Congratulations to Neuroscience Faculty member Joshua Weiner, who has been appointed to the position of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Dean for Research, effective July 1, 2020.

Katrina Okerstrom- Jezewski (Anderson & Tranel Labs) successfully defended her thesis, titled "The impact of specific cognitive impairments on the capacity to consent to research". Congratulations Katrina!

Congratulations to Banu (Stevens lab) and Benton (Buchanan lab) for being selected as award recipients for the NIH Outstanding Scholars Neuroscience Award Program.

Congratulations to the winners of the Iowa Brain Bee! This is an event held throughout the nation and with the help of the Neuroscience PhD Students and the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, the Iowa Brain Bee is held at the University of Iowa each year.

The Neuroscience Graduate Program congratulates Lindsay Agostinelli (Bassuk Lab, Pediatrics) on her successful thesis defense on December 4th, 2019!

The Neuroscience Graduate Program congratulates Dylan Todd (Bonthius Lab, Pediatrics) on his successful thesis defense on December 2nd, 2019!

Our outside guest speaker will be Matthew Colonnese, Ph.D., of George Washington University.

Two University of Iowa doctoral students have received American Fellowships from the American Association of University Women for their work, and support of women in their fields.An American Association of University Women fellowship aims to advance the academic work of women who struggle to complete their dissertation because of family issues and funding. Two University of Iowa doctoral students...

The Neuroscience Graduate Program congratulates Ryan Kelley (Greenlee lab, Neurosurgery) on his successful thesis defense yesterday! His seminar title: Neural representations of cognitive control and speech in the subthalamic nucleus. Pictured below Ryan Kelley (left) and mentor Jeremy Greenlee, MD (right)

The Neuroscience Graduate Program congratulates Shane Johnson (Radley lab, Psychological and Brain Sciences) on his successful thesis defense yesterday! His seminar title: An analysis of prefrontal cortex pathways and their assembly of stress coping responses.Pictured below: Shane (left) and mentor Jason Radley, PhD (right)