Immunobiology Faculty Accepting Rotation Students 2009-2010
* Please Note, do not limit yourself to this list when approaching faculty about a possible rotation. If you are interested in the lab of an MCDB faculty member who is not on this list, you are highly encouraged to contact them personally to discuss possible rotation opportunities.
Bellaire, Bryan - VMPM
Website - http://vetmed.iastate.edu/Faculty_staff/Profiles/bbella.asp
Phone - 515-294-1006
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Semester Accepting Rotations - fall/spring
Research area - research is focused on determining the host pathogen interactions that take place during bacterial infections. Specifically, the laboratory works to understand how different Brucella species, bacterial pathogens of swine, cattle and humans, causes chronic infections in various mammalian species.
Cunnick, Joan - Ani Sci
Website - http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/index.php?id=jcunnick
Phone - 515-294-2070
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Semester Accepting Rotations - Fall
Research area - psychoneuroimmunology and is directed toward understanding how various stressors (physical, psychological and interoceptive) affect the immune system
Kanthasamy, Anumantha - BMS
Website - http://vetmed.iastate.edu/faculty_staff/profiles/akanthas.asp
Phone - 515-294-216
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Semester Accepting Rotations - Fall/Spring
Research area - Parkinsons disease and its related movement disorders
Lamont, Susan - Ani Sci
Website - http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/index.php?id=sjlamont
Phone - 515-294-4100
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Semester Accepting Rotations - second rotation forward
Research area - area of research is molecular genetics and immunogenetics of poultry, including the identification of molecular markers and genes controlling bacterial resistance, antibody kinetics, growth, body composition, skeletal integrity and other biological traits; physiological genetics; gene expression; and the major histocompatibility complex genes.
Nilsen-Hamilton, Marit - BBMB
Website - http://www.bbmb.iastate.edu/nilsenhamilton.shtml
Phone - (515) 294-9996 (515) 294-5682
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Semester Accepting Rotations - Fall/Spring
Research area - Growth factors; tissue remodeling; RNA aptamer probes for medical applications
Wannemuehler, Mike - VMPM
Website - http://vetmed.iastate.edu/Faculty_staff/Profiles/mjwannem.asp
Phone - 515-294-3270
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Semester Accepting Rotations - Fall/Spring
Research area - investigates the interactions between host and bacterial pathogens with regards to mucosal immunity and inflammatory diseases of the bowel. He is particularly interested in the role normal flora has on development of mucosal immunity and mechanisms of antigen-specific T cell responses to regulate inflammation.
Additional Rotation Opportunities for IMBIO
Tuggle, Chris - Ani Sci
Website - http://www.ans.iastate.edu/faculty/index.php?id=cktuggle
Phone - 515-294-4252
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Semester Accepting Rotations - Fall/Spring
Research area - using genomics to understand how genes control biological processes at the molecular and cellular level. I am primarily interested in how gene expression controls many aspects of growth, reproduction, and disease resistance.
