and Finance Specialist III
nschalin@iastate.edu
IT Support
- Information Technology Support
gdcbit@iastate.edu
Jie Tang
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yin Lab
jietang@iastate.edu
Kayla Vinar
- Senior Human Resources Coordinator
kmvinar@iastate.edu
Ping Wang
- Research Scientist, Yin Lab
pingw@iastate.edu
Norah Warchola
- Student Services Specialist II
warchola@iastate.edu
Min May Wong
- Postdoc Research Associate, Bassham Lab
minmay@iastate.edu
Scott Zarecor
- System Analyst III, Lawrence-Dill Lab
szarecor@iastate.edu

Emeritus and Retired Faculty

Alan Atherly
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2004)
- Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Philip Becraft
- Professor Emeritus
becraft@iastate.edu
Stephen Bishop
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (1999)
Drena Dobbs
- University Professor Emeritus
ddobbs@iastate.edu
Warren Dolphin
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2007)
M.D. Enger
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2011)
Harry (Jack) Horner
- University Professor Emeritus
hth@iastate.edu
Stephen Howell
- Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor Emeritus
shh@iastate.edu
Thomas Ingebritsen
- Associate Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2010)
Clifford Lamotte
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (1995)
John Mayfield
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2011)
David Oliver
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2014)
Peter Pattee
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (1992)
Thomas Peterson
- Professor Emeritus & Pioneer Chair in Maize Molecular Genetics
thomasp@iastate.edu
Genetics and Genomics
Martin Spalding
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2016)