Howard Lab logo, featuring two pipets, laurels, and a radiation symbol.
Nine Howard Lab members stand next to each other outside.

Howard Lab

Dr. Michelle Howard professional headshot

Michelle Howard, Ph.D.

Principle Investigator
Dr. Kathryn Spitler professional headshot

Katie Spitler, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Sarah professional headshot

Sarah King, BS

Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
Bogdan Buzdugan professional headshot

Bogdan Buzdugan, BS

Post-Baccalaureate Fellow

Lab Alumni

Bri O'Leary Ph.D.

2024 - 2025 Senior Research Scientist

Rana Rheem

Undergraduate Research Fellow (2023-2024) & Post-Baccalaureate Fellow (2025)

Joanie Whitaker

2025 Rotating Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Claire Graham

2021-2025 Undergraduate Research Fellow

Current role: Graduate Student (BME) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN 

Dangran Li

2025 Rotating Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2024 Summer Undergraduate Interns

Eryka Appiah-Amaning (Prairie View A&M, Houston, TX)
Alyson Honeyman (University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS)
Aaron Smith (University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA)

Shane Solst Ph.D.

2021 - 2024 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Lianna Fiore

2023 Rotating Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Koffi Amegble

2023 Post-Baccalaureate Rotating Fellow, ICARE Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Brock Althiser

Summer 2022 Biomedical Scholars Summer Undergraduate Research Program participant, Bemidji State University, MN 

Kyle Current

2021-2022 Rotating Graduate student, University of Iowa, IA