Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
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What we do: investigate and understand the molecular mechanisms underlying biological processes as explained by the principles of chemistry and physics.
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Research IT
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Research IT picks up where traditional desktop support ends and collaborates with researchers to resolve complex technology hurdles focusing on solving difficult computational and scalability problems
Orth Research Group
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Our Theoretical Condensed Matter Research Group is based at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Iowa State University, and embedded in the lively condensed matter research environment of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory. We investigate non-equilibrium dynamics of strongly correlated quantum materials and the effects of competing interactions and emergent order on the electronic properties of solids. To approach these questions we employ a combination of analytical and numerical techniques from field-theory and statistical mechanics.
Iowa Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
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The Iowa Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) is a joint effort of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the USDA Farm Service Agency in cooperation with local Soil and Water Conservation Districts that provides incentives to landowners to voluntarily restore wetlands targeted for water quality improvement in the heavily tile-drained regions of Iowa.
Pesticide Toxicology Laboratory
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Our research in the insect toxicology area is focused primarily on plant-derived products that have insecticidal, insect repellent, or antifeedant properties.
Laboratory of Marit Nilsen-Hamilton
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A fundamental feature of life is the interaction between its component parts, without which life would not exist. Interaction occurs at all levels. At the molecular level, proteins and nucleic acids form complexes that create the structural and functional entity, which is the cell. Cells interact to form multicellular organisms (eukaryotes) or communities (prokaryotes). At both the molecular and cellular levels, interaction involves communication in addition to association. It is by way of these communications that most of the miracles of nature are achieved.
North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC)
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The North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) is one of the five Regional Aquaculture Centers established by Congress that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. NCRAC is an administrative unit that serves the twelve states in the North Central Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Laboratory of Gregory L. Tylka
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The Tylka laboratory is focused on the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), Heterodera glycines
Nason Lab
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Members of the Nason lab are evolutionary biologists who use ecological and genetic approaches to study evolutionary processes.
Maize Surface Lipids
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This collaborative and interdisciplinary project is focused on understanding the biosynthetic pathways and genetic networks responsible for the accumulation of surface lipids on aerial portions of land plants. These surface lipids provide a hydrophobic layer that is a primary line of defense against numerous biological and environmental stresses.