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Molecular Microbiology & Vaccinology Lab.
People
Our family of professional researchers brings their experience and acumen together to manage the challenges and projects we take on. We’re always pushing ourselves and each other to try new things and think outside the box. Get to know the people of Iowa State University — an unbelievable source of information and inspiration.
Dr. Melha Mellata
Principal Investigator
Graduate Students
Logan Ott
PhD Candidate
Jared Jochum
PhD Candidate
Caleb Skow
PhD Student
Jonathan Rodriguez-Gallegos
PhD student (2023-)
Current Undergraduate Students
Eli Engelkes
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
McKenzie Flemming (2023-)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Chloe Smith (2023-)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Briana McCulland (Summer 2023)
UG visitor (University of Alabama)
Evan Bollinger (2022-)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Julia Marks (2022-)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Kelsa Heseltine (2022-)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Mark Engelken (2019-)
Undergraduate Researcher
Jack Peterson (2020-)
Undergraduate Researcher
Sara Scott (2021-)
Undergraduate Researcher
Alumnus
Zachary Stromberg (2016-2018)
USDA Post-Doc Fellow
Angelica Van Goor (2016-2018)
Post-Doc
Caroline Treadwell (2017-2019)
Undergraduate Honors Lab Assistant
David Couri (2017)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Amanda Heiderscheit (2018)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Daniel Burdick (2019)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Mary Horger (2019)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Lacy Moon (2019)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Kayla Morgan (2019)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Kyle Anderson (2016-2018)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Ellen Swartz (2016-2017)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Mary Kate Horak (2018-2019)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Rosenfeld Fellow
Holly Appleton (2019-2020)
Undergraduate Honors Lab Assistant
Graham Redweik (2016-2021)
PhD Graduate USDA Fellow
Lauren Burrough (2020-2021)
Undergraduate Honors Lab assistant
Sasha Celada (2019-2021)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
McNAIR Fellow
Laura Millage (2021)
Undergraduate Lab assistant
Luke Vaske (2021)
Undergraduate Lab assistant
Karen Vandervort (2020-2021)
Undergraduate Lab assistant
Sara Scott (2021-2022)
Undergraduate Lab assistant
John (Jack) Peterson (2020)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Mark Engelken (2019-2022)
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Kelsa Heseltine (2022-2023)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Julia Marks (2022)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Evan Bollinger (2022)
Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Visiting Scholars
Catherine Spivak (Summer 2017)
Undergraduate
Cornell University
Nick Gkourtsoulis (Summer 2019)
Undergraduate
PERROTIS COLLEGE, American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece
Shelby Thomas (Summer 2019)
Undergraduate
Alabama A&M University
Hannah R. KLemmer (Summer 2018)
Undergraduate
North Carolina State University
Briana McCulland (Summer 2023)
Undergraduate
University of Alabama