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Cellular Biology
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Development
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Faculty
Yanhai Yin
Professor and Chair
Development
yin@iastate.edu
Sarah Anderson
Assistant Professor
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Development
Genome Dynamics
sna@iastate.edu
Kyaw (Joe) Aung
Assistant Professor
Cellular Biology
Development
kaung@iastate.edu
Hua Bai
Associate Professor
Cellular Biology
Genome Dynamics
Metabolic Networking
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
Cellular Biology
Development
Genome Dynamics
espin@iastate.edu
Jeffrey Essner
Professor
Cellular Biology
Development
Genome Dynamics
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
Cellular Biology
Development
Genome Dynamics
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
Cellular Biology
Development
Metabolic Networking
pkang@iastate.edu
Dior Kelley
Assistant Professor
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Development
Genome Dynamics
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
Cellular Biology
Development
Genome Dynamics
mmcgrail@iastate.edu
Jo Anne Powell-Coffman
Professor and Associate Dean
Cellular Biology
Development
Genome Dynamics
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
Cellular Biology
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Development
Genome Dynamics
geetu@iastate.edu
Erica Unger-Wallace
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Cellular Biology
Development
Genome Dynamics
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