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: 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.
Biology Seminar/Barbara Stay Alumnus Seminar featuring UI Alumnus Atulya Iyengar
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: Bill Thiel, PhD
The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:
Bill 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.
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.
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
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.
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Emily Hagan and Tehreem Haider
The role of neonatal testosterone dysregulation on early development and behavior in wild-type mice
Emily Hagan
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Sarah Ferri's Lab
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genetic Etiology, and Research Approaches
Tehreem Haider
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab
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
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
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rui Zhao
This event is open to the public.
Title TBA
Rui Zhao, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz
Faculty Host: Lori Wallrath, PhD
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
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. Pierre Coulombe
Dr. Pierre Coulombe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan, will present a seminar titled "Sequential Expression of Keratins Regulate Progenitor and Differentiating Keratinocytes in Healthy and Diseased Skin."
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 University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2026
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rui Zhao
This event is open to the public.
Title TBA
Rui Zhao, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz
Faculty Host: Lori Wallrath, PhD
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.
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.