Congrats to Michihiko Goto, MD, on receiving a five-year, $731,346 K08 grant to continue his work on antimicrobial stewardship. The study will aid in the development of a more adaptive “smart antibiogram.”
Events
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Rajat Singh, MD
Monday, January 25, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Rajat Singh, MD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Associate Professor, Department of Developmental & Molecular Biology Albert Einstein College of Medicine Title: "Our adventures with timed-feeding and lipid sensing"
Hardin Open Workshops - John Martin Rare Book Room Resources - ZOOM
Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Explore the John Martin Rare Book Room’s rich collection of rare and historical medical materials! This session will introduce you to the JMRBR collection — over 6400 items which span the of breadth of Western medical scholarship. We will also discuss how to search for, request, and use items from the collection. 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.
Microbiology and Immunology Zoom Seminar: Dr. Rich Roller, Ph.D.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom meeting link information. HSV assembly in the second golden age of herpesvirus genetics Rich Roller, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Immunology University of Iowa
News
Research on faulty genetic material by University of Iowa (UI) Carver College of Medicine professor Christopher Ahern recently was licensed by Tevard Biosciences, a company that is seeking to treat certain forms of epilepsy.
Rainbo Hultman, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics and a member of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, is one of three winners of the 2021 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Awards from the McKnight Endowment Fund.