Howard Lab
Michelle Howard Ph.D.
Principle Investigator
Katie Spitler Ph.D.
Research Associate
Sarah King
Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
Lab Alumni
Kyle Current
2021-2022 Rotating Graduate student, University of Iowa, IA
Brock Althiser
Summer 2022 Biomedical Scholars Summer Undergraduate Research Program participant, Bemidji State University, MN
Koffi Amegble
2023 Post-Baccalaureate Rotating Fellow, ICARE Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Lianna Fiore
2023 Rotating Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Shane Solst Ph.D.
2021 - 2024 Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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)
Dangran Li
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
Joanie Whitaker
2025 Rotating Graduate Student, Biomedical Sciences Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Rana Rheem
Undergraduate Research Fellow (2023-2024) & Post-Baccalaureate Fellow (2025)
Bri O'Leary Ph.D.
2024 - 2025 Senior Research Scientist