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Michael Welsh, MD
Principal Investigator
Director, Pappajohn Biomedical Institute
Roy J. Carver Chair in Biomedical Research
Professor of Internal Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Neurosurgery
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute 

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7619
michael-welsh@uiowa.edu


Tanya Myers
Administrative Coordinator—Laboratory

 

6330 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
tanya-myers@uiowa.edu
 

Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine—Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine

6338 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 353-6239
mahmoud-aboualaiwa@uiowa.edu

My research is focused on the regulation of airway host defenses and centered on two areas: the inhibitory effect of acidic pH on the activity of antimicrobial factors and the in-vivo regulation of mucociliary transport.

Christoph Randak, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics—Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary

6336 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-6540
christoph-randak@uiowa.edu

Study of the structure and molecular function of CFTR and ABC transporters, with an emphasis on mechanisms, structural basis and role of CFTR adenylate kinase activity.

Anthony (Tony) Fischer, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics—Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-8854
anthony-fischer@uiowa.edu

I study how mucus affects the clearance of particles from airways in cystic fibrosis.

Ian Thornell, PhD

Ian Thornell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7619
ian-thornell@uiowa.edu

Cellular, interstitial, and airway surface liquid pH regulation.

Bo Ram Kim, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7619
boram-kim@uiowa.edu

 

Yuliang Xie, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7619
yuliang-xie@uiowa.edu

My research is focused on developing innovative microfluidic and other micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) to investigate the mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of Cystic Fibrosis.

Wenjie Yu, PhD

Wenjie Yu, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7619
wenjie-yu@uiowa.edu

Mucus secretion and obstruction in airway diseases

  Kaleb Bierstedt
Graduate student
kaleb-bierstedt@uiowa.edu
  Garret Caltrider
Graduate student
garret-caltrider@uiowa.edu
  William Dragon
Graduate student
william-dragon@uiowa.edu
  Weijie Du
Graduate student (Welsh)
weijie-du@uiowa.edu
  Akansha Jain
Graduate student (Welsh)
akansha-jain@uiowa.edu
  Winter Philibert
Graduate student
winter-philibert@uiowa.edu
  Michael Scott
Graduate student (Xie)
michael-scott-1@uiowa.edu

Qian Dong
Assistant Research Scientist

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
qian-dong@uiowa.edu

Using patch clamp and Ussing chamber electrophysiologic techniques to study the ATPase and adenylate kinase activities of CFTR  with the goal of therapeutics to improve CF quality of life

Philip Karp 
Director, In Vitro Culture Core

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7621
philip-karp@uiowa.edu

We provide primary cultured epithelia prepared from fresh airway tissues of CF and non-CF human, pig, and mice donors for research.

Sarah Ernst
Research Associate

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7619
sarah-ernst@uiowa.edu

Ussing chamber studies of ion channel expression in airway epithelia and molecular biology of the CF pig model

Thomas Moninger
Microscopist

85 Eckstein Medical Research Building
(319) 335-8142
thomas-moninger@uiowa.edu

Collection and analysis of data using advanced light and electron imaging techniques.

 

Brian Goodell
Research Assistant

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
brian-goodell@uiowa.edu

Ping Tan
Research Associate

6429 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7621
ping-tan@uiowa.edu

We provide primary cultured epithelia prepared from fresh airway tissues of CF and non-CF human, pig, and mice donors for research.

Brie Hilkin
Research Associate

6332 Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building
(319) 335-7619
brieanna-barber@uiowa.edu

I study the in vivo regulation of mucociliary transport using a computed tomography (CT) scan-based assay.

Shu Wu
Research Specialist
shu-wu-1@uiowa.edu
Katelyn Leiran
Research Intern
katelyn-leiran@uiowa.edu
Zoe Kienenberger
Lab Assistant
zoe-kienenberger@uiowa.edu

Jared Hill
Lab Assistant
jared-hill@uiowa.edu