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: Hannah Stutt
Hannah Stutt is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Dr. Nandakumar Narayanan's laboratory.
If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.
Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture - Ian S. Maze, PhD
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Ashby Martin
Ashby Martin is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Dr. Dan Tranel's laboratory.
If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Sara Mitchell
Sara Mitchell is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Drs. Hanna Stevens and Rainbo Hultman's laboratories.
If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Utsav Mukherjee
Utsav Mukherjee is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Dr. Ted Abel's laboratory.
If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Brooke Yeager
Brooke Yeager is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Dr. Nandakumar Narayanan's laboratory.
If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.
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
From Data to Discovery: James Kent Pioneers Next-Generation Neuroimaging Meta-Analyses
Carver College of Medicine Research Events
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar - Xuchen Zhang, PhD
Re-creating a synapse
Xuchen Zhang, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Depts. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology & of Neurosurgery
Stanford University
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Logan Dawson
Mechanical Regulation of Metabolism Through Isoform-Specific Control of PFK1
Logan Dawson
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Advisor: Kris DeMali, PhD
Study Hall
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Nicholas Hammons
Structural Insights into Bacterial Chemosensory and Two-Component Signaling Pathways
Nicholas Hammons
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Advisor: Ernesto Fuentes, PhD
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Sarah Preston (Doorn Lab) and Brenna Powers (Stewart Lab)
Modulation of Organophosphate Metabolism and Toxicity via NRF2 Signaling
Sarah Preston
Drug Discovery and Experimental Therapeutics Graduate Student
Dr. Jonathan Doorn's Lab
Sex- and Region-Dependent Regulation of the Dopamine Transporter by D2 Autoreceptors
Brenna Powers
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Adele Stewart's Lab
Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture - Ian S. Maze, PhD
Study Hall
Quick Pitch Challenge
Hardin Open Workshops: Open Access: Policies, Publishers, and Predators (Zoom)
Pain Interest Group Seminar - Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
In Search of the Holy Grail for Low Back Pain. Or Anything that Works at All.
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD
Professor, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Vice Chair, Implementation of Spine Health Innovations, Duke University
CEO, Spine Institute for Quality
Adjunct Professor, University of Iowa
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
Follow CS on #1DayforIowa - Help Us Meet our $3K Matching Challenge!
Rising Stars! - CS Colloquium
Computer Science - Founders Day Celebration 2026
Colloquium - "From Anxiety to Agency: Empowering users against SMiShing and digital stress in the age of AI"
Cindy Cohn in conversation with Mihailis Diamantis and Rishab Nithyanand - "Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance."
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.
ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Kristen Kwan
Dr. Kristen Kwan, Professor of Human Genetics & Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences from the University of Utah will present a seminar titled "Cellular and Molecular Dynamics Shaping the Vertebrate Eye."
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.
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.
6th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory
What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!
Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 6th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...