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: 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
Congratulations to Dr. Maria Spies for her R35 funding from the National Institutes of Health!
Thursday, April 4, 2024
"Assembly and Dynamics of Molecular Machines in Genome Maintenance"
NIH R35 Competitive Renewal
Congratulations to Dr. Huxing Cui for receiving renewal for his NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute R01 Grant for 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
Dr. Cui was first awarded funding for this project in 2021. Congratulations again Dr. Cui!
UI faculty member awarded prestigious fellowship for neuroscience research
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Ben Kreitlow, MD/PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, earning his PhD in neuroscience, student in the Buchanan Lab, featured in 2024 Dare to Discover
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Ben investigates how the nighttime may increase risk of death following a seizure.
Banu Gumusoglu, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology & Assistant Professor, Psychiatry; Neuroscience PhD program alumna, featured in 2024 Dare to Discover
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Dr. Banu Gumusoglu was a postdoc when nominated for the Dare to Discover series and now she’s an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as the Department of Psychiatry! Dr. Gumusoglu directs the Molecular Investigation of Neuroscience, Development, and Obstetrics Lab (MINDFOL). We are excited to watch Banu Gumusoglu launch her own lab studying pregnancy and brain health!
Avery Van De Water, PhD program student in Dorit Kliemann's lab, featured in 2024 Dare to Discover
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Avery wants to understand how the brain integrates multisensory info to make sense of the social world & how this process may be altered in autism spectrum disorder
Spread the word about iDREAM!
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Are you a 2023 or 2024 college graduate who is interested in neuroscience but not sure about next steps? Apply to iDREAM, a 2-year neuroscience post-baccalaureate program for recent graduates from colleges that don't offer bioscience PhDs
