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Events for the week of April 21st

  • Week of Sunday, April 21

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Elva Denise Diaz, PhD

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 10:30am to 11:30am

"How to change your mind: Molecular mechanisms of excitatory synapse development and plasticity" Presented by Elva Denise Diaz, PhD Professor Department of Pharmacology UC Davis School of Medicine

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Christine Suetterlin, PhD

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

"Arms race between Chlamydia and its host cell" Christine Suetterlin, PhD University of California, Irvine

Student Impact Grant Presentations

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 4:00pm

Hear from the eight 2023–24 Student Impact Grant recipients and learn how private support enhanced their Iowa experience. Student Impact Grants are made possible by generous gifts from alums and friends who provide unrestricted support to the university....

Pain Interest Group Workshop - Yaroslav Andrianov

Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 9:00am to 10:00am

Presented by Yaroslav Andrianov Graduate student in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's lab

ACB Seminar Series - Dakota Jones

Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Dr. Dakota Jones, a Post-Doctoral Fellow from the University of Pennsylvania will present a seminar titled "Mesenchymal Cell Plasticity and Signaling in Lung Regeneration."

TriNetX Basic Training

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 9:00am to 10:00am

This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research....

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Workshop: Sophie Granger, Maria Spies Laboratory

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 10:30am to 11:20am

Presentation by Sophie Granger, Research Assistant in Dr. Maria Spies' Laboratory

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in diabetes patients - unraveling a silent foe" by Adeyinka Taiwo, MBBS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Andrew Kain and Isaias Herring

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"α1-AR Activity Prolongs NASPM Block of GluD1R" Presented by Andrew Kain Graduate student in Dr. Stephanie Gantz's lab "Elucidating cerebellar abnormalities in 16p11.2 mice" Presented by Isaias Herring Graduate student in the labs of Dr. Krystal Parker and Dr. Aislinn Williams

Spring Microbiology Undergraduate Poster Session

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 3:30pm to 5:30pm

If you are a Microbiology major who has been doing research (in any lab), come share that research at the Microbiology Undergraduate Poster Session on Thursday, April 25 in the EMRB atrium from 3:30-5:30 p.m. There are good reasons to participate:...

Health Sciences Research Day

Friday, April 26, 2024, 12:00pm to 5:00pm

The Carver College of Medicine Health Sciences Research Day will be April 26, 2024, featuring Keynote speaker James McClain, PhD, MPH speaking at noon.   James McClain, PhD, MPH Deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO) All of Us Research Program Center for Precision Health Research https://allofus.nih.gov/about/ The event will include a poster session and mini symposia, and abstracts from all disciplines are welcome. This event is open to the public.

Biology Seminar: "Coordinating cellular asymmetry with cell division in the Drosophila germline"

Friday, April 26, 2024, 4:00pm

The Department of Biology’s seminar speaker this Friday, April 26 is Elizabeth Ables, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at East Carolina University. Dr. Ables' seminar will be held at 4 p.m. in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101) in Biology Building East (BBE). Tina Tootle is the faculty host. Refreshments will be available prior to the seminar in the BBE lobby.