​Baoyu (Stone) Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Roy J. Carver Dept. of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

​​B.S., Chemical Engineering – Hunan University, Changsha, China
M.S., Biochemistry – Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Ph.D., Chemical Biology – Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral fellow – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

​Email: stone@iastate.edu

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Sheng Yang, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
BBMBA

B.S., Biotechnology - Shandong University, Jinan/Weihai, China
M.S., Plant Molecular Biology - Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China
Ph.D., Insect Molecular Biology  - Durham University, Durham, UK

Email: syang@iastate.edu

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Pongrat Jaisil, DVM
Graduate Student
Neuroscience

D.V.M., Veterinary Medicine - Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Email: pojaisil@iastate.edu

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Daniel Kramer
Graduate Student
BBMBS
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B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota

Email: dkramer2@iastate.edu

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Simon Kuihon
Graduate Student

B.S., Biochemistry - Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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​Email: alian@iastate.edu

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Hannah Piper
Graduate Student
​BBMBS

B.S., Biochemistry & Microbiology - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Wisconsin

Email: hpiper@iastate.edu

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Patrick Berges
Undergraduate Student
Biochemistry major
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​Email: pberges5@iastate.edu

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Brodrick Sevart
Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering major
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​Email: bjsevart@iastate.edu​

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​Past lab members

​Pam Vardaxis
​Research Associate I (2016)
Whereabouts: n/a
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Sophie Effiong
Undergraduate (2018)
Whereabouts: Bio-Techne, MN

Chu-Yun Teo
Undergraduate (2017-2019)
Whereabouts: Graduate School, UIUC

​Tim Broederdorf
Research Associate I (2016-2017)
Whereabouts: Medix Scientific, IL
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Cindy Tran
Undergraduate (2018-2019)
Whereabouts: n/a
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Jacob Gallaher
Undergraduate (2016-2019)
Whereabouts: Dental School, U of Iowa