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
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Samantha Pierson
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:00am
Samantha Pierson is a current student of the Neuroscience Graduate Program and is in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's laboratory. She is excited to announce her thesis seminar.
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - James Chelliah, PhD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:30am to 11:30am
"Small molecules as a potential therapeutics to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder"
Presented by James Chelliah, PhD
Staff Scientist
Dept of Life and Health Sciences
University of Exeter, UK
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Erik Zorrilla
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:00am
Erik Zorrilla is a current student of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, PhD Candidate, and is in Dr. Andy Russo's laboratory. He is excited to announce his thesis seminar.
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Seminar: Jessica Purnell
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:00pm
Jessica Purnell is a current student of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, PhD Candidate, and is in Dr. Krystal Parker's laboratory. She is excited to announce her thesis seminar.
Outstanding Alumni
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DISSERTATION PRIZE WINNERS AWARDED BY THE GRADUATE COLLEGE. Joseph Parvizi, Michael Koenigs, and Benton Purnell (right) EARNED THE SPRIESTERSBACH DISSERTATION PRIZE. Matthew Sutterer, Arianna Rigon, Banu Gumusoglu, Victoria Muller Ewald (left) and Alex Petrucci WON THE REX MONTGOMERY DISSERTATION PRIZE.
"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
Erik Zorrilla has first author article published in The Journal of Headache and Pain
Monday, November 4, 2024
Carver College of Medicine Research Events
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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:
Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
Thursday, November 7, 2024 10:00am to 11:00am
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:
Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Virtual registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30...
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Kavita Solanki, PhD & Walter Saide, PhD
Thursday, November 7, 2024 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Presented by Kavita Solanki, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's Lab
Presented by Walter Saide, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab
INI Workshop: Stem Cell and Neurodevelopment
Friday, November 8 8:00am to Saturday, November 9, 2024 12:00pm
Registration is available at: https://iniworkshop.conference.uiowa.edu/form/stem-cell-workshop-registr...
Pain Interest Group Workshop - Yaroslav Andrianov
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
Presented by Yaroslav Andrianov
Visiting Scholar in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's lab
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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.
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Louis Kolling, PhD
Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Presented by Louis Kolling, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's Lab
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - James Chelliah, PhD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:30am to 11:30am
"Small molecules as a potential therapeutics to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder"
Presented by James Chelliah, PhD
Staff Scientist
Dept of Life and Health Sciences
University of Exeter, UK
Pain Research Program Presentation - Agatha Greenway and Barbara Van Gorp, MPT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
The potential role of the central circuits in female specific light aversion"
Presented by Agatha Greenway
Graduate student in Dr. Levi Sowers's lab
"PT private practice healthcare systems experience in a pragmatic clinical trial – expanding the research field"
Presented by Barbara Van Gorp, MPT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Clinical Specialist Physical Therapist
Rehabilitation Therapies
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Hardin Open Workshops - Finding the Right Journal for your Manuscript (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
There are an overwhelming number of health sciences journals, but how do you know which ones are best to target for submitting your work? This session will provide a demonstration of tools to use to create a list of appropriate journals to consider. Resources to help you evaluate the quality of health sciences journals will be reviewed. Time for guided practice using the resources will also be provided.
PLEASE NOTE
Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins are...
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Samantha Pierson
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:00am
Samantha Pierson is a current student of the Neuroscience Graduate Program and is in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's laboratory. She is excited to announce her thesis seminar.
ACB Seminar Series - Narendra Thapa
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Narendra Thapa, a Senior Scientist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present a seminar titled "Phosphoinositide Lipid Signaling in Health and Disease."
First-Generation Graduate Student Panel
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for First-Generation College Celebration Week at the University of Iowa with a First-Generation Graduate Student Panel, hosted by the Office of Graduate Student Success and Belonging. This event will showcase first-generation graduate students as they share their personal stories, including the challenges they've faced and the successes they've achieved throughout their academic journey.
INI Workshop: Stem Cell and Neurodevelopment
Friday, November 8 8:00am to Saturday, November 9, 2024 12:00pm
Registration is available at: https://iniworkshop.conference.uiowa.edu/form/stem-cell-workshop-registr...
2024 Prospective Student Visit Day and Graduate Research Symposium
Friday, November 8, 2024 1:30pm to 5:00pm
The Computer Science (CS) department welcomes prospective students interested in our graduate programs to our annual Prospective Student Visit Day on Friday, Nov. 8. We are looking for strong students with diverse backgrounds to join our MCS and PhD programs. A wide variety of research areas is represented by our world-class faculty including algorithms, computational epidemiology, distributed computing, human-computer interaction, machine learning, massive data algorithms and technology, mobile...
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Monday, November 11, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
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.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Stephanie Shames, PhD
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Unintended Consequences: Augmentation of cell-autonomous host defense by a Legionella pneumophila effector protein
Stephanie Shames, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Osteopathic Medicine-Michigan State University
ACB Seminar Series - Ashley Goll
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Ashley Goll, a Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student in Dr. Tina Tootle's Lab will present a seminar titled "Prostaglandin Signaling Promotes Nucleoskeletal Changes Required for On-time Border Cell Migration."
SOD Mimetics as Adjuvants in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Protecting Normal Tissue and Increasing Therapeutic Efficacy
Friday, November 15, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Human Toxicology Program student Casey Pulliam will present his research on SOD mimetics as adjuvants in non small cell lung cancer: protecting normal tissue and increasing therapeutic efficacy. Casey is doing his research with Dr. Doug Sptitz.
Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar
Monday, November 18, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
The 2024-2025 Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar Series is organized by our colleagues at Penn State University and will feature virtual seminars from a different Big Ten neuro program on the 4th Monday of each month (November, December, May dates are adjusted for holidays.) The links will be shared in the Neuroscience this week email. Contact iowa-neuroscience-institute@uiowa.edu if you do not receive this email and would like to attend a seminar.