The University of Iowa Postdoctoral Association

Kailey Cash, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Maria Spies’ lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology within the Carver College of Medicine. Kailey earned her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in the lab of Sarit Smolikove, studying DNA damage repair in response to laser-induced DNA damage in meiotic cells. Her current work focuses on characterizing DNA repair protein mechanisms at the single molecule level. Kailey is the Vice President of UIPDA. Outside of research, Kailey enjoys tending to her garden, reading sci-fi novels, and playing with her dog, Atlas.

Andrew Jezewski, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Krysan Lab in the Stead Family Department Pediatrics at the University of Iowa. Andrew completed his Ph.D. work characterizing mechanisms of antimalarial drug resistance and investigating antiglycolytic therapies for the treatment of malaria under the mentorship of Audrey John at Washington University in Saint Louis. His current work aims to understand the role of carbon dioxide tolerance as a requirement for cryptococcal virulence. Andrew is the Chair of the UIPDA Policy and Advocacy Committee. Outside of research, Andrew enjoys tending to his greenhouse and garden, college football, biking, and being outdoors.

Austin McKee, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Mubeen Lab in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at the University of Iowa. Austin completed his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Iowa under the supervision of Dr. Syed Mubeen with a thesis topic of Using Electrons to Transform Negative-Value Feedstocks to Benign or Value-Added Products. Austin's current research under Drs. Mubeen and Raghavan explores the creation of an electrochemical oxygen concentration device to disrupt/supplement the medical oxygen field.