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Cellular Biology

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Genome Dynamics

Metabolic Networking

Faculty

Yanhai Yin
- Professor and Chair
- Development
yin@iastate.edu
Sarah Anderson
- Assistant Professor
sna@iastate.edu
Kyaw (Joe) Aung
- Assistant Professor
- Cellular Biology
- Development
kaung@iastate.edu
Hua Bai
- Associate Professor
hbai@iastate.edu
Diane Bassham
- Distinguished Professor
- Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor of Plant Physiology
- Cellular Biology
bassham@iastate.edu
Hala Bastawros
- Teaching Professor
- Pedagogy
halafb@iastate.edu
Clyde Campbell
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
clyde@iastate.edu
Clark Coffman
- Associate Professor
- Cellular Biology
- Development
ccoffman@iastate.edu
Karin Dorman
- Professor
- Dale D. Grosvenor Chair
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
kdorman@iastate.edu
Raquel Espin Palazon
- Assistant Professor
espin@iastate.edu
Jeffrey Essner
- Professor
jessner@iastate.edu
Xun Gu
- Professor
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Genome Dynamics
xgu@iastate.edu
Hongqing (Michelle) Guo
- Assistant Professor
- Cellular Biology
- Development
hguo@iastate.edu
Mohan Gupta
- Associate Professor
mgupta@iastate.edu
Karri Haen Whitmer

she/her/hers
- Associate Department Chair for Teaching and Teaching Professor
- CALS Innovation & Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow
- Pedagogy
khaen@iastate.edu
Eric Henderson
- Professor
- Cellular Biology
telomere@iastate.edu
Ping Kang
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
pkang@iastate.edu
Dior Kelley
- Assistant Professor
dkelley@iastate.edu
Kent Kerby
- Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor
kentk@iastate.edu
Jelena Kraft
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Pedagogy
jelenajk@iastate.edu
Sayali Kukday
- Teaching Professor
- Pedagogy
sayali@iastate.edu
Carolyn Lawrence-Dill
- Professor
- Associate Dean for Research and Discovery, CALS
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
triffid@iastate.edu
Carly Manz
- Assistant Chair for Teaching and Associate Teaching Professor
- Pedagogy
clmanz@iastate.edu
Maura McGrail
- Associate Professor
- Associate Chair for Research
mmcgrail@iastate.edu
Jo Anne Powell-Coffman
- Professor and Associate Dean
japc@iastate.edu
Donald Sakaguchi
- Morrill Professor; Director of Biology and Genetics Undergraduate Programs
- Cellular Biology
- Development
dssakagu@iastate.edu
Renu Srivastava
- Assistant Teaching Professor
- Pedagogy
renu@iastate.edu
Geetu Tuteja
- Associate Professor and Gregory L. and Kathleen C. Geoffroy Faculty Fellow
geetu@iastate.edu
Erica Unger-Wallace
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
eunger@iastate.edu
Erik Vollbrecht
- Professor
- Development
- Genome Dynamics
vollbrec@iastate.edu
Marna Yandeau-Nelson
- Associate Professor
- Genome Dynamics
- Metabolic Networking
myn@iastate.edu

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

Radwa Barakat
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Espin Palazon Lab
radwab@iastate.edu
Darwin Campbell
- Program Manager
darwin@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
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
Stephanie Klein
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Anderson Lab
spklein@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
Terry Olson
- Laboratory Technician I
charlie@iastate.edu
Tracey Pepper Stewart
- Assistant Scientist, Roy J. Carver High Resolution Microscopy Facility, Biotech
tpepper@iastate.edu
Janae Peterson
- Grants Finance Specialist
janaeb@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
Elizabeth Snella
- Research Associate I, Espin Palazon Lab
esnella@iastate.edu
Lora Socia
- Human Resources Generalist
lsocia@iastate.edu
IT Support
- Information Technology Support
gdcbit@iastate.edu
Jie Tang
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yin Lab
jietang@iastate.edu
Kai Wang
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Yin Lab
kwang58@iastate.edu
Ping Wang
- Research Scientist, Yin Lab
pingw@iastate.edu
Norah Warchola
- Student Services Specialist II
warchola@iastate.edu
Sarah Wehner
- Academic Adviser I — Biology
swehner@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)
Michael McCloskey
- Associate Professor, retired
- Cellular Biology
drmike@iastate.edu
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
- Genome Dynamics
thomasp@iastate.edu
Steven Rodermel
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus
- Cellular Biology
rodermel@iastate.edu
Martin Spalding
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (2016)
Cecil Stewart
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
- Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Ruth Swenson Wildman
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (1987)
Eve Syrkin Wurtele
- Professor Emeritus
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Metabolic Networking
mash@iastate.edu
William Welshons
- Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology (1990)

Graduate Students

Bimala Acharya
- Graduate Assistant (Anderson Lab)
bacharya@iastate.edu
William Agbemafle
- Graduate Assistant (BBMB Department, Bassham Lab)
willagbe@iastate.edu
Maryam Almazrouei
- Graduate Student (Bassham Lab)
maryama1@iastate.edu
Abesh Bera
- Graduate Assistant (Gupta Lab)
abesh@iastate.edu
Rodolfo Calderon
- Graduate Assistant (Espin Palazon Lab)
rodolfoc@iastate.edu
Jodi Callwood
- Graduate Assistant (Computer Science Department, Kelley Lab)
jodicall@iastate.edu
Panchali Chakraborty
- Graduate Assistant (Aung Lab)
panchali@iastate.edu
Xiaoyi Cheng
- Graduate Assistant (Espin Palazon Lab)
xcheng@iastate.edu
Jacinta Correia
- Graduate Assistant (Bai Lab)
jacintac@iastate.edu
Craig Cowling
- Graduate Assistant (Kelley Lab)
ccowling@iastate.edu
Anurag Das
- Graduate Assistant (Bai Lab)
anuragd7@iastate.edu
Gabrielle Dubansky
- Graduate Student (Espin Palazon Lab)
gabbid@iastate.edu
Colin Finnegan
- Graduate Assistant (Vollbrecht Lab)
cpf@iastate.edu
Kate Fonder
- Graduate Assistant (Sakaguchi Lab)
cfonder@iastate.edu
Lander Geadelmann
- Graduate Assistant (Volllbrecht Lab)
landerg@iastate.edu
Clarice Gonzales
- Graduate Assistant (Kelley Lab)
clariceg@iastate.edu
Yuxiang (Ben) Guo
- Graduate Assistant (Yandeau-Nelson Lab)
yxguo@iastate.edu
Kaitlin Higgins
- Graduate Assistant (Anderson Lab)
kaitlinj@iastate.edu
Saiful Islam
- Graduate Assistant (Aung Lab)
saiful@iastate.edu
Vishadinie Jayasinghe
- Graduate Assistant (Bassham Lab)
jmvisha@iastate.edu
Kelby Kies
- Graduate Assistant (Tuteja Lab)
krkies@iastate.edu
Amanda Kirk
- Graduate Assistant (Tuteja Lab)
amandak@iastate.edu
Ankur Kumar
- Graduate Assistant (Bai Lab)
ankurk@iastate.edu
Madison Lane
- Graduate Assistant (Yandeau-Nelson Lab)
mlane@iastate.edu
Peiduo Liu
- Graduate Assistant (Bai Lab)
peiduol@iastate.edu
Abbigail McCune
- Graduate Assistant (Espin Palazon Lab)
ahmccune@iastate.edu
Ludvin Mejia
- Graduate Assistant (Tuteja Lab)
lamejia@iastate.edu
Chang Oh
- Graduate Assistant (BBMB Department, Henderson Lab)
johnoh@iastate.edu
Anh Pham
- Graduate Assistant (Kang/Bai Labs)
anhpham@iastate.edu
James Preston
- Graduate Assistant (McGrail Lab)
jprest@iastate.edu
Ashwini Rangaraj
- Graduate Assistant (Tuteja Lab)
ashwinir@iastate.edu
Sabrena Rutledge
- Graduate Assistant (Tuteja Lab)
sabrenar@iastate.edu
Landon Savoy
- Graduate Assistant (Gupta Lab)
lsavoy@iastate.edu
Nesreen Sedeek
- Graduate Student
nesedeek@iastate.edu
Sahiba Siddiqui
- Graduate Assistant (McGrail Lab)
sahiba@iastate.edu
Anthony Sillman
- Graduate Assistant (Espin Palazon Lab)
asillman@iastate.edu
Vaishali Todi
- Graduate Assistant (Gupta Lab)
vtodi@iastate.edu
Allison Triebe
- Graduate Assistant (Kelley Lab)
artriebe@iastate.edu
Masuma Usha
- Graduate Assistant (Espin Palazon Lab)
musha@iastate.edu
Haris Variz
- Graduate Assistant (Aung Lab)
hvariz@iastate.edu
Thi-Hong-Ha Vu
- Graduate Assistant (Tuteja Lab)
hhvu@iastate.edu
Matthew Wendt
- Graduate Assistant (Yandeau-Nelson Lab)
wendtmat@iastate.edu
Dirk Winkelman
- Graduate Assistant (BBMB student, Yandeau-Nelson Lab)
dwink@iastate.edu
Colleen Yanarella
- Graduate Assistant (Agronomy Department)
cfy@iastate.edu
Brian Zebosi
- Graduate Assistant (Volllbrecht Lab)
bzebosi@iastate.edu