The following graduate graduate students in the Department of Biology received fellowships for the Spring 2026 semester. The Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship and the Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship are awarded by the University of Iowa Graduate College. Congratulations to all of these students! 

Adrianna Caro (Green Lab)
Integrated Biology (iBio) Graduate Program Ph.D. Student
Graduate College Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship

Shulin Liu (Fassler Lab)
Integrated Biology (iBio) Graduate Program Ph.D. Student
Graduate College Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship

Varshu Saravanakumar (Neiman Lab)
Integrated Biology (iBio) Graduate Program Ph.D. Student
Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship

Ashley Goll (Tootle Lab)
Cell & Developmental Biology Program Ph.D. Student
Graduate College Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship

Joseph Oberlitner (Smolikove Lab)
Genetics Graduate Program Ph.D. Student
Graduate College Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship

Israel Wipf (Tootle Lab)
Cell & Developmental Biology Program Ph.D. Student
Graduate College Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship