Our diverse team of 71 molecular biologists, immunologists, microbiologists, virologists, engineers, chemists, biochemists, physicians, epidemiologists, economists, statisticians, public policy experts, and entrepreneurs represents a merger of skills that will revolutionize vaccine technology. Our research is extremely interdisciplinary—at Iowa State University, the 26 faculty members come from 14 departments in five different colleges.

Veterinary Medical Science
USDA National Animal Disease Center
infectious diseases of swine
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Chief Science Officer
PK Biosciences Corp.
antigen/drug design
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Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Iowa State University
cellular and molecular mechanisms of cardiac aging
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
nanophotonics, immunotherapies, diagnostics
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
cancer biology
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Pathobiological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
entomology
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Biomedical Sciences
Iowa State University
malaria, molecular parasitology
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Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
microbiology
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Chemical & Biological Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering
Iowa State University
hydrogels, in vivo imaging
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Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research
USDA National Animal Disease Center
veterinary immunology
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Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
Iowa State University
genetics, gerontology
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Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
carbon & hybrid nanomaterials
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Microencapsulation
Southwest Research Institute
nanomaterials, encapsulation, nanomedicine
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Anatomy & Physiology
Kansas State University
pharmacokinetics
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Ruminant Diseases & Immunology
USDA National Animal Disease Center
antimicrobial peptides, alternatives to antibiotics
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Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisc. National Primate Research Center
virology
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Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience
University of Nebraska Medical Center
neurodegenerative disorders
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Food Animal Health
The Ohio State University
mucosal immunology
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Natural Scientist
RAND Corporation
pediatric infectious diseases
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
cancer biology
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Chief Scientific Officer
PathoVacs, Inc.
protein antigen discovery
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Food Safety & Enteric Pathogens Unit
USDA National Animal Disease Center
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in livestock
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
nanovaccines & neural tissue engineering
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Human Development and Family Studies
Iowa State University
aging
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Microencapsulation & Nanomaterials
Southwest Research Institute
cGMP, scale-up
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Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
respiratory pathogens in cattle
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Chemistry
USDOE Los Alamos National Laboratory
biomarker design
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Food Science & Human Nutrition
Iowa State University
enteric bacteria, host-bacterial interactions, antibiotic resistance, vaccines
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Laboratory Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center
malaria
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
nanovaccines & nanomedicines
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Senior Behavioral & Social Scientist
RAND Corporation
behavioral decision theory
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Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
microbiome/host interactions
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
biosensors
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Materials Design & Innovation
University at Buffalo
materials design, informatics
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Microbiology
USDA National Animal Disease Center
immunology, virology, animal models
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Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Iowa State University
neuroscience
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
cancer
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Senior Physical Scientist
RAND Corporation
nanotechnology modeling
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Pathology, Radiation Oncology
University of Iowa
head and neck cancer
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Professor, Eppley Institute
University of Nebraska Medical Center
nanomedicine, pancreatic cancer, pediatric cancer
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Pathology
University of Iowa
autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis
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Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
immunology, virology
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President
Zeteo Biomedical, LLC
vaccine & pharmaceutical delivery devices
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Pathobiological Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Madison
mycobacterial pathogenesis
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Food Safety & Enteric Pathogens Unit
USDA National Animal Disease Center
mucosal immunology
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Mathematician
RAND Corporation
infectious disease modeling
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Veterinary Medical Science
USDA National Animal Disease Center
immunology, virology, animal models
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Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
immunology
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Chemical & Biological Engineering
Iowa State University
biomaterials
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Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
virology
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Veterinary Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Iowa State University
immunology
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