Stupka Scholars
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Anna Schwake
2024-2025 Stupka Scholar
2024-2025 Stupka Scholar
Anna Schwake
Anna is a senior majoring in biochemistry with a minor in genetics. She is currently the president of the Biochemistry club, a peer mentor in the Biochemistry Learning Community, and a teaching assistant for the BBMB 1020 Lab. She has been an undergraduate research assistant at Gustavo MacIntosh’s Lab, which studies the role of LAMP1 in lipid transport for fruit flies. Outside of BBMB, Anna enjoys crocheting, playing the piano, and sketching. Anna plans to gain industry experience before applying to a genetic counseling program.
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Timothy Stanley
2024-2025 Stupka Scholar
2024-2025 Stupka Scholar
Timothy Stanley
Tim is a Senior studying biochemistry. He is co-chair of the Stupka Planning Committee. He has worked in Dr. Marna Yandeau-Nelson’s lab since his junior year. Over the summer, he worked in the field, studying the role of maize genes in cuticle structure and function. As he works towards his M.S. in biochemistry, Tim has transitioned to working with E. coli in the generation of trifunctional fatty acids. Outside of the lab, Tim enjoys intramural sports and sewing.
| n | Name | Year (Stupka Scholars serve for one academic year) | Degree(s)/institution(s) (if not ISU) | Current position (Updates? Email stupkaugrs@iastate.edu, attn: Claire Kruesel) |
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| 46 | Elizabeth (Liz) Dougherty | 2025-2026 | Biochemistry '26 | Stupka Fundraising & Sponsorship Co-Chair |
| 45 | Abigail (Abby) Larkin | 2025-2026 | Biochemistry '26 | Stupka Committee |
| 44 | Tristan Weers | 2025-2026 | Biochemistry '26 | Stupka Operations Team Lead |
| 43 | Timothy Stanley | 2024-2025 | Biochemistry B.S./M.S. student | Co-Chair, 2025 Symposium |
| 42 | Anna Schwake | 2024-2025 | Biochemistry '25 | President, 2024-2025 Biochemistry Club |
| 41 | Braden Lewis | 2023-2024 | B.S. Biochemistry | Ph.D. student, Purdue |
| 40 | Avani Laharia | 2023-2024 | B.S. Biochemistry | Medical student, Long School of Medicine |
| 39 | Caroline Meis | 2023 (Fall) | Biochemistry '25 | 4th year biochemistry student |
| 38 | Michelle Morford | 2022-2023 | B.S. Biochemistry | Employed at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN |
| 37 | Kevin Beaghan | 2022-2023 | B.S. Biochemistry | Employed at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN |
| 36 | Liam Campin | 2021-2022 | B.S. Biochemistry | M.S. student, Iowa State University |
| 35 | Tulika Sharan | 2021-2022 | B.S. Biochemistry | Ph.D. student, UW Madison |
| 34 | Paiton McDonald | 2021-2022 | B.S. Agricultural Biochemistry | Ph.D. student, Michigan State University |
| 33 | Richard Weerts | 2021 | B.S. Biochemistry | Entering medical school in fall 2022 |
| 32 | Jacob Schmieder | 2020 | B.S. Biochemistry | Graduate training, Mech. Engr., ISU |
| 31 | Madeline Farringer | 2020 | B.S. Biochemistry | Graduate training, Harvard, MA |
| 30 | Sarah Zelle | 2019 | B.S. Biochemistry, Genetics | Graduate training, Vanderbilt University, TN |
| 29 | Kayla Uthe | 2019 | B.S. Biochemistry | Cardiology research, Mayo Clinic, MN |
| 28 | Spydel Nardy | 2019 | B.S. Biochemistry | Graduate training, University of IA |
| 27 | Bailey Mooney | 2018 | B.S. Biochemistry, Genetics | Medical school, UCLA |
| 26 | Emily Knuth | 2018 | B.S. Agricultural Biochemistry | Graduate training, UW-Madison |
| 25 | Jacqueline Ehrlich | 2018 | B.S. Agricultural Biochemistry | Graduate training, Cornell University, NY |
| 24 | Matthew Cook | 2018 | B.S. Biochemistry | Ph.D. candidate, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University |
| 23 | Drew Tonsager | 2017 | B.S., M.S. Biochemistry | Ph.D. candidate, Biochemistry, CO State University |
| 22 | Alexander Donelson | 2017 | B.S. Biochemistry | Pursuing graduate training |
| 21 | Lauran Chambers | 2017 | B.S. Biochemistry | Medical school, A.T. Still University of Osteopathic Medicine, MO |
| 20 | Natalie Whitis | 2016 | B.S. Biophysics | Ph.D. candidate, UCSF |
| 19 | Morgan Barrett Ewing | 2016 | B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Genetics M.S. Forensic Science, U New Haven, CT | DNA criminalist, Crime Laboratory, MO State Highway Patrol |
| 18 | Adrienne Smith | 15,16 | B.S. 2016 | In memoriam |
| 17 | Flora Yen Wheat | 2015 | D.D.S. University of Iowa | General Dentist, Ankeny Smiles, IA |
| 16 | Zachary Young | 2014 | B.S. Biochemistry, Mechanical Engr. | Senior Researcher, OK Medical Research |
| 15 | Denis Tamiev | 2014 | B.S., Ph.D., Biochemistry | Platform Scientist, Enveda Biosciences, Boulder, CO |
| 14 | Kristen McKibben | 2013 | Ph.D. University Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Sr. Scientist, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA |
| 13 | Jennifer Kaczynski Meyer | 2013 | B.S. Biochemistry, Genetics M.S. Genetic Counseling UW-Madison | Genetic counselor, Minneapolis, MN |
| 12 | Kinsey Cornick | 2013 | D.O. Des Moines University | Family Medicine Resident, Lincoln Family Medical Group, NE |
| 11 | Alana Jackson | 2012 | M.D. University Minnesota-Duluth | Primary Care Physician, Confluence Healthcare, WA |
| 10 | Samson Condon | 2012 | Ph.D. UW-Madison | Postdoc, UW-Madison |
| 9 | Mollie Tiernan Schubert | 2011 | B.S., M.S. Biochemistry | Staff Scientist, Integrated DNA Technologies, IA |
| 8 | Johanna Jass Bailey | 2011 | B.S. Biochemistry M.P.H. University of Missouri | Field Research Lead, Global Citrus, Elemental Enzymes, FL |
| 7 | Craig Brown | 2011 | M.D. University of Chicago M.Sc. Public Health | General Surgery Resident, University of Michigan |
| 6 | Jacqueline (Souleyrette) Rivas | 2011 | Ph.D. University of Texas S.W. | Principal Scientist, Kite Pharma, Santa Monica, CA |
| 5 | Dayna (Peterson) Forbrook | 2010 | Ph.D. Arizona State University | |
| 4 | Mina Farahbakhsh | 2009 | Ph.D., M.D. University of Kansas | Pediatric Residency, Children’s Mercy Hospital, MO |
| 3 | Luke Helgeson | 2008 | Ph.D. University of Oregon | Scientist, SystImmune, Redmond, WA |
| 2 | Mara (Determan) Alexeev | 2007 | M.D. University of Iowa M.P.H. UC-Berkeley | Biomedical Informatics Research Fellow, Harvard |
| 1 | Claire Kruesel | 2006 | B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Genetics M.F.A. Creative Writing and Environment (Poetry) M.S. Biochemistry | BBMB Undergraduate Program Coordinator, ISU |