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On location with Neuroscience Program Director Daniel Tranel, PhD
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Iowa Neuroscience Institute
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IDGP Neuroscience Events
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Avery Van De Water
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 1:00pm
Avery Van De Water is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Their research has been conducted in Dorit Kliemann'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: Angela Smith
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 11:00am
Angela Smith is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in both Kathleen Sluka's and Stephanie Gantz'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.
Outstanding Alumni
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"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.”
Carver College of Medicine Research Events
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, September 9, 2027 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, August 12, 2027 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, July 8, 2027 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, June 10, 2027 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, May 13, 2027 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, April 8, 2027 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, March 11, 2027 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting
Neuroscience News
Parkinson's disease protection may begin in the gut
Thursday, September 15, 2016
UI researchers find intestinal cells’ immune response protects vital neurons By: Richard C. Lewis | 2016.09.14 | 08:25 amYour gut may play a pivotal role in preventing the onset of Parkinson’s disease. And the reason may be its knack for sleuthing.Researchers at the University of Iowa have found that the gut may be key to preventing Parkinson’s disease. Cells located in the intestine spark an...
Faculty affiliated with UI DeLTA Center receive $5.77 million grant
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
UI researchers to study critical component of cognitive developmentBy: Sara Diedrich | 2016.06.13 | 02:19 pm A team of faculty members affiliated with the University of Iowa’s DeLTA Center has been awarded a $5.77 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study a critical component of cognitive development known as categorization. The five-year research...
The fittest fiddle
Monday, December 21, 2015
UI researchers study violin evolution via function and fancy By: Sara Diedrich | 2015.11.17 | 10:43 amUI researchers say behavior, particularly psychologist Edward Thorndike’s law of effect, is the foundational principle behind the evolution of the violin and other handmade inventions. Simply put, behaviors that are followed by positive outcomes tend to be repeated. ©istockphoto.com/Susan Chiang...
UI researchers receive first-in-the-nation grant to study neuroendocrine tumors
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Five-year, $10.67 million grant will fund four major projectsBy: Molly Rossiter | 2015.09.14 | 09:02 amResearchers at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have received the first-ever Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant to study neuroendocrine tumors. SPORE grants are funded through the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of...
UI researchers stimulate human amygdala to gain key insight to SUDEP
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Research marks first time amygdala is stimulated and breathing loss is reportedBy: Molly Rossiter | 2015.07.24 | 04:30 pm Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is becoming increasingly recognized as a very real and devastating problem in which impaired breathing is thought to play a critical role. Researchers believe breathing may be impaired during and after seizures, without the patient’s...
Pharmacology researchers earn $3.4 million in grants
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Pharmacology researchers earn $3.4 million in grantsBy: Tom Moore | 2015.08.05 | 03:11 pmResearchers in the University of Iowa Department of Pharmacology announced Aug. 5 they have received a pair of research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling $3.4 million. Matthew Potthoff, PhD, an assistant professor of pharmacology, received a five-year, $1.7 million grant. The goal of...
'French fry hypothesis' busted
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
High salt prevents weight gain in mice on a high-fat dietBy: Jennifer Brown | 2015.06.11 | 11:56 am In a study that seems to defy conventional dietary wisdom, University of Iowa scientists have found that adding high salt to a high-fat diet actually prevents weight gain in mice. As exciting as this may sound to fast food lovers, the researchers caution that very high levels of dietary salt are...
New studies contradict earlier findings on Rett syndrome
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
By: Jennifer Brown | 2015.05.21 | 11:50 am About a year ago, University of Iowa neuroscientist Andrew Pieper unexpectedly found himself in the position of contradicting seemingly promising results that have prompted a clinical trial for pediatric patients with Rett syndrome—a severe neurodevelopmental disorder on the autism spectrum. Independent reproduction of other scientists' results is a...
GINA MORENO—FEATURED SPEAKER AT RECEPTION HONORING DOCTORAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
GINA MORENO—FEATURED SPEAKER AT RECEPTION HONORING DOCTORAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS Gina Moreno, PhD UIowa Graduate College Reception Gina Moreno, PhD UIowa Graduate College Reception Gina Moreno, who received her PhD in neuroscience on Friday, May 15, was the featured speaker at the Graduate College Doctoral Degree Recipients' reception.Moreno studied with Natalie Denburg and Dan Tranel. During her time...
From pristine lab to noisy classroom...and back
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Hawkeye Lunch and Learn event set for April 28 in Des MoinesShare on facebook Share on twitter Share on email More Sharing ServicesBy: Office of Strategic Communication | 2015.04.16 | 08:56 am Bob McMurray, associate professor of psychology, linguistics, and communication sciences and disorders at the University of Iowa, will present "From the pristine lab to the noisy classroom, and back again...