Amendt Laboratory

Research in the Amendt laboratory focuses in three key areas.

1. Understanding the steps in the development of the craniofacial structures. We use a combination of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetic, Molecular Biology and mouse models to further our understanding of these key developmental steps.

2. A commitment to teaching of undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral personnel.

3. Coordination and development of the Craniofacial Anomalies Research center.

ACB Seminar Schedule

Anatomy of an Idea - Botond Banfi

Friday, September 25, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Bowen Science Building

Biology Seminar: "Influenza: A virus at the human-animal interface and zoonoses"

Friday, September 25, 2026 3:30pm

Biology Building East

The Department of Biology's seminar speaker on Friday, September 25, at 3:30pm, is Tavis Anderson, PhD, a Research Biologist with the National Animal Disease Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in Ames, Iowa. The seminar will be held in Room 101, Biology Building East (BBE).

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Daniel Infield, PhD

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:30am

College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:

Daniel Infield, PhD
Chief Science Officer & President Halide Biologics, Inc.
Iowa City, IA

Seminar Title: "Subtle by Design: Near-Isosteric Modifications for Basic and Translational Protein Engineering"

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Bhagaban Mallik

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Dr. Bhagaban Mallik, an Assistant Research Scientist in the Frank Lab, will present a seminar titled "Differential Roles of Intracellular Calcium and Metabolic Energy in Phasic MN-Is and Tonic MN-Ib Motor Neurons."