2022-2023
Kevin Beaghan
Kevin is a Junior majoring in Biochemistry and minoring Mathematics. He is currently the Treasurer of Stupka Committee, Treasurer of BBMB club, and a peer mentor of the BBMB learning committee. He works as an undergrad research assistant to Dr. Marjory Rover in the Bioeconomy Institute where they seek to develop a fuel additive that is 100% biorenewable by employing the Folin-Ciocalteu method to esterify phenolic bio-oil from plants. After graduation, he is planning on going to medical school, specializing in pediatrics.
Michelle Morford
Michelle is a junior majoring in biochemistry with a minor in biology. She is currently the publicity chair for the Stupka Committee and a peer mentor for the BBMB Learning Community. Michelle has been working in Dr. Reuben Peters’ lab since 2020. Currently, she is studying the combinatorial biosynthesis of diterpenoid natural products. After graduating from Iowa State, Michelle plans to attend medical school or possibly an MD-PhD program.
Past and Present Scholars
| Name | Year* | Degree(s)/institution(s) (if not ISU) | Current position |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Fall of academic year "Stupka Scholar” title was conferred | |||
| Claire Kruesel | 2006 | B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Genetics | BBMB Undergraduate Program Coordinator, ISU |
| M.F.A. Creative Writing and Environment (Poetry) | |||
| Mara (Determan) Alexeev | 2007 | M.D. University of Iowa | Biomedical Informatics Research Fellow, Harvard |
| M.P.H. UC-Berkeley | |||
| Luke Helgeson | 2008 | Ph.D. University of Oregon | Scientist, SystImmune, Redmond, WA |
| Mina Farahbakhsh | 2009 | Ph.D., M.D. University of Kansas | Pediatric Residency, Children’s Mercy Hospital, MO |
| Dayna Peterson Forbrook | 2010 | Ph.D. Arizona State University | |
| Jacqueline Souleyrette Rivas | 2011 | Ph.D. University of Texas S.W. | Research Scientist, Kita Pharma, Santa Monica, CA |
| Craig Brown | 2011 | M.D. University of Chicago | General Surgery Resident, University of Michigan |
| M.Sc. Public Health | |||
| Johanna Jass Bailey | 2011 | B.S. Biochemistry | Field Research Lead, Global Citrus, Elemental Enzymes, FL |
| M.P.H. University of Missouri | |||
| Mollie Tiernan Schubert | 2011 | B.S., M.S Biochemistry | Staff Scientist, Integrated DNA Technologies, IA |
| Samson Condon | 2012 | Ph.D. UW-Madison | Postdoc, UW-Madison |
| Alana Jackson | 2012 | M.D. University Minnesota-Duluth | Primary Care Physician, Confluence Healthcare, WA |
| Kinsey Cornick | 2013 | D.O. Des Moines University | Family Medicine Resident, Lincoln Family Medical Group, NE |
| Jennifer Kaczynski Meyer | 2013 | B.S. Biochemistry, Genetics | Genetic counselor, Minneapolis, MN |
| M.S. Genetic Counseling UW-Madison | |||
| Kristen McKibben | 2013 | Ph.D. University Pennsylvania School of Medicine | Sr. Scientist, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA |
| Denis Tamiev | 2014 | B.S., Ph.D., Biochemistry | Platform Scientist, Enveda Biosciences, Boulder, CO |
| Zachary Young | 2014 | B.S. Biochemistry, Mechanical Engr. | Senior Researcher, OK Medical Research |
| Flora Yen Wheat | 2015 | D.D.S. University of Iowa | General Dentist, Ankeny Smiles, IA |
| Adrienne Smith | 15,16 | B.S. 2016 | In memoriam |
| Morgan Barrett Ewing | 2016 | B.S. Biochemistry, B.S. Genetics | DNA criminalist, Crime Laboratory, MO State Highway Patrol |
| M.S. Forensic Science, U New Haven, CT | |||
| Natalie Whitis | 2016 | B.S. Biophysics | Ph.D. candidate, UCSF |
| Lauran Chambers | 2017 | B.S. Biochemistry | Medical school, A.T. Still University of Osteopathic Medicine, MO |
| Alexander Donelson | 2017 | B.S. Biochemistry | Pursuing graduate training |
| Drew Tonsager | 2017 | B.S., M.S. Biochemistry | Ph.D. candidate, Biochemistry, CO State University |
| Matthew Cook | 2018 | B.S. Biochemistry | Ph.D. candidate, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University |
| Jacqueline Ehrlich | 2018 | B.S. Agricultural Biochemistry | Graduate training, Cornell University, NY |
| Emily Knuth | 2018 | B.S. Agricultural Biochemistry | Graduate training, UW-Madison |
| Bailey Mooney | 2018 | B.S. Biochemistry, Genetics | Medical school, UCLA |
| Spydel Nardy | 2019 | B.S. Biochemistry | Graduate training, University of IA |
| Kayla Uthe | 2019 | B.S. Biochemistry | Cardiology research, Mayo Clinic, MN |
| Sarah Zelle | 2019 | B.S. Biochemistry, Genetics | Graduate training, Vanderbilt University, TN |
| Madeline Farringer | 2020 | B.S. Biochemistry | Graduate training, Harvard, MA |
| Jacob Schmieder | 2020 | B.S. Biochemistry | Graduate training, Mech. Engr., ISU |
| Richard Weerts | 2021 | B.S. Biochemistry | Entering medical school in fall 2022 |
| Paiton McDonald | 2021 | B.S. Agricultural Biochemistry | Co-Chair ’22 |
| Tulika Sharan | 2021 | B.S. Biochemistry | Co-Chair ’22 |
| Liam Campin | 2021 | B.S. Biochemistry | |
| Kevin Beaghan | 2022 | ||
| Michelle Morford | 2022 |