2015 Annual Report

2015-2016 II CONTENTS CLASS OF 2015 . 2 EVENTS Calendar .............................6 Orientation Day and Panel Discussion by FUTURE Faculty Fellows............8 FROM THE DIRECTOR Panel on Training to be a Researcher, Physician, Physician Assistant, or Physical The FUTURE - Fostering Undergraduate Talent – Uniting Therapist and Developing Experience as Research and Education - in BiomedicineSM Program of the UI an Undergraduate Educator ............9 Carver College of Medicine seeks to foster a network of scientist- Overview of Medical Scientist Training educators throughout the state of Iowa in order to enhance Program and Dinner at Linn Street Cafe..10 preparation of students for biomedically related careers in 3-D Printing in Education and Research.... 11 research or clinical practice, and to share the unique resources Undergraduate Research Conference .....12 of the UI Carver College of Medicine with our colleagues at Research Symposium..................14 primarily undergraduate institutions. Dr. Bob and Cherie Shreck Biomedical Pre-Graduate Conference .....18 of Des Moines share our commitment to expanding biomedical training opportunties in Iowa. We would like to thank them for their generous gift that has been critical to the continued success of the REFLECTIONS FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Program. FROM PARTICIPANTS Coe College .........................20 In our 7th year, 13 participating Faculty Fellows came from Cornell College.......................21 Coe College, Cornell College, Drake University, Graceland Drake University ......................22 University, Grinnell College, Hawkeye Community College, Graceland University ..................25 Mount Mercy University and Waldorf College. To promote Grinnell College ......................25 education and research, Fellows may select an undergraduate Hawkeye Community College............26 student to participate in the experimental studies conducted during Mount Mercy University ................27 the summer. Ten undergraduate student researchers accompanied Waldorf College ......................29 their faculty mentors as well as 2 first-time Student Affiliates from Kirkwood Community College LSAMP/IINSPIRE Program............30 St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Theresa L. Gioannini Women-in-Science 2009-2015 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Fellow ............................31 BETTER FUTURES FOR IOWANS . 32 IMPACT . 36 PAST PARTICIPANTS . 40 1 Kirkwood Community College/LSAMP-IINSPIRE Program and Several Faculty Fellows have developed ongoing collaborations St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. The departments of Anatomy with UI Carver College of Medicine faculty. Past Fellows have and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, conducted subsequent sabbatical research in Iowa City, published and Radiation Oncology hosted participants. scientific papers with UI faculty, presented their studies at national or international conferences, participate in successful grant The following pages capture major major activities of the program, applications, and even apply for patents. Faculty Fellows use UI beginning with orientation in late May. During the summer, we held libraries and core research facilities, and recommend our training a program of weekly seminars or panels, closing with the Summer programs to their students. Undergraduate Research Conference and Research Symposium in late July. In the fall, in collaboration with the Office of Graduate The 2015 Faculty Fellows and students had varied interests at and Postdoctoral Studies, we hosted a Biomedical Pre-Graduate the start of the summer. As they describe in their reflections, School Conference, timed to coincide with the Pre-Medical their experiences on our campus changed their view of their School Conference. To our mutual benefit, alumni Faculty Fellows own future and created stronger ties with the University of participate in these events, building stronger intercollegiate ties Iowa. Several students from past classes have pursued PhD or among primarily undergraduate institutions in Iowa. MD degrees, or became research assistants, clinical technicians or science instructors. We are eager to learn about the next steps We offered Better Futures for Iowans grants to support faculty in of the Class of 2015! Iowa to use UI research core facilities as part of a classroom or research experiment that involved undergraduate students. Eight We thank all of the individuals who applied to the FUTURE in awards were made for the Central Microscopy Facility, Genomics BiomedicineSM Program and appreciate the commitment of their for sequencing, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility and High academic colleagues who nominated them. We look forward to Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Students participated in sample new opportunities to foster scientific and educational interactions preparation and the analysis of results—gaining a perspective among academic institutions throughout Iowa. for the nature of true research, where the answers are not known in advance. Sincerely, Since 2009, FUTURE in BiomedicineSM has now connected Madeline A. Shea, Ph.D. 33 fellows at 18 Iowa institutions, more than 52 undergraduate Director, FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Program students and continues to expand each year. Professor of Biochemistry For more information about past participants, events, and programs of the FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Program beyond this annual report, visit online at www.medicine.uiowa.edu/future. 2 CLASS OF 2015 Above: Carver College of Medicine Dean Debra Schwinn, MD (left) with the Class of 2015 Fellows and Students COE COLLEGE CORNELL COLLEGE FUTURE in BiomedicineSM FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Senior Fellow: Senior Fellow: Ugur Akgun, PhD Barbara Christie-Pope, PhD Assistant Professor of Physics Professor of Biology Student Researcher: Student Researcher: Collin Wilkinson Shashanna Moll UI Faculty Host: UI Faculty Host: Dongxu Wang, PhD Robert Cornell, PhD Assistant Professor of Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology Anatomy and Cell Biology CORNELL COLLEGE DRAKE UNIVERSITY FUTURE in BiomedicineSM FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Visiting Fellow: Senior Fellow: Melinda Green, PhD Adina Kilpatrick, PhD Associate Professor and Assistant Professor of Physics Department Chair of Psychology Ringer Distinguished Professor UI Faculty Host: Madeline Shea, PhD Professor of Biochemistry 3 DRAKE UNIVERSITY DRAKE UNIVERSITY FUTURE in BiomedicineSM FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Visiting Fellow: Visiting Fellow: Jerry Honts, PhD Abebe Mengesha, PhD Associate Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics Student Researcher: Student Researcher: Alexandra Howland-Lopez Dillon Krotz UI Faculty Host: Madeline Shea, PhD Professor of Biochemistry DRAKE UNIVERSITY GRACELAND FUTURE in BiomedicineSM UNIVERSITY Visiting Fellow: FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Heidi Sleister, PhD Visiting Fellow: Associate Professor of Biology Mary Shawgo, PhD Associate Professor of Biology UI Faculty Host: John Kirby, PhD Professor of Microbiology GRINNELL COLLEGE HAWKEYE FUTURE in BiomedicineSM COMMUNITY COLLEGE Fellow: FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Heriberto Hernandez, PhD Senior Fellow: Assistant Professor of Chemistry D. Randy Mercer, PhD Instructor of Natural Sciences Student Researchers: Julia Rumley and Alitza Shutt Student Researcher: John Reed, NSF REU in Microbiology UI Faculty Host: Michael Schnieders, PhD UI Faculty Host: Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Wendy Maury, PhD Biomedical Engineering Professor of Microbiology David Weiss, PhD Associate Professor of Microbiology 4 MOUNT MERCY MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY FUTURE in BiomedicineSM FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Senior Fellow: Senior Fellow: Ryan Bezy, PhD Joseph Nguyen, PhD Assistant Professor of Biology Assisant Professor of Chemistry Student Researcher: Student Researcher: Monica Steffen Amanda Dolley UI Faculty Host: UI Faculty Host: David Weiss, PhD Keith Jarosinski, PhD Associate Professor of Microbiology Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology WALDORF COLLEGE KIRKWOOD FUTURE in BiomedicineSM COMMUNITY Senior Fellow: COLLEGE/LSAMP- Gary Coombs, PhD IINSPIRE PROGRAM Assistant Professor of Cell and FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Molecular Biology Student Affiliate: Adam Page, PhD Student Researcher: Maria Valdes UI Faculty Host: E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD UI Faculty Host: John B. Stokes III Chair in Diabetes Lori Wallrath, PhD Research and Director, Fraternal Professor of Biochemistry Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center ST . MARY-OF-THE- WOODS COLLEGE/ THERESA L . GIOANNINI WOMEN-IN-SCIENCE FELLOW FUTURE in BiomedicineSM Student Affiliate: Dulce Chavez UI Faculty Host: Jerrold Weiss, PhD Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology 5 THE FUTURE IN BIOMEDICINESM PROGRAM WOULD LIKE TO THANK DR . BOB AND CHERIE SHRECK FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT! 6 EVENTS SUMMER 2015 FUTURE IN BIOMEDICINE EVENTS & MEETINGS MAY 27 Orientation Day for the Class of 2015 Welcome and Tours of Research Core Facilities, followed by photos with Host Faculty Lunch with Deans, Host PI’s, lab members, Alumni Fellows & Hosts JUNE 1 Mini-Symposium by Returning FUTURE in Biomedicine Faculty Fellows Talks by current Senior Fellows describe projects that are underway with UI laboratories JUNE 3 Survival Skills Workshop for Young Researchers JUNE 6 Iowa Biochemistry Workshop Organized by Associate Professor Ernie Fuentes. Presented in part by FUTURE Fellows Heriberto Hernandez (Grinnell) and Adina Kilpatrick (Drake). JUNE 8 Panel Discussion by FUTURE Faculty Fellows - Introducing Schools JUNE 15 Panel on Training to be a Reseacher, Physician, Physician

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