Researchers

Ankit Agarwal, PhD
President & CEO
Imbed Biosciences Inc.
advanced biomaterials
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Robbyn Anand, PhD
Chemistry
Iowa State University
microfluidic technologies for cancer
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Vellareddy Anantharam, PhD
Chief Science Officer
PK Biosciences Corp.
antigen/drug design
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Bailey Arruda, DVM, PhD
Veterinary Medical Science
USDA National Animal Disease Center
infectious diseases of swine
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Hua Bai, PhD
Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Iowa State University
cellular mechanisms of cardiac aging
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Rizia Bardhan, PhD
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
nanophotonics, immunotherapies, diagnostics
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Lyric Bartholomay, PhD
Pathobiological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
entomology
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Surinder Batra, PhD
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
cancer biology
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Joshua Beck, PhD
Biomedical Sciences
Iowa State University
malaria, molecular parasitology
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Bryan Bellaire, PhD
Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
antimicrobial resistance, parasitic diseases
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Paola Boggiatto, PhD, DVM
Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research
USDA National Animal Disease Center
veterinary immunology
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Kaitlin Bratlie, PhD
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
hydrogels, in vivo imaging
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Anne Bronikowski, PhD
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
Iowa State University
genetics, gerontology
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Noah Bultler, PhD
Microbiology & Immunology
University of Iowa
malaria
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Kenneth Carson, PhD
Microencapsulation
Southwest Research Institute
nanomaterials, encapsulation, nanomedicine
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Jonathan Claussen, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
graphene and hybrid nanomaterials and sensors
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Joel Coats, PhD
Entomology
Iowa State University
vector-borne diseases
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Johann Coetzee, PhD
Anatomy & Physiology
Kansas State University
pharmacokinetics
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Rohana Dassanayake, PhD
Ruminant Diseases & Immunology
USDA National Animal Disease Center
antimicrobial peptides, alternatives to antibiotics
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Maureen Donovan, PhD
Pharmaceutics
University of Iowa
mucosal drug delivery
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Jennifer Filbey, PhD
CEO
Mazen Animal Health
oral veterinary vaccines
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Thomas Friedrich, PhD
Pathobiological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
virology
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Howard Gendelman, MD
Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience
University of Nebraska Medical Center
neurodegenerative disorders
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Courtney Gidengel, MD
Natural Scientist
RAND Corporation
pediatric infectious diseases
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Carmen Gomes, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
nanoscale delivery, biosensors
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Renukaradhya Gourapura, DVM, PhD
Food Animal Health
The Ohio State University
mucosal immunology
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Joel Harris
CEO
Genvax Technologies
livestock vaccines
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Maneesh Jain, PhD
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
cancer biology
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Manohar John, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
PathoVacs, Inc.
protein antigen discovery
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Douglas Jones, VMD, PhD
Douglas Jones, VMD, PhD
Veterinary Pathology
Iowa State University
immunology
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Anumantha Kanthasamy, PhD
Physiology & Pharmacology
University of Georgia
neuroscience
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Richard Kennedy, PhD
Vaccine Research Group
Mayo Clinic
immunology
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Marian Kohut, PhD
Kinesiology
Iowa State University
immunology
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Indira Kudva, PhD
Food Safety & Enteric Pathogens Research Unit
USDA National Animal Disease Center
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in cattle
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Kevin Legge, PhD
Pathology, Microbiology
University of Iowa
immunology
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Surya Mallapragada, PhD
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
nanovaccines & neural tissue engineering
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Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD
Pathology
University of Iowa
multiple sclerosis
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Jennifer Margrett, PhD
Human Development and Family Studies
Iowa State University
aging
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Wendy Maury, PhD
Microbiology
University of Iowa
virology, Ebola
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Joe McDonough, PhD
Microencapsulation & Nanomaterials
Southwest Research Institute
cGMP pharmaceuticals manufacturing
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Jodi McGill, PhD
Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
respiratory pathogens in cattle
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Melha Mellata, PhD
Food Science & Human Nutrition
Iowa State University
enteric bacteria, host-bacterial interactions, antibiotic resistance, vaccines
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W. Allen Miller, PhD
Plant Pathology & Microbiology
Iowa State University
viral mRNA
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Harshini Mukundan, PhD
Chemistry
USDOE Los Alamos National Laboratory
biomarker design
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Sean Murphy, MD, PhD
Laboratory Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center
malaria
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Balaji Narasimhan, PhD
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
nanovaccines & nanomedicines
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Inna Ovsyannikova, PhD
Vaccine Research Group
Mayo Clinic
immunology
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Andrew Parker, PhD
Senior Behavioral & Social Scientist
RAND Corporation
behavioral decision theory
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Christine Petersen, DVM, PhD
Epidemiology
University of Iowa
immunology
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David Peterson, PhD
Political Science
Iowa State University
public policy
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Yashdeep Phanse, PhD
Veterinary Vaccines
Pan Genome Systems
immunology
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Gregory Phillips, PhD
Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
microbiome/host interactions
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Nicola Pohl, PhD
Chemistry
Indiana University
carbohydrate chemistry
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Gregory Poland, MD
Vaccine Research Group
Mayo Clinic
immunology
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Satyayanarayana Rachagani, PhD
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
pancreatic cancer
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Krishna Rajan, ScD
Materials Design & Innovation
University at Buffalo
materials design, informatics
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Nigel Reuel, PhD
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
biosensors
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Michael Roof, PhD
Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Iowa State University
commercialization
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Randy Sacco, PhD
Microbiology
USDA National Animal Disease Center
immunology, virology, animal models
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Donald Sakaguchi, PhD
Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Iowa State University
neuroscience
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Aliasger Salem, PhD
Pharmaceutics
University of Iowa
nanoparticles, cancer
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Anwesha Sarkar, PhD
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Iowa State University
nanoparticle imaging
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Aaron Scherer, PhD
Internal Medicine
University of Iowa
medical decision-making
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Ian Schneider, PhD
Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
cancer
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Richard Silberglitt, PhD
Senior Physical Scientist
RAND Corporation
nanotechnology modeling
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Andrean Simons-Burnett, PhD
Pathology, Radiation Oncology
University of Iowa
head and neck cancer
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Joyce Solheim, PhD
Eppley Cancer Institute
University of Nebraska Medical Center
nanomedicine, pancreatic cancer, pediatric cancer
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Brett Sponseller, DVM, PhD
Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
immunology, virology
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Timothy Sullivan
President
Zeteo Biomedical, LLC
vaccine & pharmaceutical delivery devices
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Matthew Sylte, DVM, PhD, DACVM
Food Safety & Enteric Pathogens Unit
USDA National Animal Disease Center
mucosal immunology
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Adel Talaat, MVSC, PHD
Pathobiological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
mycobacterial pathogenesis
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Raffaele Vardavas, PhD
Mathematician
RAND Corporation
infectious disease modeling
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Steven Varga, PhD
Microbiology
University of Iowa
pulmonary immunology
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David Verhoeven, PhD
Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
immunology
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Amy Vincent, PhD
Veterinary Medical Science
USDA National Animal Disease Center
immunology, virology, animal models
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Thomas Waldschmidt, PhD
Pathology
University of Iowa
cell immunology
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Qun Wang, PhD
Iowa State University
biomaterials, organoids, intestinal diseases
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Michael Wannemuehler, PhD
Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
immunology
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Richard Webby, PhD
Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
virology
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