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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.

Noelle Amiry

noelle-amiry@uiowa.edu

BS Neuroscience, Spring 2022
Psychology
University Honors

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Andrew Behrens

andrew-behrens@uiowa.edu

BSE Biomedical Engineering, Spring 2023
University Honors
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Dibbern (Orthopedics)

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Nicole Boodhoo

nicole-boodhoo@uiowa.edu

B.S. Biomedical Sciences 2024
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Gordon Buchanan (Neurology)

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Regan Day

regan-day@uiowa.edu

BBA Marketing; BBA Business Analytics; BA Political Science, Spring 2024
University Honors
Mentor: Brian Lai (Political Science)

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Sam Eliasen

samuel-eliasen@uiowa.edu

Neuroscience BS, Biochemistry BA, Spring 2025
Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Hanna Stevens (Psychiatry)

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Hope Fury

hope-fury@uiowa.edu

BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2023
Spanish Minor
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Nedim Ince (Internal Medicine)

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Noah Gilkes

noah-gilkes@uiowa.edu

Neuroscience BS 2023
Philosophy BA 2023
University Honors
Pre-Med
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Newell, MD (Pediatrics)

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Abdel Homedan

abdelrahman-homedan@uiowa.edu

BS Neuroscience, Spring 2024
Pre-Medicine
University Honors
Mentor: Dr. Cathleen Moore (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

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Preston Johnson

preston-johnson@uiowa.edu

BS Neuroscience, Spring 2023
Minor Theatre Arts
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Amanda McCleery (Psychological and Brain Sciences)

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Brandon Lajiness

brandon-lajiness@uiowa.edu

BSE (Cellular) Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2022
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Legge (Immunology and Pathology)

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Haley Lightfoot

haley-lightfoot@uiowa.edu

BS Chemistry; BS Environmental Sciences (Chemical). Spring 2023
University Honors
Mentor: Tori Forbes (Chemistry)

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Deeraj Manika

deeraj-manika@uiowa.edu

BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2024
University Honors
Pre-Med
Mentors: Dr. Jennifer Streeter (Cardiology)

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Pedro Marra

pedro-marra@uiowa.edu

BS Biomedical Sciences, Spring 2023
Microbiology Minor
University Honors
Pre-Medicine
Mentor: Gen Shinozaki (Psychiatry) & Sangil Lee (Emergency Medicine)

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