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
Hawk-IDDRC Seminar Series: Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD; Rush University Medical Center
Friday, May 9, 2025 12:00pm
Please join us for the Hawk-IDDRC Seminar Series
Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD; Rush University Medical Center
Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Neurological Sciences, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Director, RUSH Pediatric Neurosciences F.A.S.T. Center for Translational Research
Friday, May 9, 2025, noon CST
in the Pediatric Conference Center JCP2415
More information to come!
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Matthew McGregor
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 2:01pm
Matthew McGregor is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted as a part of the Ryan LaLumiere laboratory. If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support via Zoom. https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/96194009298Meeting ID: 961 9400 9298
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Amy Barry
Thursday, July 10, 2025 11:30am
Amy Barry is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. She is a member of Drs. Bengi Baran and Peg Nopoulos's labs.If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom.https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/95329954724Meeting ID: 953 2995 4724
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Brittany Todd
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 11:00am
Brittany Todd is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, as well as a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program. Her research has been with Drs. Alexander Bassuk and Elizabeth Newell's laboratories.
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
Congratulations to program alumnus Erik Zorrilla, PhD!
Monday, March 3, 2025
Dr. Zorrilla is the first author of the recent paper, “Combined effects of cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol alleviate migraine-like symptoms in mice,” which has been selected as the Editor’s Choice for the February issue of Cephalalgia.
Carver College of Medicine Research Events
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Kara Davis
Thursday, May 1, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public."Understanding Cellular Predictors of Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"Kara Davis, DOStanford UniversityFaculty Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Zimmerman, MDDavis Lab | https://kldavislab.org/
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (In Person and Zoom)
Thursday, May 1, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
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:
Advance registration is required to participate on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Abigail (Abby) Morrison and Julius Yevdash
Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Presented by Abby Morrison
Graduate Student in Dr. Kristina Thiel's lab
Presented by Julius Yevdash
Graduate student in the labs of Drs. Colin Kenny and Robert Weigel
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
Friday, May 2, 2025 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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.
Pain Research Program Seminar - Dan Tracey, PhD
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
"Molecular, Cellular, and Circuit Mechanisms of Nociception in Drosophila"Presented byDan Tracey, PhDProfessor of BiologyGill Chair of NeuroscienceIndiana University, Bloomington
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Douglas Kojetin
Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public."TBA"Douglas Kojetin, PhDVanderbilt UniversityFaculty Host: Ernesto Fuentes, PhDKojetin Lab | https://www.kojetinlab.org/
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, May 8, 2025 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.
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, June 12, 2025 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.
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, July 10, 2025 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.
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, August 14, 2025 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.
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar
Monday, April 28, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
The 2024-2025 Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar Series is organized by our colleagues at Penn State University and will feature virtual seminars from a different Big Ten neuro program on the 4th Monday of each month (November, December, May dates are adjusted for holidays.) The links will be shared in the Neuroscience this week email. Contact iowa-neuroscience-institute@uiowa.edu if you do not receive this email and would like to attend a seminar.
21st Annual Gene F. Lata Biochemistry Undergraduate Research Symposium
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 1:00pm to 4:30pm
This symposium celebrates the research accomplishments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology undergraduates and provides graduating seniors an opportunity to present their research results.Presenters for 2025 include:Adam Benmoussa (Maria Spies Laboratory)Carter Salz (Ernesto Fuentes Laboratory)Ryan Nagel (Ron Weigel Laboratory)Paige Wiebke (Lori Wallrath Laboratory)Max Mercer (Brandon Davies Laboratory)Zachary Darr (Lori Wallrath Laboratory)Morgan Linahon (Hans-Joachim Lehmler Laboratory)
ACB Seminar Series - Mike Henne
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Mike Henne, an Associate Professor of Cell Biology from the UT Southwestern Medical Center will present a seminar titled, "Protein and Lipid Compartmentalization at the Sub-Organelle Lengthscale."
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Kara Davis
Thursday, May 1, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public."Understanding Cellular Predictors of Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"Kara Davis, DOStanford UniversityFaculty Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Zimmerman, MDDavis Lab | https://kldavislab.org/
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Abigail (Abby) Morrison and Julius Yevdash
Thursday, May 1, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Presented by Abby Morrison
Graduate Student in Dr. Kristina Thiel's lab
Presented by Julius Yevdash
Graduate student in the labs of Drs. Colin Kenny and Robert Weigel
Circadian control of cerebrovascular toxicity of environmental toxicants
Friday, May 2, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Michal Torobek, MD, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, will present his research on the Circadian control of cerebrovascular toxicity of environemental toxicants.
ACB Seminar Series - Alan Saghatelian
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Alan Saghatelian, a Professor from the Salk Insitute for Biological Studies will present a seminar titled, "Searching the Dark Matter of the Proteome for Functional Proteins."
Curator Guided Tour of 'A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive' with Rich Dana
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Join curator Rich Dana for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive. All are welcome to attend this free event.
About the exhibit:
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper...
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Douglas Kojetin
Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public."TBA"Douglas Kojetin, PhDVanderbilt UniversityFaculty Host: Ernesto Fuentes, PhDKojetin Lab | https://www.kojetinlab.org/
Mathematics Faculty Colloquium - Yangbo Ye
Thursday, May 8, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Title: Number theory and cryptography
Abstract: In this presentation Professor Ye will survey his work and progress in number theory since his last colloquium talk in the department. Topics include the Riemann zeta function, automorphic L-functions, their functoriality, upper bounds, and zero statistics, computational number theory, and its applications to cyberspace security or insecurity.
Short Bio: Professor Yangbo Ye is a professor of Mathematics with expertise in number theory and...