Wondering who are all of these undergraduates who keep the UI's research efforts running? Let's pull back the curtain, shall we?
Undergraduates are integral to the research and creative scholarship at the University of Iowa. These researchers bring a fresh perspective and enthusiasm to their respective laboratories—not to mention a helpful set of hands! Let's introduce the people who answer big questions about our environments, our health and our histories. Meet the shining stars here and visit the initial stories on Instagram and Twitter (@uiowaour)!
Gwen Barnes
BS Geoscience, Spring 2022
Research Interest: Carbon cycle of the Steptoean Positive Carbon Isotope Excursion of the Cambrian Period
Mikayla Eppert
BS Biochemistry, Spring 2022
Research Interest: Understanding the role of two specific proteins thought to play overlapping roles in fixing double strand breaks in the DNA through homologous recombination
Hannah Zedah
BA Sociology, Spring 2022
Research Interests: Flint Water Crisis, Racial disparities in Medical Research, and Child Psychology
Madison Anae
BS Geoscience, Spring 2022
Research Interest: Internal processes of the Earth through volcanology
Dylan Mittauer
BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2022
Research Interest: How diabetes affects calcium-dependent growth signaling in the smooth muscle cells of the arteries and potentially contributes to the development of atherosclerosis and heart disease in diabetic populations.
Hannah Shrader
BS Biochemistry, BS Medical Anthropology, Spring 2022
Clinical and Translational Sciences Certificate
Research Interest: Immunological and surgical aspects of pancreatic cancer