November Events

  • November 2018

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Yumi Imai, MD

Monday, November 26, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

F.O.E. Professor, Diabetes Research Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism Department of Internal Medicine University of Iowa Presentation: Role of lipid droplets in health and function of pancreatic islets

Hardin Open Workshops: Gene Ontology

Monday, November 26, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

This workshop introduces you to the Gene Ontology (GO) framework. Publications in molecular biology mostly lack a unified language to describe their hypotheses and findings; written in ‘natural’ language, they may be easier to read but are often difficult to compare. GO, in contrast, is a controlled language that enables describing molecular functions, cellular components, and biological processes across species. Thus, it highlights similarities between observations, avoids ambiguity, and...

SHPEP Info Session

Monday, November 26, 2018, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a FREE six-week summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college freshmen and sophomores interested in the health professions. This includes the Carver College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, and College of Public Health. SHPEP's goal is to strengthen the academic proficiency and career development of students underrepresented in the health professions and prepare...

SHPEP Info Session

Monday, November 26, 2018, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a FREE six-week summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college freshmen and sophomores interested in the health professions. This includes the Carver College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, and College of Public Health. SHPEP's goal is to strengthen the academic proficiency and career development of students underrepresented in the health professions and prepare...

Iowa's TelePrEP Program with Dr. Michael Ohl

Monday, November 26, 2018, 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Dr. Michael Ohl will discuss his  work on expanding HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis care through Iowa's TelePrEP Program. Snacks will be provided. 

Anatomy Tutor Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:20pm

Anatomy Tutoring Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 6:00pm to 7:50pm

Step 1 Tutor Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 6:00pm to 7:50pm

Foundations Tutor Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 6:00pm to 7:50pm

Anatomy Tutor Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 6:00pm to 6:50pm

USMLE Step 1 Study Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 6:30pm to 8:20pm

Step 1 Tutoring Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 7:00pm to 8:50pm

Step 1 Tutor Group

Monday, November 26, 2018, 7:00pm to 8:50pm

Engaging Employees for Effective Perfromance

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 10:00am to 12:00pm

(For Supervisors only) This interactive workshop discusses: 1.) Employee Engagement 2.) How to Provide Constructive Feedback 3.) How to Measure and Assess Performance. You will leave this session understanding how performance management impacts employee engagement, you will be better equipped to discuss performance with your team, and you will have an increased comfort level when assessing your team's performance and delivering performance reviews.

Pharmacology Seminar - Sabrina Diano, Ph.D.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 10:30am to 11:30am

"Central Mitochondrial Dynamics and Metabolism" Sabrina Diano, PhD Richard Sackler Family Professor Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Neuroscience and Comparative Medicine Director, Reproductive Neurosciences Group Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT co-sponsored by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute

Boulware Executive Team Meeting

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12:00pm to 12:50pm

McCowen Grand Rounds

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12:00pm to 12:50pm

Hardin Open Workshops - Data Management

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The purpose of this workshop is to explain research data management and its importance, help identify some common data management issues, and learn about best practices and resources that are available to assist researchers.

Biochemistry Workshop: Ryan Mahling

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Disease-Causing Mutations in Calmodulin Alter the Linkage Between Binding Sodium Channel (Nav) IQ Motifs and Calcium" Ryan Mahling Grad Student Shea Lab Department of Biochemistry University of Iowa

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Philip Pellett

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

"Virus-host interactions: remodeling of secretory and endosomal systems by human cytomegalovirus" Presented by Philip Pellett, PhD Professor & Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Wayne State University School of Medicine Hosted by Richard Roller, PhD

K Club

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 3:30pm to 4:30pm

The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science is sponsoring a new K Club. The intent of the club is to provide support to junior faculty who aspire to become future K Scholars. Our goal is to help faculty submit successful career development award applications. The faculty leader of the group will be Dr. Sue O'Dorisio, professor of pediatrics, with frequent attendance by additional successful clinical and translational research faculty. Space will be limited. 

Foundations/MOHD I Tutor Group

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 4:00pm to 5:50pm

Foundations/MOHD I Tutor Group

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 4:00pm to 6:50pm

CANCELLED -- CCOM Wall of Scholarship Celebration

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

The college’s Wall of Scholarship was established to highlight biomedical research by acknowledging a distinct group of current UI Carver College of Medicine faculty members whose published research articles have made a significant impact on a particular field of science or medicine....

Anatomy Tutor Group

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 5:00pm to 6:50pm

Anatomy Tutor Group

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 5:00pm to 6:50pm

Anatomy Tutor Group

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 5:30pm to 6:50pm

Medical Students for Choice Workshop

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:20pm

Step 1 Tutor Group

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 6:00pm to 7:50pm

Foundations/MOHD I Tutor Group

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 6:00pm to 7:50pm

Free Film Screening of "Thank You For Coming"

Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 6:00pm

The November DNA Interest Group meeting will be a free film screening of “Thank You For Coming,” a powerful documentary about friendship, genealogy, DNA, and the meaning of family in today’s changing world (the film is 85 minutes). After the screening, there will be a Q&A with the director, Sara Lamm, who will be participating via a videoconference.   Lamm discovered as an adult that she was conceived via a sperm donor. With h...

Psychiatry Interest Group

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 12:00pm to 12:50pm

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop - Ling Yang

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The Impact of Organelle Stress Response on Maintaining Metabolic Homeostasis Presented by: Ling Yang, PhD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Assistant Professor Fraternal Order of the Eagles Diabetes Research Center Anatomy and Cell Biology University of Iowa

Emily Sanderson of Global Access Project

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Emily Sanderson of Global Access Project will discuss advocacy and activism techniques for medical students, specifically regarding Iowa's Student Global AIDS Campaign efforts. Food will be provided. 

Hardin Open Workshops - Endnote Collaboration

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

For those already using Endnote, this class teaches you to maximize the tool. You’ll learn about the Endnote options for sharing so that you can collaborate effectively. From exporting and importing to syncing and sharing, this class will help you manage your information seamlessly on the desktop, on the web, and on mobile device.

Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 1:00pm

Anatomy & Cell Biology Wednesday Seminar Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Speakers Andrea Hallberg, Graduate Student, Rob Cornell Lab, presenting "Tfap2a in the neural crest gene regulatory network” & Weam Shahin, Postdoctoral Student, John Engelhardt Lab, presenting "Identifying Lef1 Targets Required For Airway Regeneration."  

Hubbard Scholars

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 6:30pm to 7:30pm

What is the Hubbard Scholars? As a group of men affiliated with the University of Iowa as students, staff, and faculty, we seek to follow the legacy of Phillip G. Hubbard, the first tenured African American professor at the University of Iowa. In case you are unfamiliar with who we are and what we do, our goal is to offer programming, events, and services that meet three important objectives: 1) To foster a more inclusive community of learning and support for Black men, 2) To provide...

Step 1 Tutor Group

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 7:00pm to 7:50pm

Step 1 Tutor Group

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 7:00pm to 8:50pm

Foundations Tutor Group

Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 7:00pm to 8:50pm

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Julien Sebag

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 9:30am to 10:30am

Identification of endogenous and pharmacologic regulator of energy and glucose homeostasis Presented by: Julien Sebag, PhD Assistant Professor Fraternal Order of the Eagles Diabetes Research Center Molecular Physiology and Biophysics University of Iowa

Hardin Open Workshops - ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor ID

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 10:00am to 11:00am

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.

Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. A. Joshua Wand

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 10:30am to 11:30am

"The dark energy of proteins comes to light: Entropy in molecular recognition by proteins" Dr. A. Joshua Wand Benjamin Rush Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Host: Dr. Ernesto Fuentes

Workshop: Managing Multiple Priorities at Work

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 11:30am to 1:00pm

Managing Multiple Priorities at Work...

Almuerzo (‘Brown Bag’) y conversación en español

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Almuerzo (‘Brown Bag’) y conversación en español ¿A usted le gusta hablar en su primer idioma? ¿Desea practicar su español (de principiante a nivel avanzado) en una atmósfera informal y agradable? ¡Entonces le invitamos cordialmente a que traiga su almuerzo para Almuerzo y Conversación en español a la Biblioteca Hardin! ...

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

MCLENNAN LECTURE: Bench to Bedside - The Successful Translation of Cystic Fibrosis into Life-Changing Therapies by Bonnie W. Ramsey, MD

Pharmacology Graduate Student Workshop - Jianing Song

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Mutations of an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Adaptor Protein that Cause X-linked Intellectual Disability" Presented by Jianing Song Graduate Student in Dr. Stefan Strack's lab

Internal Medicine Fellows Core Conference

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Quality Improvement/Patient Safety

Hardin Open Workshops - Systematic Reviews, Part 2: Literature Searching

Thursday, November 29, 2018, 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....