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Left to right: Shantae Lewis, Ruayda Bouls, Vinu Rao, Jessie Knobbe (joined the MSTP in 2020), Jesse Cochran, Christopher Kim, Ansley Kunnath, Xavier Tijerina (joined the MSTP in 2019), David Berger, Taha Gesalla

2018 SUMR Participants

Participant Name Research Mentor Department Clinical Mentor Department
David Berger
Cornell College
Andy Russo, PhD
Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Kaustubh Limaye, MD
Neurology
Ruayda Bouls
St. Mary's University
Wendy Maury, PhD
Microbiology
Jason Barker, MD
Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Jesse Cochran
University of Iowa
Dale Abel, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Chris Adams, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology & Metabolism)
Taha Gesalla
University of Iowa
Dan Bonthius, MD, PhD
Pediatrics (Neurology)
Dan Bonthius, MD, PhD
Pediatrics (Neurology)
Christopher Kim
Rutgers University
Charlie Brenner, PhD
Biochemistry
Andy Norris, MD, PhD
Pediatrics (Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Jessica Knobbe
University of Oklahoma

*Joined the Iowa MSTP in 2020
Polly Ferguson, MD
Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Scott Lieberman, MD, PhD
Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Ansley Kunnath
Rutgers University
Peg Nopoulos, MD
Psychiatry, Neurology, Pediatrics
Kamar Narayanan, MD, PhD &
Georgina Aldridge, MD, PhD
Neurology
 
Shantae Lewis
University of the Virgin Islands
Prajwal Gurung, PhD
Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)
Eva Tsalikian, MD
Pediatrics (Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Vinamratha Rao
University of Kansas
Doug Spitz, PhD &
Bryan Allen, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Joseph Cullen, MD
Surgery (Gastrointestinal, Minimally invasive and Bariatric Surgery)
Xavier Tijerina
St. Mary's University

*Joined the Iowa MSTP in 2019
Jon Houtman, PhD
Microbiology & Immunology
Paul McCray, PhD &
Tony Fischer, MD, PhD
Pediatrics (Allergy, Immunology & Pulmonary)

 

Last updated 04/21/2022