
Principal Investigator: Erin Talbert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health & Human Physiology
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC) and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center (FOEDRC).

M.S. Thesis Student: Divine Riwhie
Divine completed his Bachelor's degree in Human Anatomy from LAUTECH, Nigeria, where his undergraduate research project focused on Cisplatin-induced liver damage. He is currently pursuing a thesis Master's degree in Health and Human Physiology at the University of Iowa. At the Talbert Lab, Divine will be investigating the mechanisms behind skeletal muscle wasting in cancer cachexia.
Emanuella (Ella) Parungao

Mikayla (Kayla) Kolpin

Jackie Ott
Connor Lofing
Lab Alumni
Sydney Allison - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Student, 2020-2021
Connor Flynn - Undergraduate Student, 2020-2021
Jayarani Putri, PhD - Postdoctoral Scholar 2021-2022
Natalia Weinzierl - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Student, 2021-2023
Emily Kalmanek - Undergraduate Honors Thesis Student, 2021-2023
Ashley Freeman, MS - Master's Thesis Student, 2021-2023
Oscar Cruz, Undergraduate Student, 2023
Marina Gomes Barbosa, Master's Thesis Student, 2022-2024
Wren Kavars, Undergraduate Student, 2024
Lauryn Peck, Undergraduate Student, 2024
Yabing Wang, MS - Master's Thesis Student, 2023-2024