Past Students
| Name | Dissertation | Started Sort ascending | PhD earned | Current position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Re | ||||
| Annie Gleason | ||||
| Nathan Mohar | ||||
| Athena Kvamme | ||||
| Emily Adelizzi | ||||
| Rebekah Peplinski | "Integrated genomic approaches to characterize molecular responses to targeted therapies in low-grade serous ovarian cancer" | |||
| Nathaniel Mullin | ||||
| Marcelo Miranda Melo | “Uncovering the Genetic Contributions to the Loose Anagen Hair Phenotype” | |||
| Anna Carver | ||||
| Elana Bernholtz | ||||
| Sara Thompson (Mayer) | Using animal models to examine mechanisms and treatments of Retinitis Pigmentosa | |||
| Timothy Nguyen | “TFAP2 Transcription Factors in Midface Development, Evolution, and Dysplasia” | Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital | ||
| Nicole Recka | "PRMT5-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation in Epithelial Development and Oncogenesis" | |||
| Elizabeth O'Saurus (Melton) | ||||
| Samuel Mellentine | ||||
| Matthew J. Miller | Identification of molecular mechanisms driving skeletal muscle atrophy | |||
| Taylor R. Thomas | Understanding the Polygenic Architecture of Autism Through Dimensional Measures of Behavior and Gender | Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital | ||
| Krislen Tison | Cerebellar Gene Expression and Structure in 16p11.2 Duplication: A Developmental Perspective | |||
| Hayley Vaughn | ||||
| Valerie Wagner | Genetic Considerations in Bisphenol F (BPF) Exposures | Research Scientist, Medical College of Wisconsin | ||
| Leo Brueggeman | Identifying genomic risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders using machine learning | MSTP Student, University of Iowa | ||
| Jill Hauer | Novel Insights into the Genetic and Immunologic Drivers of C3 Glomerulopathy | |||
| Ethan Bahl | ||||
| Alexander Greiner | Genetic and Molecular Basis of Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes | Resident Physician, University of Iowa | ||
| Ashley L. Parker | ||||
| Jacob L. Schillo | Genetic Characterization of Therapeutic Resistance in Cutaneous Melanoma | |||
| Tanner S. Koomar | Genetic Signatures of Neurodevelopment and Language | |||
| Kimberly Bekas | Missing the Marx: The role of Groucho proteins in Wnt polarized asymmetric cell division | |||
| Adam J. Hefel | RPA complexes and tool development for the study of DSB repair in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline | |||
| Zachary W. Kockler | A unified alternative telomere lengthening pathway in yeast survivor cells | IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanisms of Genome Dynamics Group, Genome Integrity & Structural Biology , National Institute of Environmental Health Services | ||
| Alyssa S. Wetzel (Hahn) | A Data-Driven Framework for CNV Pathogenicity Classification | |||
| Karen C. Clark | Genetic Basis of Cardiometabolic Disease in the Lyon Hypertensive Rat | |||
| James Mrkvicka | Genetic modifiers of fly voltage-gated sodium channel mutant phenotypes | |||
| Joseph Giacalone | Treating retinal disease | |||
| Kellie Schaefer | Insights into the mechanisms underlying calpain-related pathology | |||
| Nikale Pettie | Genomic and evolutionary studies of recombination rate variation in the sister species Drosophila yakuba and D. santomea. | |||
| Wesley Goar | Computational strategies to investigate the genetic causes of human eye disease | Senior Bioinformatics Scientist and Associate Manager of Bioinformatics, Immortagen | ||
| Matthew Cring | Genetic therapeutic strategies for Bardet-Biedl syndrome | |||
| Emily Fox | Using Drosophila oogeneis to define the role of prostaglandin signaling in collective, invasive cell migration | |||
| Tyson Fuller | Insights into neurodevelopmental disorders: Molecular and behavioral studies using the zebrafish | |||
| Matthew Strub | Transcriptomic and pathway analyses of cystic fibrosis lung disease identify candidate therapeutic targets and small molecules | Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa | ||
| Stephanie Haase | Exploring the relationship between circadian neuron activity patterns and behavioral output in Drosophila | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Iowa | ||
| Patricia Braun | Genome-wide DNA methylation investigation of stress: From a mouse model of chronic stress to humans exposed to glucocorticoids | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University | ||
| Sophia C. Gaynor | Genetic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Suicidal Behavior | |||
| Eric T. Monson | Interrogation of Rare Functional Variation within Bipolar Disorder and Suicidal Behavior Cohorts | |||
| Allison Cox | "Whole Exome Analysis of Individuals and Families with Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO)" | |||
| Jessica Ponce | Investigating the roles of Cyclin C in heart disease | |||
| Patrick Lansdon | Bidirectional communication between the brain and gut microbiota in Shudderer, a Drosophila Nav channel mutant | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kansas | ||
| Michael J. Molumby | Gamma-Protocadherin cis- and trans-interactions regulate the development of dendrite arbors and synapses in the cerebral cortex | |||
| Autumn N. Marsden | The Naked Truth: The Nkd EF-Hand Domain Modulates Divergent Wnt Signaling Outputs in Zebrafish |