Name Jason D. Galpin Born in Vancouver, Canada Email jason-galpin@uiowa.edu Training

1992 – B.Sc. Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC 1996 - M.Sc. Chemistry (Organic Synthesis w. Saul Wolfe), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC 2001 - Ph.D. Chemistry (Bio-organic Chemistry w. Martin Tanner/Brian Ellis), University of British Columbia, BC 2001-2003 - Post-Doctoral Fellow (Chemistry w. Craig Townsend), The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md, USA 2003-2006 – Post-Doctoral Fellow (Biological Sciences w. Allison Kermode), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC 2006-2009 - Research Associate (Pharmaceutical Sciences w. Adam Frankel), University of British Columbia, BC Project Synthesis of unnatural amino-acids for incorporation into ion channels via the technique of nonsense suppression. Likes Biking, running, astronomy, Wreck Beach, fine dining and great beer. Dislikes Lack of dry ice, acid spills, dead oocytes.

Name Daniel Infield Email daniel-infield@uiowa.edu

Name Grace Galles Email grace-galles@uiowa.edu

Name John Lueck Email john-lueck@uiowa.edu

Name Colin Clark Email colin-clark@uiowa.edu

Name Tierney Grisolano Email tierney-grisolano@uiowa.edu

Name Kacie Struve Email kacie-struve@uiowa.edu

Name Christopher A. Ahern Email christopher-ahern@uiowa.edu Born in Minnesota, USA Training

1992 – B.Sc. Chemistry and B.Sc. Molecular Biology, UW-Madison, USA 1992-93 – Post-baccalaureate researcher UW-Madison 1993-95 – Category 2 road cyclist, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA 1995-96 – Research Technician 1996-2002 - Graduate student, Department of Physiology (UW-Madison) 2002-2007 – Post-Doctoral Fellow, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Adviser: Dr. Spike Horn Current Project Sodium channels as regulators of electrical signaling in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Likes Funding (all kinds), patch-clamping (all configurations), non-natural amino acids, Spanish guitar, road and mountain biking, skate skiing, food (all kinds). Dislikes No funding (all kinds), bad cells, flat tires, no snow, bad food (all kinds).