RYAN ASKELAND, MD

R4-AP/CP
106 MRC
356-2139, pager #7058

ryan-askeland@uiowa.edu

B.A. University of Northern Iowa, 1999
Pathology Extern, University of Iowa, 2001-2002
M.D. University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AOA Member
Ida Grillet Slemmons Memorial Aid Fund Scholarship, 2003-2004
ASCP Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement, 2002

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Summer Research Fellowship Program, 2000
Extern Student Research, University of Iowa Department of Pathology, Feb. 2001 – Feb. 2002
(see also Publications by House Staff)

ADAM BELL, MD
Co-Chief Resident

R4-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7050

adam-bell@uiowa.edu

B.A. Wesleyan University - Connecticut, 1999
Pathology Extern, University of Iowa, 2002-2003
M.D. University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AOA Member

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Student Research Assistant, University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology, June 1995 – Aug. 1997
Student Research Assistant, Wesleyan University Department of Economics, May 1998 – Aug. 1998
(see also Publications by House Staff)

MICHELLE BLEILE, MD
Co-Chief Resident

R4-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7062

michelle-bleile@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Montana, 1997
M.D. University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS:
WICHE funding recipient

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Montana, Aug. 1993 – July 1997. Assisted with large-scale growth and extraction of E. coli ribosomes, preparation of buffers, reagents, and laboratory materials.
Student Researcher, University of Colorado, July – Sept. 2003
Student Researcher, University of Colorado, Mar. – May 2004
(see also Publications by House Staff)

CORY BERNADT, MD, PhD

R2-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #4994

cory-bernadt@uiowa.edu

B.S. Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1998
Ph. D. University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2004
M.D. University of Nebraska College of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Wesleyan Scholar Award, Nebraska Wesleyan University Dean's List,
  1994-98
Graduate Fellowship, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2001-03
First Place for a poster presentation by a graduate student/resident,
   34th Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, 2003
Award for excellent poster presentation, Eppley Cancer Center, 2003
Award for excellent abstract and presentation, Dept. of
  Pathology/Microbiology, 2003
Norman and Bernice Harris Cancer Research Award, 2003

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Graduate Student, University of Nebraska Medical Center, July, 2000 – June, 2004. Dissertation was aimed at understanding the transcriptional regulation of the Fibroblast Growth Factor-4 (FGF-4) gene and the Type II Transforming Growth Factor-beta Receptor gene during early development using embryonal carcinoma cells as a model system.

BENJAMIN DARBRO, MD, PhD

R1-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #4291

benjamin-darbro@uiowa.edu

B.S. Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1999
Ph. D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of
   Medicine, 2007
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of
   Medicine, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Member of AOA.
College of Medicine Research Week: Honorable mention for Center on
   Aging Award, 2005
Timberline Symposium: Travel award, 2005.
Molecular Biology Retreat: Travel award for the oral presentation
   entitled “The Mechanism of Telomere-Independent Senescence in
   Human Keratinocytes” 2004.
College of Medicine Research Week: Center on Aging Award (2003).
Undergraduate Honorary Societies: National Residence Hall Honorary,
  Kappa Mu Epsilon, Blue Key, Beta Beta Beta, Phi Kappa Phi.

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Graduate Research Rotation, University of Iowa, June, 2000 – August, 2000. Analysis of Gene Expression Patterns Associated with p16 Expression and Cellular Senescence.
Graduate Research Rotation, University of Iowa, June, 1999 – August, 1999. Stability and Self-Association of the v-src SH2 Domain.
Undergraduate Research, Roslin Institute-Howard Hughes Summer Research Program, May, 1998 – August, 1998. The Effect of Strontium Concentration and Time of Exposure on In Vitro Porcine Oocyte Activation.
Undergraduate Research, Nebraska Wesleyan University, August, 1997 – May, 1998. Deriving Integrated Rate Equations for the Inner and Outer Solutions of a Two Pathway Enzyme-Catalyzed Reaction.
Undergraduate Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, May, 1997 – August 1997. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research Program. Synthesis of Amino Acid Peroxy Amides as Potential Inhibitors of the Cysteine Protease Papain.

SHANNON GABRIEL-GRIGGS, MD

R2-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #5090

shannon-gabriel@uiowa.edu

B.A. University of MN Twin Cities, 2002
M.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis School of Medicine, 2006


HONORS AND AWARDS:
U2000 Merit Scholarship from the University of Minnesota
Summa cum Laude from the University of Minnesota, 2002
Honors at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis School of Medicine,
   2002-2003
Minnesota Medical Foundation Merit Scholarship, 2002-2006

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Researcher, University of Minnesota, September 2001-May 2002. Studied the etiology of osteochondrosis in swine under the direction of a veterinary pathologist and wrote an honors thesis based the research.

LEANA GUERIN, MD

R2-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #1235

leana-guerin@uiowa.edu

B.A. University of Iowa, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AOA Member
Pathology Externship, 2003-2004
ASCP Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement, 2004
University of Iowa Interdisciplinary Health Research Poster Award,
   2005
Special Achievement in Pathology Award, 2006

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Investigator, University of Iowa Dept. of Pathology, 2004-2005. Studied FHIT expression, loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
(see also Publications by House Staff)

SARA KILBORN, MD

R2-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7038

sara-kilborn@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Iowa, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Pathology Externship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
   2003-2004
AOA- fall 2005

BENJAMIN KOCH, MD

R2-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7055

benjamin-koch@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Minnesota Duluth, 2002
M.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis School of Medicine, 2006

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Minnesota Duluth, September 1998 – August 2000. Evaluate the antibacterial effect of a triterpene, betulin, and its derivatives on several genera of pathogenic bacteria.

NATHAN LUECK, MD

R3-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7056

nathan-lueck@uiowa.edu

ELIZABETH MANION, MD

R3-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #5007

elizabeth-manion@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Missouri – Columbia, 2001
M.D. University of Missouri – Columbia, 2005

HONORS AND AWARDS:
AOA Member
Howard A. Rusk Memorial Award for Outstanding Pre-Clinical Medical
   Student
Curator’s Scholarship for the School of Medicine

MELISSA MEIER, MD

R1-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7267

melissa-meier@uiowa.edu

B.A. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2002
M.D. University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Post-sophomore Pathology Fellowship (Externship), University of
   Pennsylvania, 7/2005-6/2007
Member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2002
Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA) upon entering
   University of Illinois at Chicago

JOSEPH MITROS, MD

R1-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7061

joseph-mitros@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Notre Dame, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine,
   2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Pathology Externship (post-sophomore fellowship), University of Iowa
   Hospitals and Clinics, February 2004- February 2005

ELIZABETH MOYLE, MD

R4-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7268

elizabeth-moyle@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Wyoming, 2000
M.D. University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2004

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Research Assistant, University of Michigan, July – Aug. 1999. Study of Michigan physicians’ perceptions and strategies involving the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Research Assistant, University of Wyoming, Aug. 1999 – May 2000. Coned and sequenced spider silk genes and utilized the translational properties of the pBluescript II plasmid and Eshericia col in order to obtain a protein produce.
Researcher, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Oct. 2003 – May 2004. Performed evaluation of novel tumor markers in premalignant and malignant lesions of the uterine cervix.
(see also Publications by House Staff)

MARTIN POTASH, MD

R1-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7054

marty-potash@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Iowa, 2000
M.D. University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine,
   2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Pathology Externship (Post-sophomore Fellowship), University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, February 2004- February 2005
Outstanding Research Poster Presentation, 2003
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society
Order of Omega
Mortar Board
Golden Key National Honor Society
All-American Collegiate Scholar

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Senior Research Project, Department of Exercise Science, University of Iowa, June – August, 2002.
Research Assistant, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, January, 1998 – January, 1999. Study focused on the intracerebral connections of monkeys.

MEGAN SAMUELSON, MD

R2-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #5313

megan-samuelson@uiowa.edu

B.A. Grinnel College, 2001
M.D. University of Iowa College of Medicine, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship, University of Iowa
   Carver College of Medicine, 2001
Pathology Externship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
   2003-2004

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Medical student fellow, Medical Student Research Fellowship at the University of Iowa, June 2001 – August 2001. Purification of the major nonpeptide antigen from Mycobacteria smegmatis via high-pressure liquid chromatography.
Laboratory Assistant, Interdisciplinary Group in Immunology in the University of Iowa, May 2000- August 2000. Characterization of a major nonpeptide antigen from Staphylococcus aureus, which included purification techniques such as low-pressure liquid chromatography.

ALESSANDRA SCHMITT, MD

R3-AP/CP

106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7059

alessandra-schmitt@uiowa.edu

ANDREW VANDERHEYDEN, MD

R4-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7093

andrew-vanderheyden@uiowa.edu

B.S. University of Wisconsin, 2000
M.D. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Dr. D. Murray Angevine Pathology Award
Pathology Honor Society Award
Mortensen Scholarship for Excellence in Histology
Bardeen Award for Most Oustanding Student in Anatomy
Mortensen Scholarship for Excellence in Gross Anatomy

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Plant Genetics Researcher, Agracetus Campus of Monsanto Company, May 1999 – Aug. 1999. Established polymorphism among ecotypes of Salicornia, a halophytic plant through application of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Also developed protocols for the molecular techniques necessary for that analysis.
(see also Publications by House Staff)

REBECCA WILCOXON, MD

R1-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #1934

rebecca-wilcoxon@uiowa.edu

B.A. Carthage College, 2003
M.D. Emory University School of Medicine, 2007

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Helen Dobbs Scholarship
Papageorge Medical Scholarship
Thomas S. Powell Medical Scholarship
Beta Beta Beta – Honorary Biology Society
Psi Chi – Honorary Psychology Society

PREVIOUS RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Summer Research Assistant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June, 2002 – August, 2002. Research examined differences in innate immunity that occur with aging.
Research Assistant, Carthage College SURE Program, June, 2001 – August, 2001. Research attempted to design a procedure for the single-step purification of proteins through the use of thermophilic bacteria fusion plasmids.

MATTHEW ZIESKE, MD

R3-AP/CP
106 MRC
335-9945, pager #7037

matthew-zieske@uiowa.edu