Heidi Sleister, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Coordinator, Premedical Advisory Committee

412 Olin Hall Drake University Des Moines, IA 50311 (515) 271-3765 heidi.sleister@drake.edu B.A., Central College Ph.D., University of Iowa

Courses Taught:

• BIO12: General and Pre-professional Biology
• BIO105: Introduction to Genetics
• BIO106: Research in Genetics
• BIO185: Human Genetics

Research Interests:

• Cell cycle, chromosome transmission, yeast functional genomics, yeast as model organism for human disease, behavioral genetics

Professional Associations:

• Iowa Academy of Science
• Genetics Society of America