Breadcrumb Home News Veena Prahlad, PhD work on the impact of mothers stress Thursday, October 21, 2021 https://now.uiowa.edu/2021/10/stress-mothers-can-influence-biology-future-gener… Genetics faculty member, Veena Prahlad, PhD, research is looking at how the stress on mothers can influence the biology of future generations. Check out this great article that details Dr. Prahlad's work.