Director Spotlight
On location with Neuroscience Program Director Daniel Tranel, PhD
"Join the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Iowa and become part of the bright team of scientists trying to solve the mystery of the human brain."
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Provides collaborative support for the neuroscience community.
IDGP Neuroscience Events
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Jason Duskey, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Jason Duskey, PhD
Department of Life Sciences
University of Modena
Modena, Italy
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
Zoom Link Info:
Meeting ID: 967 3140 7256
Passcode: 584174
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Benjamin Van Tassell, PharmD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Benjamin Van Tassell, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAHA, ASH-CHC
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Filiz Korkmaz, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Filiz Korkmaz, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Iowa
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Emily DiBlasi, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Emily DiBlasi, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of Utah
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Marjana Tomic-Canic, PhD
Professor
Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: William Thiel, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
William Thiel, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Kristina Thiel, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Kristina Thiel, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Feng Zhang, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Feng Zhang, PhD
Associate Professor
Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Bindu Gottam, MS, MBA, RAC
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Bindu Gottam, MS, MBA, RAC
Director of Preformulation and Formulation Development
University of Iowa Pharmaceuticals
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Aktham Aburub, '04 PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Aktham Aburub, '04 PhD
VP-Research-Synthetic Molecule Design and Development
Eli Lilly and Company
All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.
Outstanding Alumni
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Joseph Parvizi, Michael Koenigs, and Benton Purnell (right), Katelyn Joyal EARNED THE SPRIESTERSBACH DISSERTATION PRIZE.
Matthew Sutterer, Arianna Rigon, Banu Gumusoglu, Victoria Muller E
"The fact that I was able to perform at this level and do this work is representative of this program. The strength of the Neuroscience Program at the University of Iowa is what makes it such a destination program for people.”
News & Events
Carver College of Medicine Research Events
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.
PLEASE NOTE
Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance...
Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture - James F. Martin, MD, PhD
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
The seminars will be of broad interest and are open to all University of Iowa faculty, staff, students and the public.
James F. Martin, MD, PhD
Vivian L. Smith Professor of Regenerative Medicine
Department of Integrative Physiology
Director, Center for Organ Repair and Renewal
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Cardiomyocyte Renewal Laboratory
Tex...
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)
This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.
PLEASE NOTE:
Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins...
Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)
What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications.
PLEASE NOTE
Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required...
Study Hall
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)
This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.
PLEASE NOTE:
Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins...
Study Hall
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
We have established a community of CCOM Informaticists who are applying these skills in their work at UIHC. You are invited to join us during our monthly seminar presentations.
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.
PLEASE NOTE
Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance...
Study Hall
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
ACB Seminar Series - Juan Rodriguez and Sahebgowda Patil
Juan Rodriguez, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Yang Lab, will present a seminar titled “Regulation of Ide-mediated Hepatic Insulin Clearance by Nitrosative Stress."
Sahebgowda Patil, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Yang Lab, will present a seminar titled “Role of the Lysosome Enzyme GILT in Bone Marrow Adipocyte Function under the Context of Obesity."
ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Nunzia Caporarello
Dr. Nunzia Caporarello, an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Lung injury, repair, and fibrosis) from Loyola University of Chicago will present a seminar titled "Rethinking Lung Fibrosis: The Critical Role Of The Pulmonary Vasculature."
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion! Usually 2nd Monday of the month, but this occurs January 26th.
This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.
Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.
Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)
What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications.
PLEASE NOTE
Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required...
Colloquium - Supporting Ethical Design & Confronting the Threats of Dark Patterns
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion!
This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science.
Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.
Colloquium - A Hessian View of Fine-tuning, Task Attribution, and Reinforcement Learning: Three Vignettes in Modern Machine Learning
Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)
What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications.
PLEASE NOTE
Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required...
The University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2026
"The UICC is hosted by the students and for the students to promote computing as a science and a profession."
Date: Saturday, Feb 21 & Sunday, Feb. 22
Check out past conferences! [ 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025]
ACM@UIowa welcomes students, faculty, alumni/ae, and all members of the community to our annual UIowa Computing Conference!
We’re bringing back the past to build the future.
On Saturday, we are excited to welcome alumni speakers from:
Microsoft
Crusoe/NVIDIA
Walt...
The University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2026
"The UICC is hosted by the students and for the students to promote computing as a science and a profession."
Date: Saturday, Feb 21 & Sunday, Feb. 22
Check out past conferences! [ 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025]
ACM@UIowa welcomes students, faculty, alumni/ae, and all members of the community to our annual UIowa Computing Conference!
We’re bringing back the past to build the future.
On Saturday, we are excited to welcome alumni speakers from:
Microsoft
Crusoe/NVIDIA
Walt...