Neuroscience Faculty member Dr. Stanley Perlman and one of only ten virologists in the world to study Coronavirus... Read more
Ependymal motile cilia in the cerebral ventricles, taken on a scanning electron microscope. Image by Neuroscience student Calvin Carter.
40x close up on the branching and boutons of the PDF positive neurons in both the optic lobes –image by Neuroscience student Arianna Lark.
Neuroscience Faculty member Dr. Stanley Perlman and one of only ten virologists in the world to study Coronavirus... Read more
Congratulations to Neuroscience Faculty member Joshua Weiner, who has been appointed to the position of... Read more
Katrina Okerstrom- Jezewski (Anderson & Tranel Labs) successfully defended her thesis, titled "The impact of specific cognitive impairments on the capacity to consent to research".... Read more
Congratulations to Banu (Stevens lab) and Benton (Buchanan lab) for being selected as award recipients for the NIH Outstanding Scholars Neuroscience Award Program.
The University of Iowa has a long tradition as a leading center for study of the nervous system and behavior, and for the training of graduate students in this area. The curriculum is designed to provide a multidisciplinary foundation in the conceptual and methodological approaches to study of the nervous system, emphasizing original, independent student research.
The Neuroscience Program at the University of Iowa offers broad research opportunities with particular strength in areas including:
