Available Mentors
Please note that this is not an inclusive list and that reviewing departmental faculty webpages would also be advised.
Anatomy and Cell Biology
![Fang Lin](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Fang%20Lin.jpg?h=29d927dc&itok=K2neLaJQ)
Fang Lin, MD, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Genetic regulation of endoderm and heart development
![Tina Tootle](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Tina%20Tootle.jpg?h=28f3e9a6&itok=vFKTqnVJ)
Tina Tootle, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Uncovering the mechanisms of prostaglandin action
Anthropology
![Katina Lillios Katina Lillios](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Katina%20Lillios_0.jpg?h=14675fa5&itok=MaVOR9nC)
Katina Lillios, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Bioarchaeological Analyses of the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Population of Bolores, Portugal
Biochemistry
![Sheila Baker](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Sheila%20Baker.jpg?h=eea9775d&itok=_0kslidt)
Sheila Baker, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Protein trafficking in neurons
![Kris DeMali](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Kris%20DeMali.jpg?h=995d5462&itok=aG2AQyU3)
Kris DeMali, PhD
Title/Position
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Interim Chair & Departmental Executive Officer, Biochemistry
Research project title
Adhesion proteins in tumor cell invasion and metastasis
![Ernesto Fuentes](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Ernesto%20Fuentes.jpg?h=ad250337&itok=JggvQGO0)
Ernesto Fuentes, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Signal Transduction
![Pamela Geyer](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Pamela%20Geyer.jpg?h=b71756ce&itok=-8RXyYLc)
Pamela Geyer, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Chromosome structure and nuclear organization: impacts on transcriptional regulation
![Maria Spies Maria Spies](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Maria%20Spies.jpg?h=bf372811&itok=eoyb_WXs)
Maria Spies, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Mechanisms of DNA repair and recombination: from single-molecule biochemistry to anticancer drug discovery
![Maria Spies](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Maria%20Spies_0.jpg?h=e797e4ef&itok=eQa4U4tc)
Maria Spies, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Effect of mutations in BRCA1 tumor suppressor protein on BRCA1-DNA interactions
![Lori Wallrath](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Lori%20Wallrath.jpg?h=21d41704&itok=RfNqJF-8)
Lori Wallrath, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
The role of chromatin structure and nuclear organization in gene expression
![Daniel Weeks](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Daniel%20Weeks.jpg?h=ad250337&itok=WeGy5rgJ)
Daniel Weeks, PhD
Title/Position
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Research project title
Control of embryonic development: Using studies on frog embryos to understand congenital birth defects in humans.
BIOLOGY
Daniel Eberl, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Hearing in Drosophila
![Andrew Forbes Andrew Forbes](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Andrew%20Forbes.jpg?h=a268a794&itok=uP8yGkwr)
Andrew Forbes, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
The effects of human land use on insect diversity and species richness
![Steven Green Steven Green](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Steven%20Green.jpg?h=8dee6ef7&itok=a_-0F-nQ)
Steven Green, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Neurobiology of hearing and deafness
![John Logsdon](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/John%20Logsdon.jpg?h=4acd28b4&itok=aSmxzaQJ)
John Logsdon, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Molecular origins and evolution of sexual reproduction
![Maurine Neiman](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Maurine%20Neiman.jpg?h=25e6abda&itok=uUFoZF52)
Maurine Neiman, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
The advantages and disadvantages of sex in a New Zealand snail
![Sarit Smolikove Sarit Smolikove](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/sarit%20smolikove.jpg?h=7275cf38&itok=SqKqc3aT)
Sarit Smolikove, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Chromosome dynamics in C. elegans meiosis
Chemistry
![Tori Forbes](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Tori%20Forbes.jpg?h=1cddec0b&itok=GQFv47p6)
Tori Forbes, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Development of Metal Organic Nanotubes with unique water transport properties
![headshot photo of Amanda Haes](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-10/AJH%20Photo%202019_0.jpg?h=10e75117&itok=BNjCXt5x)
Amanda Haes, PhD
Title/Position
Professor
Research project title
Using Silver and Gold Nanoparticles for Biological and Chemical Sensing
![Sara Mason](/sites/grad.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__384_x_384/public/2021-01/Sara%20Mason.jpg?h=eceb51f8&itok=N6B5Oypl)
Sara Mason, PhD
Title/Position
Associate Professor
Research project title
Predicting aqueous aluminum hydroxide nanoparticle reactivity by quantum chemical simulations
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