Research Ambassadors
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The ICRU Research Ambassador Program gathers University of Iowa undergraduates from all disciplines to promote undergraduate research. Research Ambassadors helps determine how best to promote undergraduate research during the academic year. Contact the Research Ambassadors by clicking on their name.
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Emily Gross is a senior from Indianola, Iowa majoring in Integrative Physiology. Since the fall of 2010, she has been involved in research with the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics under the mentorship of Dr. Jessica Moreland. Her lab studies inflammatory processes, specifically how neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) mediate the inflammatory response. Emily’s projects focus on neutrophil priming and activation in chronic inflammatory conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and regulation of neutrophil granule release. Following matriculation, Emily plans to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician-scientist. When not in the lab, Emily enjoys running, cooking/baking, playing flute and piano, and eating ice cream.
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Samatha Skaar is a senior majoring in Anthropology from Sheldon, Iowa. She currently works in the Historical Archaeology Lab under the supervision of Dr. James Enloe. She is studying the ceramic artifacts from the Plum Grove Historical Site in Iowa City. She is identifying and dating the remains from the septic system that was at the site. When not working in the lab, Samantha enjoys reading, watching movies, and cooking.
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Yuejia Teng is a junior majoring in Psychology. She is currently working in Dr. Edward Wasserman’s Comparative Cognition Laboratory as an ICRU fellow. The Comparative Cognition Lab examines cognitive processes in animals, such as pigeons, with rigorous experimentation and compares cognition and perception in humans with nonhuman animals. Yuejia’s current project concerns how stable visual contexts guide attention to the location of relevant visual information in pigeons. After college, Yuejia plans to continue her education and research, to obtain a Ph.D. in one of the areas in Psychology and become an excellent researcher. In her free time, Yuejia enjoys reading, traveling, relaxing, watching movies, listening to music, and spending time with friends.
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Emily White is a sophomore majoring in Health and Human Physiology, pursuing a Global Health Studies minor. Since the summer of her freshman year, she has participated in research at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in the Department of Internal Medicine. Under principal investigator Dr. Terry Wahls and mentor Dr. Warren G. Darling, Emily investigates the effect of a multimodal intervention on the gait of patients with primary and secondary multiple sclerosis. The intervention includes a modified Paleolithic diet, exercise, and functional electrical stimulation. She plans to do independent research in Nicaragua this May and to go to medical school after finishing at UI.