2020-2021
Jacob Schmieder is a junior majoring in biochemistry with a minor in physics. He has been involved with Dr. Claussen’s research lab since the fall of 2018 where he works on creating biosensors using enzyme-immobilized electrodes. He has also been a part of the Stupka Symposium Planning Committee all three years and has served as the food and publicity chair. Outside of the department, Jacob spends most of his free time with the marching band. After graduation, Jacob plans to earn an MD/PhD in biomedical engineering.
Madeline Farringer is a junior majoring in biochemistry with a minor in emerging global diseases. She is Speaker Co-Chair in the Stupka Committee, a member of the BBMB Club Cabinet, and Breakfast Club Co-Chair. Madeline has worked in Dr. Josh Beck’s lab since 2018 developing a knockdown system for studying the malaria parasite. She plans to continue in parasitology research while pursuing a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences.
Past and Present Scholars
| Name | Year | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Schmieder | 2020 | B.S. in Biochemistry, 2021 Plans to earn an MD/PhD in biomedical engineering |
| Madeline Farringer | 2020 | B.S. in Biochemistry, 2021 Plans to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences |
| Spydel Nardy | 2019 | B.S. in Biochemistry, 2020 Plans to attend the University of Iowa |
| Kayla Uthe | 2019 | B.S. in Biochemistry, 2020 Plans to enter industry |
| Sarah Zelle | 2019 | B.S. in Biochemistry and Genetics, 2020 Plans to attend Vanderbilt University |
| Jacqueline Ehrlich | 2018 | B.S. in Agricultural Biochemistry, 2020 Plans to attend Cornell University |
| Bailey Mooney | 2018 | B.S. in Biochemistry and Genetics, 2019 Attending medical school at UCLA |
| Emily Knuth | 2018 | B.S. in Agricultural Biochemistry, 2019 Graduate student at University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Matt Cook | 2018 | B.S. in Biochemistry and Genetics, 2019 Graduate student in Biology at Yale University |
| Lauran Chambers | 2017 | B.S. in Biochemistry, 2018 Research Specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery |
| Alex Donelson | 2017 | B.S. in Biochemistry, 2018 Pursuing graduate training |
| Drew Tonsager | 2017 | M.S. in Biochemistry, 2018 Ph.D. candidate at Colorado State University |
| Adrienne Smith | 2015, 2016 | B.S. in Biochemistry, 2016 |
| Morgan Barrett | 2016 | M.S. in Forensics Science, University of New Haven, CT, 2020 DNA criminalist, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Summer 2020 |
| Natalie Whitis | 2016 | Ph.D. candidate at University of California San Francisco |
| Flora Yen | 2015 | D.D.D. University of Iowa, 2020 |
| Zack Young | 2014 | Senior Researcher at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation |
| Denis Tamiev | 2014 | Biological Engineering Ph.D. student at Iowa State University |
| Kinsey Cornick | 2013 | D.O. Des Moines University, 2018 Physician in Family Practice, Lincoln, NE |
| Kristen McKibben | 2013 | Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2020 Beginning post-doc in Switzerland |
| Jennifer Kaczynski Meyer | 2013 | Genetics counseling program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Alana Jackson | 2012 | M.D. University Minnesota, Duluth, 2016 Resident Physician, Spokane Teaching Health Ctr. |
| Samson Condon | 2012 | Ph.D. candidate at University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Mollie Tiernan Schubert | 2011 | M.S. in Biochemistry, ISU Research Scientist III, Molecular Genetics Integrated DNA Technologies, Coralville, IA |
| Johanna Jass Bailey | 2011 | Master of Public Health, University of Missouri, 2015 Manager at Elemental Enzymes, Florida |
| Craig Brown | 2011 | M.D. from University of Chicago, 2016 Surgical resident at University of Michigan |
| Jackie Souleyrette Rivas | 2011 | Ph.D. in Immunology, 2017 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Postdoctoral fellow Lexington, KY |
| Dayna Peterson | 2010 | Ph.D. Arizona State University, 2017 Currently on maternity leave |
| Mina Farahbakhsh | 2009 | Ph.D., M.D. University of Kansas Pediatric residency at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO |
| Luke Helgeson | 2008 | Ph.D. in Biochemistry Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington |
| Mara Determan Alexeev | 2007 | M.D. University of Iowa, 2012 M.S. Public Health, UC Berkeley, 2016 Clinical Informatics Fellowship-Boston Children's Hospital |
| Claire Kruesel | 2006 | M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Environment, 2015 Lecturer for the English Department at Iowa State University |