Contact Cynthia Hernandez, (319-335-7809) to be added to the list or update your contact information.
| ||||
Microbiology Graduate Program Alumni List | ||||
Name | Degree | Year | Current or Last Known Position | Thesis |
| Caetano Antunes | PhD | 2007 | Researcher (principal investigator) at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation | Quorum-sensing. Control of Gene Expression in Vibrio fischeri. |
| Jeremiah Athmer | PhD | 2017 | R&D Scientist at Streck in the new product development – molecular group - Streck | Insights Into NSP15 Protein and RNA Elements During Mouse Hepatitis Virus Infection |
| Mekhine Baccam | PhD | 2001 | Senior Scientist/Toxicologist, Central Product Safety, Global Product Stewardship, The Procter and Gamble Company | Regulation of CD40-mediated IL-6 production in B lymphocyte |
| Adam Ballin | MS | 2017 | Quality Control Microbiologist II at doTERRA International | Regulation of the Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Type III Secretion System by Cyclic-Di-GMP |
| Sarah Bahr | 2015 | Characterization of risperidone-induced weight gain mediated by alterations of the gut microbiome and suppression of host energy expenditure | ||
| Abbey Berkebile | MS | 2015 | Tutor Coordinator, Academic Succss Center, NC State University | |
| Matthew Binncker | PhD | 2004 | Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Director of Clinical Virology Laboratory | Modulation of programmed cell death in human urethral epithelium following infection with Neisseria Gonorrhoeae |
| Jennifer Boddicker | PhD | 2003 | Writer and Freelance Science Editor | SPI-1 invasion gene regulation in salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium : an in vitro and in vivo analysis |
| Tiffany Borbón, MD | PhD | 2018 | Resident - University of Washington | Bacterial Coinfection during Murine Cutaneous Leishmaniasis |
| Joel Bozue | PhD | 1995 | Principal Investigator at The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in the Bacteriology Division at Fort Detrick, MD | Intracellular survival of Legionella pneumophila within acanthamoeba castellanii : studies on the role of inhibition of phagosome-lysosome fusion in virulence |
| James W. Bracke | PhD | 1977 | VP of Oral Health at EPIEN Medical Inc. | Studies on the obligately anaerobic intestinal bacteria of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L. |
| Melinde Brindley | PhD | 2007 | Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Department of Population Health, University of Georgia | Mechanisms of entry and superinfection of equine infectious anemia viru |
| Rachel Brouillette (Bottjen) | PhD | 2017 | Research Scientist III at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) in Coralville, IA | Arenaviruses : mechanisms of antibody-mediated neutralization and an alternative route of entry |
| Evan Brutinel | PhD | 2008 | Senior Microbiologist, 3M Corporate Research Materials Laboratory | DNA binding properties and domain function of ExsA , the central transcriptional regulator of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system |
| Blake Buchan | PhD | 2009 | Assistant Professor, Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin and Associate Director, Clinical Microbiology, Dynacare Laboratory | Examining the regulation of virulence factors in Francisella tularensis |
| Jodie Bunzey (Scott) | PhD | 2011 | Supervisor, Quality Labs, Quality Control Microbiology, Pfizer, Inc | Che6 chemosensory regulation of multicellularity in Myxococcus xanthus |
| Ryan Callhan | MS | Using Proteomics to Study the Listeria monocytogenes Secretome | ||
| John Cambier | PhD | 1975 | Distinguished Professor, Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine | The secretory immune system of the rat |
| Carl Catrenich | PhD | 1989 | Principal Scientist, Microbiology Capability Group, The Procter & Gamble Company | Identification of phenotypic differences associated with the virulence conversion of Legionella pneumophila |
| Allison Christiaansen | PhD | 2016 | EMD Serono, Scientist | T cell regulation of acute and chronic viral infection |
| Ashley Cooney | PhD | 2018 | Postdoc in Patrick Sinn’s lab in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa | Integrating viral vectors as a gene therapy approach for cystic fibrosis |
| Jodi Corley | PhD | 2022 | Post Doctoral Scholar, Colorado | Post-transcriptional Control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Genes by Global Regulatory Networks |
| Manisha Diaz | PhD | 2014 | Research Scientist, Vircor-IBT Laboratories | Regulation of virulence gene expression by Rsm homologs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Jayna Ditty | PhD | 1999 | Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN | PcaK : a Pseudomonas putida membrane-bound permease involved in chemotaxis to 4-hydroxybenzoate / |
| Katherine Doll (Keane) | PhD | 2016 | CD8 cell dependent and independent immunity against Plasmodium following vaccination. | |
| Jennifer Edwards | PhD | 2002 | Associate Professor, The Ohio State University and Principal Investigator, The Center for Microbial Pathogenesis The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital | Complement opsonization and direct adherence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to complement receptor type 3 mediate cervical cell invasion |
| Coline Exline | PhD | 2009 | Lung Biotechnology/United Therapeutics, Scientist II | The positive regulation of HIV-1 vif mRNA splicing is required for efficient virus replication |
| Tom Fahlen | PhD | 2000 | Associate Research Director, Microbiology, Cleaning Division at The Clorox Company San Jose, CA | Invasion gene regulation in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium : identification of negative regulatory elements of hilA |
| Jon Femling, MD | PhD | 2007 | Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico. | Collaboration of human neutrophils and group IIA phospholipase A2 against Staphylococcus aureus |
| Rosana Ferreiera | PhD | 2007 | Assistant Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Regulation of swarming and capsular polysaccharide gene expression In Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
| Ana Forsythe (Castro) | MS | 2017 | Genetic Counseling Program, School of Health and Human Sciences | The role of the anti-σ factor RsiV in stress response in Clostridium difficile and Bacillus subtilis |
| Cindy Gode | PhD | 2009 | Senior Manager, Medical Writing at Ascendis Pharma | Vibrio parahaemolyticus responds to growth on a surface by initiating a program of gene control that is regulated by calcium, iron, and quorum sensing |
| Duane Grandegenett | PhD | 1970 | Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology studying HIV at Saint Louis University. | Diaminopimelic acid metabolism in sporulating bacteria |
| Matthew Grunewald, MD | PhD | 2019 | Resident, Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | The role of ADP-ribosylation during coronavirus infection |
| Sylvia Faurot | MS | 2021 | Splenic Hypoxia During Early-Stage Plasmodium Infection Promotes Extrafollicular Plasmablast Differentiation | |
| Brian Hanzelka | PhD | 1999 | Senior Research Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Quorum sensing in Vibrio fischeri : studies of the function and synthesis of acyl-homoserine lactones |
| Jodie Haring | PhD | 2002 | Biological Safety Officer, North Dakota State University | Role of antigen-specific and bystander T Cells in virus induced demyelination |
| Jessica Hastie | PhD | 2015 | The Activation and Response of Bacillus subtilis ECF σ Factor σV to Lysozyme | |
| Andrew Hawkins | PhD | 2003 | Director of Quantitative Physiology and Fermentation, NARA Gevo, Englewood, Colorado | Chemotaxis and signal transduction in two proteobacteria : Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Ralstonia Eutropha |
| Alfa Herrera | PhD | 2016 | Post-doctorate in the laboratory of Dr. Karla Satchell at Northwestern University | Staphylococcus aureus TSST-1 and Beta-toxin contribute to infective endocarditis via multiple mechanisms |
| Kayley Janssen | PhD | 2017 | Postdoctoral associate at the University of Wisconsin in the Landick Lab | Post-transcriptional regulation of virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Haiyan Jiang | PhD | 1998 | Principal Scientist, Biotechnology Center of Excellence, Janssen R&D, Johnson & Johnson | Characterization of the oxygenase component of toluene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida F1 |
| Jeremiah Johnson | PhD | 2011 | Scientist in the lab of Dr. Jeremiah Johnson is at the University of Tennessee. | Properties of HIV-1 Env and Human Seminal Fluid that Determine Virus Inhibition by Antibodies and Microbicides |
| Gabriela Kaus | PhD | 2021 | Postdoc, Weiss lab, University of Iowa | Lysozyme Resistance in Clostridioides difficile |
| Katherine Keane (Doll) | PhD | 2016 | Regulatory and Quality Specialist, RCRI, Inc., Minneapolis, MN | CD8 cell dependent and independent immunity against Plasmodium following vaccination. |
| Patrick Kelly | PhD | 2017 | Postdoctoral Scholar at Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD | Reciprocal Interactions between Leishmania and Their Microenvironments During Infection in the Sand Fly Gut and Human Macrophages |
| Jacklyn Killpack (Johnson) | PhD | 2019 | Unreported | Properties of HIV-1 Env and Human Seminal Fluid that Determine Virus Inhibition by Antibodies and Microbicides |
| Lauren Kinkead | PhD | 2017 | Adjunct instructor at Des Moines Area Community College | Mechanisms of human neutrophil apoptosis inhibition by Francisella |
| Jessica King | PhD | 2013 | Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa | Defining the interaction of EsxA and LcrF with Type III secretion system gene promoters |
| Kyle Kinney | PhD | 2020 | Unweaving the Role of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin C in the Pathogenesis of Infective Endocarditis | |
| Ellen Kiser | PhD | 2021 | A “Meta” Analysis: The Proper Usage of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics in Infectious Disease Research | |
| Andrew Kondratowicz | PhD | 2011 | Scientist I, Medical Countermeasures, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals | A bioinformatics approach to identifying novel genes involved in Ebolavirus entry |
| Ryan Kustusch | PhD | 2009 | Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Portland, in Portland, OR | Studies of swarmer cell differentiation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
| Nathan Ledeboer | PhD | 2005 | Associate Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Medical Director, Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics, Froedtert Hospital and Dynacare Laboratories | Lymphokine regulation of virgin and memory B cell differentiation |
| Nick Lennemann | PhD | Postdoctoral fellow in Carolyn Coyne's lab in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. | Biochemical characterization of ebola virus GP | |
| Daniel Lessner | PhD | 2003 | Professor and Department Vice Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas | Molecular characterization of rieske non-heme iron dioxygenases involved in nitroarene and napthalene degradation |
| Faith Hilary Lessner | PhD | 2005 | Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas | Peripheral pathways of anaerobic benzoate degradation in Rhodopseudomonas palustris |
| Stephen Lindemann | PhD | 2010 | Assistant Professor, Departments of Food Science and Nutrition Science, Purdue University | Exploring the genetic basis of intracellular pathogenesis in Francisella tularensi |
| Jessica Lister | MS | 2016 | Research Scientist II at IDT in the Molecular Genetics Division | Identification and Characterization of Edna-binding Proteins in the Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Matrix |
| Shiloh Lueschow-Guijosa | PhD | 2022 | Postdoctural Research Scholar, University of Iowa | Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Sepsis Using Antimicrobial Peptides and Probiotics |
| Martina Maric | PhD | 2012 | Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology, A*Star, Singapore | Herpes simplex virus; Nuclear membranes; HSV-1 Nuclear egress TorsinA Yeast two-hybrid |
| Anthony Martini | PhD | 2020 | Characterizing the Contribution of Type IV Pili and Other Novel Virulence Factors in S. sanguinis Native Valve Infective Endocarditis | |
| Masoudeh Masoud Bahnamiri | PhD | 2022 | The Role of Viral Protein Kinases in Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 | |
| Jenna McCracken, MD (Parks) | PhD | 2017 | Resident | Mechanisms and consequences of neutrophil apoptosis inhibition by Francisella tularensis |
| Joseph Merriman | PhD | 2015 | Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University in St. Louis in Dr. Michael Caparon's lab | Secreted Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors and their role in chronic wound development and persistence |
| Theresa Miller | PhD | 2000 | Principal Scientist-General Dynamics Information Technology, Science Officer-Prostate Cancer Resaerch Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, US Army Medical Research Materiel Command | Genetic and structural analysis of lipooligosaccharide synthesis genes (lsg's) in Haemophilus influenzae |
| Edward Mocarski | PhD | 1979 | Robert W. Woodruff Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University | |
| Sven Moller-Tank | PhD | 2014 | PostDoc in the lab of Aravind Asokan at the University of North Carolina | The role of TIM-1 in enveloped virus entry |
| Maria Morabe | PhD | 2019 | The Roles of Nutrient Stress in Promoting Surface Colonization by Vibrio parahaemolyticus | |
| Bridget Moricz | PhD | 2021 | Adhesins of S. sanguinis that promote infective endocarditis through interactions with platelets | |
| Caitlin Murphy | PhD | 2014 | Clinical Microbiology Fellow and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. | |
| Kelsie Nauta | PhD | 2021 | The Dissection of Β-Lactam Resistance in Bacillus Anthracis, Bacillus Cereus, and Bacillus Thuringiensis | |
| Brock Neil | PhD | 2009 | Vice President of Infectious Disease Operations at American Esoteric Laboratories in Memphis, TN | |
| Nancy Nichols | PhD | Research microbiologist at the US Dept of Agriculture | ||
| Julie Olson | PhD | 1998 | Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | Endocytosis and trafficking of varicella-zoster virus fc receptor glycoproteins ge and gi |
| Matt Olson | PhD | 2008 | Senior post-doctoral fellow at Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) | Regulation of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine-enhanced pulmonary eosinophilia |
| Alexandra Paharik | PhD | 2016 | Novel roles of staphylococcal proteases and cross talk in biofilm formation and virulence | |
| Anthony Pannullo | PhD | 2023 | Antimicrobial Sensing and Resistance in Clostridioides difficile | |
| Dale Pelletier | PhD | 2000 | Research scientist in the Bioscience Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Allan Prichard | PhD | 20 | Effects of Helicobacter pylori Induced Neutrophil Subtype Differentiation on Chemotaxis and Phagosome Maturation | |
| Jed Rasmussen | PhD | 2014 | Snow College, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences | Identification and characterization of capsule and or O-antigen mutants of Francisella tularensis SCHU S4 |
| Eric Ransom | PhD | 2015 | Clostridium difficile: Shedding Light on Pathogenesis | |
| Federico Rey | PhD | 2006 | Assistant Professor, Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Hydrogen production by Rhodopseudomonas palustris : a functional genomic approach |
| Nilda Rodríguez | PhD | 2004 | Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Northern Iowa | Early interactions between Leishmania Chagasi and the macrophage : phagocytosis and gene expression |
| Kai Rogers | PhD | 2019 | Resident, University of Iowa | The role of macrophages in Ebola virus infection |
| Sarah Skye (Bahr) | PhD | 2015 | Postdoctoral fellow in Stan Hazen’s lab in the department of cellular and molecular medicine at the Lerner Research Institute - Cleveland Clinic. | Characterization of risperidone-induced weight gain mediated by alterations of the gut microbiome and suppression of host energy expenditure |
| Amy Schaefer | PhD | 2002 | Senior Research Scientist, University of Washington, Seattle | Acyl homoserine lactone signals in gram-negative bacteria |
| Patrick Schlievert | PhD | 1976 | Emeritus Professor, Chair and Department Executive Officer, Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa | Isolation and characterization of a low molecular weight antibacterial system from human amniotic fluid |
| Grant Schulert, MD | PhD | 2009 | Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati children’s Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. | |
| Randy Simpson | PhD | 2005 | Process Engineer - Bioprocess Development, Triton Algae Innovations, San Diego, California | Development of a large scale coenzyme F₄₂₀ production process and molecular tools for investigation of related gene systems in Rhodococcus and Mycobacterium |
| Adam Spaulding | PhD | 2013 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Rita Tamayo's lab in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Secreted virulence factors in lethal illness due to Staphylococcus aureus |
| Juliette Tinker | PhD | 2000 | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University | Regulation of type 1 fimbrial production in Salmonella typhimurium : the characterization and genetic analysis of fimY, fimU and fimW |
| Matthew Thoendel | PhD | 2011 | Faculty in the division of Infectious Diseases at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN | Autoinducing peptide synthesis in Staphylococcus aureus |
| Phuong Tran | PhD | 2021 | Mechanistic Insights into Staphylococcus aureus β-Toxin and Superantigen Involvement in Angiogenesis and Its Contribution to Infective Endocarditi | |
| Nori Ueno | PhD | 2011 | Technical Sales Specialist, Antibody and Immunoassay Systems (Invitrogen / eBioscience) | Host and parasite determinants of Leishmania survival following phagocytosis by macrophages |
| Christopher Vakulskas | PhD | 2010 | Integrated DNA Technologies - Senior Staff Scientist | The mechanism of transcriptional activation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExsA. |
| Jennifer Walker | PhD | 2013 | Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis | The two-component system, ArlRS, regulates agglutination and pathogenesis in Staphylococcus Aureus |
| Jennifer Welch | PhD | 2018 | Postdoctoral fellow in Jack Stapleton’s lab in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Iowa | Semen exosomes: Intrinsic inhibitors of HIV-1 infection |
| Shaowen White | PhD | 2022 | Herpes Simplex Virus Cytoplasmic Assembly Center as a Tool for Viral Egress Research and Therapeutic Development | |
| Jonathan Willett | PhD | 2012 | Postdoctoral Fellow-Crosson Lab, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago | Bacterial two-component systems share a common mechanism for signaling and specificity. |
| Janet Wilson | PhD | 2009 | Senior Microbiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Division of Select Agents and Toxins | Analysis of the Che7 chemosensory system in Myxococcus xanthus |
| Laurel Woods | MS | 2022 | Mapping Microbial Communities During Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection | |
| Amber Vu (Ford) | PhD | 2018 | Mechanisms of nuclear lamina disruption and regulation of nuclear budding of HSV-1 | |
| Bao Vu | PhD | 2014 | Proposed mechanisms underlining the potential effects of staphylococcal superantigens on the development of type two diabetes | |
| Lian-Fai Yee | PhD | 2007 | Medical Technologist at Carle Foundation Hospital | |
| Michael Zhang | PhD | 2017 | Resident | Characterizing how Glycerol Monolaurate (GML) affects human T cell signaling and function |
| Yifeng Zhang | PhD | 2023 | The ISG15 antimicrobial chronicle: a fable narrated by Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Haixia Zhou | PhD | Novavax Scientist II - Haixia studies the immune response to vaccine candidates, mainly focused on RSV and Flu. | ||