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 Graduate Program Guest Speaker: Dr. Stephani Sutherland, PhD
The Neuroscience Graduate Program is pleased to welcome Stephani Sutherland, PhD, a neuroscientist and science communication professional, for a guest seminar focused on careers in science communication.
Dr. Sutherland will begin with an overview of career paths in science communication, drawing on her own wide-ranging professional journey. Trained as a neuroscientist, she has built a multifaceted career as a science communicator, writer, journalist, and educator, translating complex research for...
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.
Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture - Ian S. Maze, PhD
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Ashby Martin
Ashby Martin is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Dr. Dan Tranel'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: Utsav Mukherjee
Utsav Mukherjee is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Dr. Ted Abel'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: Brooke Yeager
Brooke Yeager 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.
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
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Justin Wolter, PhD
Molecular Determinants of Purkinje Neurodegeneration in ARSACS
Justin Wolter, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics, Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Pain Interest Group Workshop - Walter Saide, PhD
Mutations of PRKAR1B produce robust deficits in learning, development, and nociception
Walter Saide, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab
Study Hall
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rui Zhao
This event is open to the public.
Mechanisms and Modulation of 5' Splice Site Recognition
Rui Zhao, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz
Faculty Host: Lori Wallrath, PhD
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Dangran Li & Kyle Rosenberg
RalA mediates Nf1-regulated metabolism in Drosophila
Dangran Li
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Seth Tomchik's Lab
The Role of Bardet Biedl Syndrome Proteins in Cell Cycle Progression
Kyle Rosenberg
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Kamal Rahmouni's Lab
Study Hall
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Lisa Beutler, MD, PhD
Dissecting the gut-brain dynamics of anorexia and aversion
Lisa Beutler, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Northwestern University
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...
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...
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
The University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2026
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rui Zhao
This event is open to the public.
Mechanisms and Modulation of 5' Splice Site Recognition
Rui Zhao, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz
Faculty Host: Lori Wallrath, PhD
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Guest Speaker: Dr. Stephani Sutherland, PhD
The Neuroscience Graduate Program is pleased to welcome Stephani Sutherland, PhD, a neuroscientist and science communication professional, for a guest seminar focused on careers in science communication.
Dr. Sutherland will begin with an overview of career paths in science communication, drawing on her own wide-ranging professional journey. Trained as a neuroscientist, she has built a multifaceted career as a science communicator, writer, journalist, and educator, translating complex research for...
Colloquium - When 'Good' Systems Fail: What Employment Technologies Miss Under Real-World Constraints
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.
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.
6th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory
What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!
Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 6th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...
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.