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
ACB Seminar Series - Yanqiao Zhang
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Yanqiao Zhang, a Professor from the University of Arizona, will present a seminar titled "The Role of ATF3 in Cardiometabolic Diseases."
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Guest Speaker: Irene Pepperberg, PhD
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Dr. Irene Pepperberg will give a talk titled “Science As a Self-Correcting Mechanism: Examples from Psittacine Cognition”
ACB Seminar Series - Michael Koval
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Michael Koval, a Professor from Emory University will present a seminar titled "Regulation of Lung Epithelial Barrier Function."
ACB Seminar Series - Quan Zhu
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Quan Zhu, a research scientist and the Associate Director of the Center for Epigenomics at the University of California San Diego will present a seminar titled “Applying Spatially-Resolved Single Cell Technologies to Study Human Health and Disease.”
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics Retreat Keynote Speaker: Danielle Dick, PhD
Friday, September 27, 2024 3:30pm
ACB Seminar Series - Ana Paula Arruda
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Ana Paula Arruda, an Assistant Professor of Nutritional Science and Toxicology from the University of California Berkeley will present a seminar tilted “The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Architecture in Shaping Liver Metabolism.”
ACB Seminar Series - Mason Sweat
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Mason Sweat, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Harvard University will present a seminar tilted "Mechanisms of Atrial Identity and Disease."
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Monday, October 14, 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.
ACB Seminar Series - Lisa Taneyhill
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Lisa Taneyhill, a Professor in the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences at the University of Maryland will present a seminar titled "Intercellular Interactions During Development: A Tale of Chickens (in a) Coup with Mice."
ACB Seminar Series - Samuel Stephens
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Samuel Stephens, an Associate Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Iowa will present a seminar titled "Dissecting Metabolic Control of Pancreatic Beta-cell Secretory Organelle Function."
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
Carver College of Medicine Research Events
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, September 12, 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.
ACRC Seminar Series
Friday, September 13, 2024 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Biology Seminar: "Region-specific, sex-biased regulation of the dopamine transporter by GPCRs"
Friday, September 13, 2024 3:30pm
Adele Stewart, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will be giving a seminar at 3:30 p.m. in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East.
INI Seminar: Sourav Banerjee, PhD
Friday, September 20, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"Long non-coding RNAs in regulation of memory"
Sourav Banerjee, PhD
Associate Professor
National Brain Research Centre (Manesar, India)
Salil Sanjay Bidaye, PhD
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 10:30am to 11:30am
"Neural circuit mechanisms for halting at the right time in the right manner: A connectome-guided discovery using the Drosophila model system"
Presented by Salil Sanjay Bidaye, PhD
Research Group Leader
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
INI Seminar: Nicolas Gervasi, PhD
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 1:00pm to 2:00pm
"From One-Shot Learning to Habit: How Dorsal Striatum Plasticities Shape Procedural Learning"
Nicolas Gervasi, PhD
Researcher, Center of Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB)
Collège de France (Paris)
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, October 10, 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.
ACRC Seminar Series
Friday, October 11, 2024 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Jared Rutter, PhD
Thursday, October 17, 2024 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Jared Rutter, PhD - Distinguished Biomedical Scholar's Lecture Series
"Metabolism, Cellular Decisions and the Language That Unites Them"
Jared Rutter, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry
University of Utah
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
4 p.m.
Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110 MERF)
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...
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
ACB Seminar Series - Yanqiao Zhang
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Yanqiao Zhang, a Professor from the University of Arizona, will present a seminar titled "The Role of ATF3 in Cardiometabolic Diseases."
Iowa Health Data Resource (IHDR) Summer and Fall Seminar Series
Thursday, September 12, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Please join us throughout the summer and early fall for this exciting seminar series! Each seminar will feature a different expert who will present on topics geared to enhance your understanding and accessibility of health science data.
Seminars will take place over Zoom 11 a.m.–noon CST.
CS Colloquium - Separating the Hardness of Exact and Approximate Distributed Computing
Friday, September 13, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Sriram Pemmaraju (UIowaCS) on "Separating the Hardness of Exact and Approximate Distributed Computing."
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Wenhan Zhu, PhD
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Commensal iron acquisition modifies host nutritional immunity during Salmonella infection
Wenhan Zhu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Guest Speaker: Irene Pepperberg, PhD
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Dr. Irene Pepperberg will give a talk titled “Science As a Self-Correcting Mechanism: Examples from Psittacine Cognition”
ACB Seminar Series - Michael Koval
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Michael Koval, a Professor from Emory University will present a seminar titled "Regulation of Lung Epithelial Barrier Function."
Iowa Health Data Resource (IHDR) Summer and Fall Seminar Series
Thursday, September 19, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Please join us throughout the summer and early fall for this exciting seminar series! Each seminar will feature a different expert who will present on topics geared to enhance your understanding and accessibility of health science data.
Seminars will take place over Zoom 11 a.m.–noon CST.
The Economic Implications of Climate Change: Iowa Law Review’s Volume 110 Symposium
Friday, September 20, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Iowa Law Review is proud to present its 2024 Symposium: “The Economic Impacts of Climate Change.” This event will gather scholars from across the country to discuss how public and private institutions can collectively address climate change on both national and international levels.
CS Colloquium - Tight Finite Time Bounds of Two-Time-Scale Linear Stochastic Approximation with Markovian Noise
Friday, September 20, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Sajad Khodadadian (Virginia Tech) on "Tight Finite Time Bounds of Two-Time-Scale Linear Stochastic Approximation with Markovian Noise."
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Jason Peters, PhD
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Fighting Antibiotic Resistance and Climate Change with Bacterial Genetics!
Jason Peters, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy