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."


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Iowa Neuroscience Institute

Provides collaborative support for the neuroscience community.

IDGP Neuroscience Events

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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Leslie Benet, PhD

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Leslie Benet, PhD
Professor
Department of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Seminar Title: "Simplifying the Application and Teaching of Clinical Pharmacokinetics"

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Robin Bogner, PhD

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Robin Bogner, PhD
Director, Kildsig Center for Pharmaceutical Processing Research (CPPR)
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Mallory Shin

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10:00am
Medical Education Research Facility

Mallory Shin is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Dr. Marco Hefti'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.

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Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Michael Yassa, PhD

Friday, December 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Seminar Title TBD

Michael Yassa, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology
Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Iowa Neuroscience Institute seminars feature top neuroscientists from around the country sharing their latest...

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Matthew Caporizzo, PhD

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Matthew Caporizzo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
The University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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Spence Lecture: Lisa Feldman Barrett

Friday, December 12, 2025 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

The Spence Lecture Series honors the legacy of Kenneth W. Spence, prominent learning theorist and chair of the department from 1942-1964. This series, which is supported by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, brings leaders in the field of behavioral neuroscience to our campus each year.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett as this year's Spence Lecturer. Lisa Feldman Barrett is a university distinguished professor at Northeastern University with appointments at the Massachusetts...

Outstanding Alumni 

Alex Petrucci

Alex Petrucci

Eric Emmons

Eric Emmons

Katelyn Joyal

Katelyn Joyal

Victoria Muller Ewald

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DISSERTATION PRIZE WINNERS AWARDED BY THE GRADUATE COLLEGE.

Joseph Parvizi, Michael Koenigs, and Benton Purnell (right), Katelyn Joyal EARNED THE SPRIESTERSBACH DISSERTATION PRIZE.

Matthew Sutterer, Arianna Rigon, Banu Gumusoglu, Victoria Muller E
Benton Purnell
Serena Gumusoglu
"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.”

Banu Gumusoglu, PhD

2020 winner, Rex Montgomery Dissertation Prize

Carver College of Medicine Research Events

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Study Hall

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Cynthia L. Grosskreutz, MD, PhD

Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Drug Development in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – Great Expectations

Cynthia L. Grosskreutz, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Part-time
Harvard Medical School

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Study Hall

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

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...

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Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Michael Yassa, PhD

Friday, December 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Seminar Title TBD

Michael Yassa, PhD
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior
James L. McGaugh Endowed Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Professor, Neurology
Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Iowa Neuroscience Institute seminars feature top neuroscientists from around the country sharing their latest...

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Study Hall

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting

Thursday, December 11, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

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, January 8, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

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. 

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Improving Health Outcomes Through Preventing Childhood Obesity Conference

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 8:30am to 4:30pm
Virtual
Join physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers and dietitians in a conversation about the prevention of, and the implications of, childhood obesity!

Join physicians, nurses, public health educators, researchers, teachers, social workers and dietitians in a conversation about the prevention of, and the implications of, childhood obesity!
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Study Hall

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events

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ACB Seminar Series - Tate Neff and Brendan Creemer

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Tate Neff, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Yang Lab, will present a seminar titled “The Role of Micropeptide BNLN in Diabetes Mellitus."

Brendan Creemer, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Ryan Lab, will present a seminar titled “Determining The Role Of Integrin a6 In Regulating Airway Basal Cell Stemness."

Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour

Monday, December 8, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

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.