Using gene therapy to deliver a piece an important heart protein protects mouse hearts from stress induced heart failure even when the gene therapy is delivered after the onset of heart failure. The new finding, published in etc journal Circulation Research, suggests that gene therapy targeting this mechanism, may have potential as a new therapy for treating heart failure.
Events
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Qian Cai, PhD
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Axonal Transport and Mitophagy Regulation in Alzheimer's Disease" Presented by Qian Cai, PhD Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience Rutgers University Piscataway, New Jersey
Neurology Grand Rounds: J Mocco, MD, MS
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"Curiosity...A Call for Research" J Mocco, MD, MS Professor and Senior Vice Chair Director, Cerebrovascular Center Department of Neurological Surgery Mount Sinai Health System
Hardin Open Workshops - Getting Started with Hardin Library Resources ZOOM
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
This course will cover how to search for Hardin Library resources including books and journals and how to request materials not owned by the libraries. Participants will also be introduced to our available databases, subject guides, and services. This course can be tailored to meet the needs of a particular group. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Virtual registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
News
An investiture ceremony honoring three Carver College of Medicine faculty appointed to chairs endowed by the Fraternal Order of Eagles will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, in the Prem Sahai Auditorium.
Two University of Iowa faculty members have been awarded Williams-Cannon Faculty Fellowships through the Iowa Neuroscience Institute. Alejandro Pezzulo, MD, assistant professor of internal medicine, and Michelle Voss, PhD, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences, will each receive $45,000 in research funding.