The Team

Allison Beatty

Allison Beatty

Research Intern

allison-beatty@uiowa.edu

Kate Kragness

Kate Kragness

Postdoctoral Scholar

kate-kragness@uiowa.edu

Hsuan-Yeh-Pan

Hsuan-Yeh Pan

Post-doctoral fellow

hsuan-yeh-pan@uiowa.edu

 

Raji

Raji Shyam

Principal Investigator

rajalekshmy-shyam@uiowa.edu
319-467-3952

Constelle Votio

Constelle Votio

Undergraduate Student

constelle-votio@uiowa.edu

Sahi Wuppukondur

Sahi Wuppukondur

Rotating Graduate Student

sahinandini-wuppukondur@uiowa.edu


 

Alumni

 

Current Position

Viviane Campos

Postdoctoral fellow (2023-2024)
State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

Dayton Gatewood

Rotating Student (2026)
Graduate student in Eric Van Otterloo's lab 

Aadi Gopinath

High School Intern (Summer 2026)
High School Student

Sachin Anil Ghag

Ph.D. student (Jan 2023- Nov 2025)
Post-doctoral fellow, Indiana University

Subashree Murugan

Ph.D. student (Jan 2023-Dec 2024)
Senior scientist, Vision First Eye Bank, Indiana.

Matthew Ng

M.S student in Biotechnology (Dec 2022 - June 2023)
Graduate student, Indiana University  

Alejandra Rosas

Lab technician (2024-2025)
Non-game mammal technician, Indiana Department of Natural Resources. 

Kyla Toombs

BSURP  Student  (Summer 2026)
Student at Newman University, Kansas

Weihong Zhou

Lab Manager (2025-26)
Enjoying Retired Life