Graduate Students

• 

  Kavi Raj Acharya

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Horticulture

  kacharya@iastate.edu

• Onyinyechi Amaechi

  • Graduate Assistant

  oamaechi@iastate.edu

• William Amendola Bye

  • Graduate Assistant

  bye@iastate.edu

• Kofi Appiagyei

  • Graduate Assistant

  kofiaa@iastate.edu
• 

  Mahsa Askary Hemmat

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

  mahsa@iastate.edu
• 

  Tessa Bierbaum

  she/her

  • Graduate Research Assistant

  Department

  • Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

  tbierbau@iastate.edu
• 

  Basanta Bista

  • Graduate Assistant-Research
  • Dr. Nicole Valenzuela

  Department

  • Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

  bbista@iastate.edu

• Abigail Bryan

  • Graduate Assistant

  ajbryan1@iastate.edu
• 

  Manuela Chaves Mejia

  • Graduate Assistant

  mchavesm@iastate.edu
• 

  Prathyusha Cheguri

  • Graduate Assistant

  prathyu@iastate.edu

• Ramesh Chethri

  • Graduate Assistant

  chram@iastate.edu
• 

  Damilare Dabiri

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

  ddabiri@iastate.edu
• 

  Joseph DeTemple

  • Graduate Assistant

  detemplj@iastate.edu
• 

  Sristi Dey

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine

  sristid@iastate.edu
• 

  Supantha Dey

  • Graduate Assistant

  supantha@iastate.edu
• 

  Marlene Dorneich-Hayes

  she/her/hers

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Genetics Development & Cell Biology

  mkdh@iastate.edu
• 

  Mudith Ekanayake

  • Research Assistant
  • Dennis Lavrov Lab

  Department

  • Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

  mudith@iastate.edu

• Lucky Gbeda

  • Graduate Assistant

  lkgbeda@iastate.edu
• 

  Thea Gessler

  • Graduate Assistant-Teaching

  Department

  • Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

  tgessler@iastate.edu
• 

  Sharmistha Goswami

  • Graduate Assistant

  sharmig@iastate.edu
• 

  David Hall

  • Graduate Assistant

  drhall@iastate.edu
• 

  Md Nazmul Hossain

  • Graduate Assistant

  nhossain@iastate.edu

• Abdul Mueed Ibne Momen

  • Graduate Assistant

  mueed@iastate.edu

• Maliha Jahan

  • Graduate Assistant

  maliha@iastate.edu

• Leonora James

  • Graduate Assistant

  lmjames9@iastate.edu
• 

  Usamah Kabuye

  He/him/his

  • Graduate Research Assistant

  Department

  • Animal Science

  ukabuye@iastate.edu
• 

  Faizo Kasule

  • Graduate Assistant

  fkasule@iastate.edu
• 

  Fazhir Kayondo

  • Graduate Assistant

  fkayondo@iastate.edu

• Alexandra Keller

  • Graduate Assistant

  alkeller@iastate.edu

• Amanda Kirk

  • Graduate Assistant

  amandak@iastate.edu

• Sophie Krivograd

  • Graduate Assistant

  skrivog@iastate.edu

• Ankur Kumar

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

  ankurk@iastate.edu

• Matthew Lettow

  • Graduate Assistant

  mlettow@iastate.edu

• Yawei Li

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Agronomy

  yaweil@iastate.edu

• Huyu Liu

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Agronomy

  huyu@iastate.edu
• 

  Abbigail McCune

  • Graduate Assistant-Research

  Department

  • Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

  ahmccune@iastate.edu

• Ludvin Mejia

  • Graduate Assistant

  lamejia@iastate.edu

• Ann Murithi

  • Graduate Student

  amurithi@iastate.edu

• Michael Murphy

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

  mpmurphy@iastate.edu

• Karlene Negus

  • Graduate Assistant

  knegus@iastate.edu

• Zhengqiang Ni

  • Graduate Assistant-Research

  Department

  • Animal Science

  zqni@iastate.edu

• Otibhor Odia

  • Graduate Assistant

  otiodia@iastate.edu
• 

  Blessing Olabosoye

  • Graduate Assistant

  blessing@iastate.edu

• Ashley Paulsen

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Materials Science and Engineering

  ashleyp1@iastate.edu

• Sarah Pedersen-Matlage

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

  smpeders@iastate.edu
• 

  Ginushika Premarathne

  • Graduate Assistant

  ginushik@iastate.edu
• 

  James Preston

  • Graduate Assistant
  • PhD Candidate

  Department

  • Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

  jprest@iastate.edu
• 

  Iman Saha

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Agronomy

  imansaha@iastate.edu
• 

  Colin Schuller

  • Graduate Assistant

  cschulle@iastate.edu
• 

  Terryn Sears

  • Graduate Student

  terryn@iastate.edu

• Gelare Shabak

  • Graduate Assistant

  gelaresh@iastate.edu
• 

  Lakpa Sherpa

  She/Her

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Genetics and Genomics

  lakpa12@iastate.edu
• 

  Mina Shumaly

  • Graduate Assistant

  mshumaly@iastate.edu
• 

  Sahiba Siddiqui

  she/her/hers

  • PhD Candidate

  Department

  • Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

  sahiba@iastate.edu
• 

  John Ssengo

  • Graduate Assistant

  jssengo@iastate.edu

• Jacob Stai

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Agronomy

  jsstai@iastate.edu

• Allison Triebe

  • Graduate Assistant

  artriebe@iastate.edu
• 

  Morgan Vorwald

  • Graduate Assistant

  mvorwald@iastate.edu
• 

  Tyler Weide

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Animal Science

  tjweide@iastate.edu
• 

  Matthew Wendt

  he/him

  • Graduate Assistant

  Department

  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

  wendtmat@iastate.edu