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Faculty

Dean Adams
- Distinguished Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
dcadams@iastate.edu
Tavis Anderson
- Research Biologist at the National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS, Affiliate Assistant Professor
Department
- Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
tavis.anderson@usda.gov
Carson Andorf
- Affiliate Assistant Professor
Department
- Computer Science
carson_andorf@usda.gov
Madan Bhattacharyya
- Professor
Department
- Agronomy
mbhattac@iastate.edu
Steven Cannon
- Collaborator Associate Professor
Department
- Agronomy
steven.cannon@usda.gov
Alicia Carriquiry
- Distinguished Professor
Department
- Statistics
alicia@iastate.edu
Michael Cho
- Professor
Department
- Biomedical Sciences
mcho@iastate.edu
Ratul Chowdhury
- Assistant Professor
- Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellow
Department
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
ratul@iastate.edu
Myra Cohen
- Professor
- Lanh & Oanh Nguyen Endowed Chair of Software Engineering
Department
- Computer Science
mcohen@iastate.edu
Jack Dekkers
- C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor
- Section Leader of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Department
- Animal Science
jdekkers@iastate.edu
Julie Dickerson
- Professor
Department
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
julied@iastate.edu
Karin Dorman
- Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
- Statistics
kdorman@iastate.edu
Mohamed El-Gazzar
- Associate Professor
Department
- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
elgazzar@iastate.edu
Raquel Espin Palazon
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
espin@iastate.edu
Oliver Eulenstein
- Professor
Department
- Computer Science
oeulenst@cs.iastate.edu
Shuizhang Fei
- Professor
Department
- Horticulture
sfei@iastate.edu
Iddo Friedberg
- Associate Professor
Department
- Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
idoerg@iastate.edu
Baskar Ganapathysubramanian
- Professor
Department
- Mechanical Engineering
baskarg@iastate.edu
Phillip Gauger
- Associate Professor
Department
- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
pcgauger@iastate.edu
Corrinne Grover
- Research Scientist III
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
corrinne@iastate.edu
Xun Gu
- Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
xgu@iastate.edu
Mark Hargrove
- Professor
Department
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
msh@iastate.edu
Tracy Heath
- Assistant Professor
- - BCB Supervisory Committee - August 1 2023 - July 31, 2026
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
phylo@iastate.edu
Adina Howe
- Professor
Department
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
adina@iastate.edu
Xiaoqiu Huang
- Professor
Department
- Computer Science
xqhuang@iastate.edu
Matthew Hufford
- Professor
- BCB Director of Graduate Education and Chair - July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
mhufford@iastate.edu
Ali Jannesari
- Associate Professor
Department
- Computer Science
jannesar@iastate.edu
Laura Jarboe
- Professor
Department
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
ljarboe@iastate.edu
Robert Jernigan
- Curtiss Distinguished Professor
Department
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
jernigan@iastate.edu
Douglas Jones
- Professor
Department
- Veterinary Pathology
jonesdou@iastate.edu
Claus Kadelka
- Associate Professor
- -BCB Supervisory Committee - August 1 2023 - July 31, 2026
Department
- Mathematics
ckadelka@iastate.edu
Ping Kang
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
pkang@iastate.edu
Dior Kelley
- Associate Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
dkelley@iastate.edu
Karl Kerns
- Assistant Professor
- Supervisory Committee - July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027
Department
- Animal Science
kkerns@iastate.edu
James Koltes
- Associate Professor
Department
- Animal Science
jekoltes@iastate.edu
Suraj Kothari
- Professor
Department
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
kothari@iastate.edu
Monica Lamm
- Professor
mhlamm@iastate.edu
Dennis Lavrov
- Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
dlavrov@iastate.edu
Peng Liu
- Associate Professor
Department
- Statistics
pliu@iastate.edu
Chaoqun (Crystal) Lu
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
clu@iastate.edu
Robyn Lutz
- Professor
Department
- Computer Science
rlutz@iastate.edu
Jack Lutz
- Professor
Department
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
lutz@cs.iastate.edu
Gustavo MacIntosh
- Professor
Department
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
gustavo@iastate.edu
Edison Magalhaes
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Animal Science
edison@iastate.edu
W. Allen Miller
- Professor
Department
- Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology
wamiller@iastate.edu
Walter Moss
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
wmoss@iastate.edu
Dan Nettleton
- Distinguished Professor
- Laurence H. Baker Chair
Department
- Statistics
dnett@iastate.edu
Marit Nilsen-Hamilton
- University Professor
Department
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
marit@iastate.edu
Davit Potoyan
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Chemistry
potoyan@iastate.edu
James Reecy
- Professor
Department
- Animal Science
jreecy@iastate.edu
Julien Roche
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
jroche@iastate.edu
David Rosero
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Animal Science
dsrosero@iastate.edu
Britta Rued
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
brued@iastate.edu
Don Sakaguchi
- Morrill Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
dssakagu@iastate.edu
Patrick Schnable
- Distinguished Professor
- Iowa Corn Endowed Chair of Genetics
Department
- Agronomy
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
schnable@iastate.edu
Jeanne Serb
- Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
serb@iastate.edu
Andrew Severin
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
severin@iastate.edu
Jacqueline Shanks
- Manley Hoppe Professor
jshanks@iastate.edu
Ravindra Singh
- Professor
Department
- Biomedical Sciences
singhr@iastate.edu
Jonathan Smith
- Professor
Department
- Mathematics
jdhsmith@iastate.edu
Xueyu Song
- Professor
Department
- Chemistry
xsong@iastate.edu
Juan Steibel
- Professor
Department
- Animal Science
jsteibel@iastate.edu
Joshua Strable
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
strable@iastate.edu
Amy Toth
- Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
amytoth@iastate.edu
Alex Travesset
- Associate Professor
Department
- Physics and Astronomy
trvsst@ameslab.gov
Giovani Trevisan
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
trevisan@iastate.edu
Christopher Tuggle
- Professor
Department
- Animal Science
cktuggle@iastate.edu
Geetu Tuteja
- Professor
- LAS Dean's Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
geetu@iastate.edu
Eric Underbakke
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
esu@iastate.edu
Nicole Valenzuela
- Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
nvalenzu@iastate.edu
Amy Vincent
- Research Veterinary Medical Officer, USDA-ARS-National Animal Disease Center, Affiliate Associate Professor
Department
- Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine
Amy.Vincent@usda.gov
Erik Vollbrecht
- Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
vollbrec@iastate.edu
Justin Walley
- Professor
Department
- Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology
jwalley@iastate.edu
Chong Wang
- Professor
Department
- Statistics
chwang@iastate.edu
Kan Wang
- Professor
Department
- Agronomy
kanwang@iastate.edu
Ryan Weaver
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
rjweaver@iastate.edu
Jonathan Wendel
- Professor
Department
- Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
jfw@iastate.edu
Mary West Greenlee
- Professor
Department
- Biomedical Sciences
mheather@iastate.edu
Steve Whitham
- Professor
Department
- Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology
swhitham@iastate.edu
Zhijun Wu
- Professor
Department
- Mathematics
zhijun@iastate.edu
Marna Yandeau-Nelson
- Associate Professor
Department
- Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
myn@iastate.edu
Michael Zeller
- Assistant Professor
Department
- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine
mazeller@iastate.edu