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: Alexandra Alario
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 9:00am
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
Carver College of Medicine Research Events
Jared Rutter, PhD
Thursday, October 17, 2024 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Jared Rutter, PhD - Distinguished Biomedical Scholar's Lecture Series
"Metabolism, Cellular Decisions and the Language That Unites Them"
Jared Rutter, PhD
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry
University of Utah
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024
4 p.m.
Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110 MERF)
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Basic - Online Version (Zoom)
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 1:00pm to 2:00pm
EndNote Basic is a web-based citation management software that is freely available to all UI affiliates. It allows you to import, organize and format citations for papers, articles, etc. EndNote Basic is not the same as the desktop software, Endnote.
PLEASE NOTE
Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Alex Keyes, PhD
Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Role of Complement C5a/C5aR1 signaling in Chronic Neuropathic Pain"
Presented by Alex Keyes, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's Lab
Hardin Open Workshops - Systematic Reviews, Part 2: Literature Searching (Zoom)
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 1:00pm to 2:00pm
This class will focus on tips and techniques for carrying out a successful literature search in support of a systematic review. Topics will include techniques for developing search strategies, deciding which databases to search and how to seek out grey literature for a given topic. There will also be discussion on selecting journals for hand searching, documenting search strategies, and saving and organizing references.
We suggest that “Nuts and Bolts of a Systematic Review” be taken before...
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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 for Zoom classes. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
Thursday, November 7, 2024 10:00am to 11:00am
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:
Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Virtual registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30...
INI Workshop: Stem Cell and Neurodevelopment
Friday, November 8 8:00am to Saturday, November 9, 2024 12:00pm
Registration is available at: https://iniworkshop.conference.uiowa.edu/form/stem-cell-workshop-registr...
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, November 14, 2024 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.
Hardin Open Workshops - Finding the Right Journal for your Manuscript (Zoom)
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
There are an overwhelming number of health sciences journals, but how do you know which ones are best to target for submitting your work? This session will provide a demonstration of tools to use to create a list of appropriate journals to consider. Resources to help you evaluate the quality of health sciences journals will be reviewed. Time for guided practice using the resources will also be provided.
PLEASE NOTE
Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins are...
Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)
Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications.
PLEASE NOTE
Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the...
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Events
CS-MR SOT Chapters Joint Meeting “AI Tools for Toxicology"
Thursday, October 17 6:00pm to Friday, October 18, 2024 5:00pm
The Human Toxicology Program will be hosting a joint meeting of the Central States Society of Toxicology (CSSOT) and the Midwest Regional Society of Toxicology. Dr. Peter Thorne, Human Toxicology Program Director, is serving as CSSOT Chair for 2024.
Biology Seminar: "Adventures in germline biology and sex determination"
Friday, October 18, 2024 3:30pm
Florence Marlow, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell, Developmental, & Regenerative Biology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will be giving a seminar at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East.
CS Colloquium - On extensibility
Friday, October 18, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Garrett Morris (UIowaCS) "On extensibility"
Guest Author James Fitzmaurice: Hobgoblin Gennel
Saturday, October 19, 2024 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Join author James Fitzmaurice in Shambaugh Auditorium in the Main Library for a conversation about his new young adult novel, Hobgoblin Gennel, moderated by Library and Information Science graduate student Theo Prineas. Light refreshments provided.
In this off-beat tale of adventure, teenagers Irie and Fred are fast friends. Irie, of Afro-Caribbean heritage, was born in Sheffield where they both live. Fred is an expat American transplanted from Yuma, Arizona, with a keen interest in Sheffield’s...
ACB Seminar Series - Samuel Stephens
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Samuel Stephens, an Associate Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Iowa will present a seminar titled "Dissecting Metabolic Control of Pancreatic Beta-cell Secretory Organelle Function."
College of Public Health Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 12:30pm to 1:20pm
2024 College of Public Health Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Health Policy and Data Science Careers with RELI Group, Inc
Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:30am to 12:30pm
Join Mark Milleker, VP of Human Capital Management for RELI Group, Inc, and Mark Koepke (MA ’87, JD ’88) to learn more about careers and opportunities in public health, health policy, and data science.
Care and Counterstance: Resistance through Community
Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Office of Graduate Success & Belonging is happy to present our first Virtual Conversation Series of the semester featuring Israel Domínguez! Israel Domínguez is an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. His background is in religious studies and ethnic studies. A queer Tejano born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, Gloria Anzaldúa’s work has always highly resonated with him and inspired his current research on curanderismo...
Variability and Relevance of Current Laboratory Mammalian Toxicity Tests and Expectations for New Approach Methods (NAMs) for use in Human Health Risk Assessment
Friday, October 25, 2024 11:00am to 12:00pm
Weihsueh A. Chiu, PhD, Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University will present on his research on the variability and relevance of current laboratory mammalian toxicity tests and expectations for new approach methods (NAMs) for use in human health risk assessment.
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Alexandra Alario
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 9:00am