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

Martine Dunnwald

Martine Dunnwald, PharmD, PhD

Research Associate Professor
martine-dunnwald@uiowa.edu
319-384-4645
Epidermal differentiation, wound healing and cleft palate
Andrew Frank

C. Andrew Frank, PhD

Associate Professor
andy-frank@uiowa.edu
319-384-1193
How Synapses Maintain Stable Function
Fang Lin

Fang Lin, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
fang-lin@uiowa.edu
319-335-7746
Genetic regulation of endoderm and heart development
Tina Tootle

Tina Tootle, PhD

Associate Professor
tina-tootle@uiowa.edu
319-335-7763
Uncovering the mechanisms of prostaglandin action

Anthropology

Katina Lillios

Katina Lillios, PhD

Professor
katina-lillios@uiowa.edu
319-335-3023
Bioarchaeological Analyses of the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Population of Bolores, Portugal

Biochemistry

Sheila Baker

Sheila Baker, PhD

Associate Professor
sheila-baker@uiowa.edu
319-353-4119
Protein trafficking in neurons
Kris DeMali

Kris DeMali, PhD

Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Interim Chair & Departmental Executive Officer, Biochemistry
kris-demali@uiowa.edu
319-355-7882
Adhesion proteins in tumor cell invasion and metastasis
Ernesto Fuentes

Ernesto Fuentes, PhD

Associate Professor
ernesto-fuentes@uiowa.edu
319-353-4244
Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Signal Transduction
Pamela Geyer

Pamela Geyer, PhD

Professor
pamela-geyer@uiowa.edu
319-335-6953
Chromosome structure and nuclear organization: impacts on transcriptional regulation
Maria Spies

Maria Spies, PhD

Professor
maria-spies@uiowa.edu
319-335-3221
Mechanisms of DNA repair and recombination: from single-molecule biochemistry to anticancer drug discovery
Maria Spies

Maria Spies, PhD

Professor
maria-spies@uiowa.edu
319-335-3221
Effect of mutations in BRCA1 tumor suppressor protein on BRCA1-DNA interactions
Lori Wallrath

Lori Wallrath, PhD

Professor
lori-wallrath@uiowa.edu
319-335-7920
The role of chromatin structure and nuclear organization in gene expression
Daniel Weeks

Daniel Weeks, PhD

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
daniel-weeks@uiowa.edu
319-335-7918
Control of embryonic development: Using studies on frog embryos to understand congenital birth defects in humans.

Biology

Dan Eberl

Daniel Eberl, PhD

Professor
daniel-eberl@uiowa.edu
319-335-1323
Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Hearing in Drosophila
Andrew Forbes

Andrew Forbes, PhD

Associate Professor
Andrew-forbes@uiowa.edu
319-335-3006
The effects of human land use on insect diversity and species richness
Steven Green

Steven Green, PhD

Professor
steven-green@uiowa.edu
319-335-1612
Neurobiology of hearing and deafness
John Logsdon

John Logsdon, PhD

Associate Professor
john-logsdon@uiowa.edu
319-335-1082
Molecular origins and evolution of sexual reproduction
Maurine Neiman

Maurine Neiman, PhD

Professor
maurine-neiman@uiowa.edu
319-384-1814
The advantages and disadvantages of sex in a New Zealand snail
Sarit Smolikove

Sarit Smolikove, PhD

Associate Professor
sarit-smolikove@uiowa.edu
319-335-1977
Chromosome dynamics in C. elegans meiosis

Chemistry

Tori Forbes

Tori Forbes, PhD

Associate Professor
tori-forbes@uiowa.edu
319-384-1320
Development of Metal Organic Nanotubes with unique water transport properties