Staff
Bob Kirby
Director
bob-kirby@uiowa.edu
Melinda Licht
Program Coordinator
melinda-smits@uiowa.edu
ICRU Research Ambassadors
The Research Ambassadors are a group of UI undergraduates who are involved in research and creative work on campus. They assist with campus recruiting and outreach, event planning, and other ways to promote undergraduate involvement. Contact them if you have any questions about getting involved in research. They know first-hand what it takes to be a successful undergraduate researcher at the University of Iowa.
Madison Anae
BA Geoscience, Spring 2021
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Ingrid Ukstins (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Maeve Bittle
BSE Environmental Engineering, Spring 2021
Religious Studies Minor; Environmental Sciences Minor
University Honors
Mentors: Dr. Rachel Marek, Dr. Keri Hornbuckle (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Anj Droe
BS Environmental Anthropology, Spring 2021
Religious Studies Minor
Pre-Law; University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Scott Schnell (Anthropology)
Hope Fury
BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2023
Spanish Minor
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Nedim Ince (Internal Medicine)
Noah Gilkes
BS Neuroscience, Spring 2023
Philosophy Minor; Psychology Minor
University Honors
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Alexander Bassuk (Pediatric Neurology)
Amy Gottschalk
BS Neuroscience, Spring 2022
Mathematics Minor
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Marco Heft (Pathology)
Wesley Hanson
BS Microbiology, Spring 2022
University Honors
Mentors: Dr. Ryan Boudreau and Dr. Jared McLendon (Department of Internal Medicine)
Alex Hoffmann
BSE Computer Science and Engineering, Spring 2021
Mathematics Minor
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. David Miles (Physics and Astronomy)
Elizabeth Janey
BS Psychology, Spring 2021
Spanish Minor; Anthropology Minor
Writing Certificate
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Mark Blumberg (Psychological and Brain Sciences)
Click to learn more about and contact Elizabeth!
Brandon Lajiness
BSE (Cellular) Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2022
Microbiology Minor
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Legge (Immunology and Pathology)
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Dylan Mittauer
BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2021
Certificate in Clinical & Translational Sciences
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Isabella Grumbach (Internal Medicine)
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Hadley Mosby
BSE Chemical Engineering, Spring 2023
Chemistry Minor
University Honors
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Ruth Chimenti (Phsycial Therapy and Rehabilitation)
Saul Ocampo Landa
BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2022
Chemistry Minor
University Honors
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Campbell (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)
Devanshee Patel
BS Neuroscience, Spring 2022
Resilience and Trauma Certificate
Pre-Optometry
Mentors: Dr. Edgar Samaniego and Varon Miller (Neurosurgery)
Anvay Pradhan
BSE Mechanical Engineering; BA Computer Science, Spring 2022
Math Minor
University Honors
Mentors: Dr. David Miles (Physics and Astronomy), Dr. Phil Deierling (Mechanical Engineering)
Click to learn more about or contact Anvay!
Guowei Qi
BS Biochemistry, Mathematics (Program C); BA Computer Science, Spring 2021
Chemistry Minor
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Michael Schnieders (Biochemistry)
Click to learn more about or contact Guowei!
Hannah Shrader
BS (Medical) Anthropology; BA Biochemistry, Spring 2021
Chemistry Minor
Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science
Mentor: Dr. Carlos Chan (Surgery)
Emily Silich
BS Astronomy, Physics, Spring 2021
Mathematics Minor
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Philip Kaaret (Physics and Astronomy)
Hanxi Tang
BS Biology; BS Psychology, Spring 2021
Chemistry Minor
University Honors
Pre-Medicine
Mentors: Dr. Toshihiro Kitamoto (Anesthesia); Dr. Jodie Plumert (Psychological and Brain Sciences)
Radha Velamuri
BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2022
Music Minor
University Honors
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Rainbo Hultman (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Iowa Neuroscience Institute)
