Emerging Pathogens Laboratory Interns (updated August 2008)
Period
Name
Institution / Major / Program
Current
Location
Summer 02
George
Hightower
UCSD / Biology/SROP
Not available
Summer 02
Julie Kalkbrenner
University of Iowa / MS epidemiology 2003
Iowa
Summer 03
Edisa Albino
University of Puerto Rico / Microbiology /
SROP
Summer 03
Emily Wagstrom
Univ of Iowa / BS in Exercise Science
Iowa
Summer 04
Kendra Grams
Coe College / Biology & Religion
Cedar Rapids,
IA
Summer 04
Heather Gray
Iowa City HS
California
Summer 04
Sandy Olson
MS student, Department of Population
Health Sciences
Univ. Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, WI
Winter 04
Alex Coman
Babes Bolyai University/PhD in Sociology
Cluj Napoca,
Romania
Summer 05
Jill Dinkla
Summer 05
Scott Teesdale
University of Iowa/MHA (2008)
2007: University of Iowa/Biology & Global
Health
(undergrad)
2008: Tulane University/graduate student
Fort Dodge,
Iowa
New Orleans,
LA
Current Activity (updated Aug 2008)
2007-MD/PhD program at UCSD
2008-MD/PhD program at UCSD
2003-Georgia Emerging Infections Program
2004-Earning MS in nursing Univ. of Iowa
2008-Working as a nurse in a
medical/surgical ICU in Reno, NV
2007- Pursuing PhD programs
2008- No contact information
2007-MD/MPH program at U of I
2008- MD program, Carver College of
Medicine Class of 2010
2007- Coe College
2007:Biology program at Azusa Pacific Univ.
2008: Executive Manager Target
2007-Epidemiologist for the Episense
Group,
University of WI
2008- Epidemiologist for the Episense
Group, University of Wisconsin
2007-MD – Epidemiologist at the Center for
Health Policy and Public Health, Babes
Bolyai University Cluj Napoca, Romania
2008-MD, Epidemiologist, currently working
on influenza. Plans to develop a research
infrastructure (incl. lab) at the Center.
2008- Graduated in May ’08. Currently an
administrative fellow at Trinity Regional
Medical
Center, Fort Dodge, IA
2007-Graduated May’07 & accepted on MS
program in Epi at Tulane and UMass
2008- Pursuing Master’s program Public
Health and Tropical Medicine in Tulane
University. Working at the CDC in Atlanta for
the summer in Immigrant, Refugee, and
Emerging Pathogens Laboratory Interns (updated August 2008)
Period
Name
Institution / Major / Program
Summer 05
Rebecca Milburn
Azusa Pacific University/Biology (undergrad)
Fall 05
Lindsay Toenges
(formally Bodkins) University of Iowa /Biology (undergrad)/MPH
Current
Location
California
Migrant Health.
2007-Azusa Pacific University
2007-Pursuing MPH in Epi at UI and working
with Dr. Bill field (Environmental Epi)
Iowa
Fall 05
Daniella Moga
Fogarty Scholar, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Romania
Fall 05
Ernesto Ortiz
University of Iowa/ MPH
Peru
Fall 05
Ghazi Kayali
University of Iowa / PhD epidemiology
Iowa
Spring 06
Laura Lee
University of Iowa /MPH
Plum Island
Spring 06
Christina Balmer
University of Iowa /Pre-pharmacy
Iowa
Summer 06
Martha Carvour
University of Iowa /Medical student,
research scholar
Iowa
Summer 06
Margaret Chorazy University of Iowa/PhD epidemiology student
Summer 06
Will Heise
University of Iowa /Medical student, ID
research scholar
Current Activity (updated Aug 2008)
Iowa
Iowa
2007-Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Department, University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca
2008-Epidemiology PhD student, U of I
2007-Working at CEID / job offer at NMRCD
in Peru 2008- Research Scientist at U.S.
Naval Medical Research Center
Detachment, Dept of Emerging Infections
Program, Peru
2007-Pursuing a PhD in Epi at U of I
2008- Earned PhD. Now a Postdoctoral
fellow at St. Jude’s Res. Hospital in
Memphis, TN
2007-Pursuing MPH in Epidemiology at
Univ. of Iowa
2008- Fellowship at Foreign Animal
Diseases Unit (FAD), Agricultural Research
Services (ARS), USDA in Plum Island
2008-third year of pharmacy school at the
University of Iowa pursuing a PharmD
2007-MD/PhD program at U of I
2008- 3rd year in UI MD/PhD MSTP
program, returning to the CEID for graduate
work this fall
2007-CEID Graduate Research Assistant
and PhD student 2008-PhD epidemiology
student currently working on adenovirus
studies
2007-MD program at U of I
2008- Third year medical student University
Emerging Pathogens Laboratory Interns (updated August 2008)
Period
Name
Institution / Major / Program
Current
Location
Current Activity (updated Aug 2008)
of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Cedar Rapids, 2007-Coe College
IA
MPH graduate University of Michigan
2007-PhD epidemiology program
Iowa
2008-PhD Program
2007-University of Iowa
Iowa
20082007-University of Iowa (BS)
Iowa
Current position: ICON Clinical Research,
Chicago, IL
2007-MD Program at U of I
Iowa
2008- MD program at UI Carver College of
Medicine
2007-MD/MPH program at U of I
2008- Medical student at Carver College of
Thailand
Medicine
Iowa
2007-University of Iowa
2007-Post-Doc
2008- Head of Epidemiology Department
Ankara, Turkey
and a consultant at Ministry of Health in
Turkey
2007-Epi PhD Student
Iowa
2008-Epi PhD Student
Summer 06
Brady Miller
Coe College /Biology
Summer 06
Carissa
Rocheleau
University of Iowa /PhD epidemiology
student
Summer 06
Sean McGee
University of Iowa /Biology (undergrad)
Summer 06
Courtney A.
Smith
University of Iowa /Microbiology (undergrad)
Summer 06
Philip Van De
Griend
University of Iowa/Medical Student
Fall 06
Fall 06
Bradley Randle
James Bechtel
University of Iowa/Medical, MPH student
University of Iowa/Biochemistry
Spring 07
Selim Kilic, MD
Gulhane Military Medical School,
Epidemiology
Spring 07
Erin MoritzKorolev
University of Iowa/PhD epidemiology student
Spring 07
Pradeep Bandaru
University of Iowa/Applied physics and
global health (undergrad)
Iowa
Summer 07
Brandon Alleman
University of Iowa/MD and PhD Candidate)
Iowa
Summer 07
Emily Funk
Boston College/Chemistry and Mathematics
(undergrad)
Massachusetts
Summer 07
Meredith R Good
University of Iowa/MPH Student
Iowa
Summer 07
Osa Okunbor
SROP
2007-University of Iowa
2007-MD/PhD program at U of I
2008-Still pursuing the MD/PhD program in
the Iowa Medical Scientist Training Program
2007-Boston University
2010-MD program, Carver College of
Medicine Class of 2014
2007-MPH Program at U of I
2008-U of I Center for International Rural
and Environmental Health
2007-University of Missouri
2007-MPH Program U of I
Emerging Pathogens Laboratory Interns (updated August 2008)
Period
Name
Institution / Major / Program
Current
Location
Iowa
Summer 07
Bret Powell
University of Iowa/MPH Student
Summer 07
Taylor Seemuth
Iowa State University/Microbiology
(undergrad)
University of Iowa/Biology with minor in
Global Health Studies
Fall 07
Abby L Harper
University of Iowa/MPH (Occupational &
Environmental Health [OEH]) & Certificate in
International Health
Iowa
Fall 07
Andrew Oga
Nigeria National Veterinary Research
Institute Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria
Iowa
Spring 08
Courtney Cook
University of Iowa/MPH student
Iowa
Spring 08
Erin Reynolds
University of Iowa/PhD Epidemiology
student
Iowa
Summer 08
Hsiu-yin Chiang
University of Iowa/PhD Epidemiology
student
Iowa
Summer 08
Phil Scheibel
University of Iowa/ Pre-med, Biology and
Psychology
Iowa City, Iowa
Summer 08
Eric Elliot
Wheaton College/Biology
Wheaton, IL
Summer 08
Eric Hawkins
University of Iowa/MS Epidemiology
Iowa
Summer 08
Tracy MacIntyre
University of Iowa/ MS Epidemiology
Iowa
Iowa
Current Activity (updated Aug 2008)
2007-Working in Dr. Lyric Bartholomay's lab
2008- Currently working as a RA in the Dept
of Epi. Transferring to the UI from Iowa State
University this fall as a sophomore in Biology
with a minor in Global Health Studies.
2007-CEID Intern
2009- MPH received in OEH (bioterrorism
and emergency management). Works at
CEID (involved in MRSA studies). An
emergency planning analyst and EMT for
the Iowa Disaster Medical Assistance Team
(DMAT). Currently PhD student in OEH.
2007-CEID Intern
2008-Principal Medical Laboratory scientist
National Veterinary Research Institute Vom
930010 Plateau State Nigeria
2008-U of I CPH
2008- PhD epi student. Working as a
Research Assistant in Dept. of Internal
Medicine, Univ. of Iowa
2008- CEID intern, PhD epi student. Will be
working with Dr. Loreen Herwaldt in the
department of internal medicine mainly on
the clinical trial of nosocomial MRSA
2008-Summer CEID intern. Will begin senior
year as an undergrad in the fall to complete
both majors. Aspires to work in some
aspects of infectious disease or public
health. Currently pursuing MS at Southern
Illinois University.
2008- summer CEID intern, Pre-med student
and plans to do MSTP
2008-CEID intern during summer. U of I Epi
MS student
2008- CEID intern during summer. U of I Epi
Emerging Pathogens Laboratory Interns (updated August 2008)
Period
Summer 08
Fall 08
Name
Lisa Roberts K
Nicole Pearson
Institution / Major / Program
University of Iowa College of Medicine
University of Iowa/MPH
Current
Location
Iowa
Iowa
Current Activity (updated Aug 2008)
MS student
2008-U of I medical student
2008-U of I MPH student