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May 23, 2025

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Iowa State University
College of Engineering

Mansell Research Group at Iowa State University

  • Synthetic Biology for Microbiome Engineering
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Principal Investigator

TyBDCIK_ Thomas J. Mansell, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
M.S.E., Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
email faculty page google scholar profile

Graduate Students

image2 (1) Fatima Enam
Ph.D. student, Chemical & Biological Engineering
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and TechnologyHometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Interests: Prebiotic Engineering

google scholar profile

IMG_2117 PS Samuel Rothstein
Ph.D. student, Chemical & Biological Engineering
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota – DuluthHometown: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Research Interests: Probiotic Engineering
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Halimatun Zainuddin

Ph.D. student, Chemical & Biological Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University

Hometown: Malacca, Malaysia
Research Interests: Probiotic Engineering, Targeted Antibiotics

email

Moises Contreras

Ph.D. student, Chemical & Biological Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University

Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Research Interests: Non-antibiotic pathogen management

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Swastik Sen

Ph.D. student, Interdepartmental Graduate Microbiology Program
B.Tech. Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology

 

Undergraduate Students

Brad Bruett ’20

Major: Biochemistry & Spanish

Andrea Alvarez ’21
Griswold Undergraduate Research Intern
Major: Chemical Engineering
Sydney Knight ’20
Griswold Undergraduate Research Intern ’18
Major: Chemical Engineering

Mansell Group Alumni (and known whereabouts…)

Postdocs and PhD students

Yingxi Chen, Ph.D. (postdoc, Junbiao Dai Lab, Shenzhen CAS)
Yanfen “Isabella” Bai, Ph.D (postdoc, Matthew Bennett Lab, Rice)

Undergraduates and others

Trevor Simmons (BioMAP REU, PhD student at TBD)
Andrew Kipp (RET, high school chemistry teacher)
Logan Ryerson ’19 (Technical Problem Solver, Epic Systems)
Emily Kramer ’18 (Associate Specialist Engineering, Merck)
Ashley Iannuzzelli ’18 (Process Engineer, Boston Scientific)
Ricky Robinson (BioMAP REU)
Taylor Dockery ’21 (290H/490)
Yusef Ghannam ’21 (290H)
Matt Amrofell (BioMAP REU, PhD student, Moon Lab, Washington University in St. Louis)
Karley Monaghan ’19 (290H/490)
Tali Arnold ’19 (290H/490)
James Lichty ’18 (PhD student, San Miguel Lab, North Carolina State University)
Andrew Schneider ’16 (490)