Donald Sakaguchi he/him/his Morrill Professor Director, Biology and Genetics Undergraduate Programs dssakagu@iastate.edu
Michael Kumar Post-Bac. Research Assistant Major: Biology (LAS), Iowa State University Hometown: Peoria, IL Hobbies: growing plants, skateboarding Honors: LAS Deans High Impact Scholarship; GDCB Summer Internship mrkumar@iastate.edu
Catherine Fonder B.S. University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Double major in Human Biology with an emphasis in Health Sciences and Psychology MCDB Graduate Student Honors: Brown Fellowship Awardee '21; David Gladson Scholarship Awardee '21, '22, '23 Hometown: Hazel Green, Wisconsin
Nesreen Sedeek Bachelor of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy)-Asyut University, Egypt Neuroscience Program Graduate Student Honors: David Gladson Scholarship Awardee '24 Hometown: Asyut, Egypt nesedeek@iastate.edu
Madison Chng UG Research Assistant (Mallapragada Lab) Major: Chem Engineering Hometown: W. Des Moines, IA Hobbies: singing, swimming, and spending time with friends and family mchng@iastate.edu
Veronika Hokrova UG Research Assistant Major: Biology, Pre-Medicine Hometown: South Elgin, IL Hobbies: Tennis, swimming, hiking, running vhokrova@iastate.edu
Bridget McGovern UG Research Assistant Major: Biology, Honors Hometown: Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee Honors: LAS Deans High Impact Scholarship
Liya Mooradian UG Research Assistant Major: Genetics (LAS) & Science Communication Certificate Hometown: Boston, MA Hobbies: Drawing, Painting, Fashion, Photography, and Rock Climbing Honors: McNair Scholars Program; 24 Fall LAS Deans High Impact Scholarship liya@iastate.edu
Harshita Sharma UG Research Assistant Major: Microbiology, Honors Hometown: New Delhi, India Hobbies: Honors: Microbiology Undergraduate Research Award sharmah@iastate.edu
Marissa Stone UG Research Assistant Major: Animal Sci, Pre-Vet Hometown: Hobbies: shasha02@iastate.edu
Vinh Khang Tran Position: UG Research Assistant Major: Biology (LAS) Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hobbies: khang04@iastate.edu
Abigail Fowler UG Research Assistant Major: Microbiology Hometown: Cedar Rapids, IA Hobbies: hiking, baking, knitting
Eric Kremer UG Research Assistant Major: Biology Hometown: Ankeny, IA Hobbies: Biking, fishing, and playing with my dog
Isabelle Lein UG Research Assistant Major: Biology (LAS); Minor: Spanish; Honors Hometown: Rosemount, MN Hobbies: Lifting weights, cooking, writing, spending time with friends, family, and my dogs, and fishing Honors: 23 Fall & 24 Spring-LAS Deans High Impact Scholarship
Juan Carlos Oropeza UG Research Assistant Majors: Biological Pre-medical Illustration (BPMI) and Biology joropeza@iastate.edu
Caitlin Walz UG Research Assistant Major: Biology (CALS) Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota Honors: CALS Office of Academic Innovation Award for Undergraduate Research Hobbies: cooking, playing piano, reading