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February Events

  • February 2019

EP Case Conference

Friday, February 1, 2019, 7:00am to 8:00am

Endocrine Grand Rounds

Friday, February 1, 2019, 7:30am to 8:15am

Hem-Onc Fellows Core Lecture

Friday, February 1, 2019, 8:00am to 9:00am

Dr. Link “Low Grade Lymphomas”

Social Work CEU: Body Psychotherapy

Friday, February 1, 2019, 9:00am to 4:00pm

What is Body Psychotherapy?...

Infectious Diseases Faculty and Fellows Conference

Friday, February 1, 2019, 9:10am to 10:00am

“The Future of Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Prevention” by Dan Diekema, MD, MS

Read on the Rug

Friday, February 1, 2019, 10:00am to 10:30am

Bring your toddler to enjoy a story and related activities at the Museum of Natural History! Approximately 30 minutes of guided learning (story, poems/songs, craft) that leads to free exploration of the museum is the perfect way to start your Friday. And all before naptime! Read on the Rug is recommended for ages 2-4, and children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program....

American Medical Association at Iowa

Friday, February 1, 2019, 12:00pm to 12:50pm

AMWA Meeting

Friday, February 1, 2019, 12:00pm

Nephrology Fellow Lecture Series

Friday, February 1, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Renal Best Practices: Renal Cystic Disease by Prerna Kumar, MD

Interventional Cardiology, EP, and Acute Cardiac Care Journal Club

Friday, February 1, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Cancer Center Grand Rounds

Friday, February 1, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Pulmonary Research Conference

Friday, February 1, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

“TBA” by John Manak, PhD

Pharmacology Winter Gathering

Friday, February 1, 2019, 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Big Grove 1225 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City RSVP to Kate Bolton with number attending by Wednesday, January 23

Faculty Workshops for Success: Back-to-Back Sessions (Carver College of Medicine)

Saturday, February 2, 2019, 9:00am to 12:00pm

Attend all three sessions in one morning.   (for CCOM Faculty)...

Hem-Onc Fellows Patient Conference

Monday, February 4, 2019, 8:00am to 9:00am

Presenter: Nanmeng Yu, MD, PhD

AMWA Meeting

Monday, February 4, 2019, 12:00pm

Immunology Student Seminar

Monday, February 4, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Ebola Virus Infection of Dendritic Cells" Presented by Dana Bohan   "Determining the role of TRAF3 in the germinal center response to Plasmodium yoelii" Presented by Fionna Surette

Nephrology Hypertension Conference

Monday, February 4, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Platelet Effects of CRRT: A Potential Contributor to Morbidity and Mortality" by Benjamin Griffin, MD, University of Denver

Pulmonary Clinical Conference

Monday, February 4, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Presenters: Vikas Koppurapu, M.B., B.S. & Camilo Cano Portillo, M.C.

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Kaikobad Irani, MD

Monday, February 4, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Kaikobad Irani, MD Professor, Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine Professor of Radiation Oncology Presentation:  Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes 

Hardin Open Workshops - Emerging Options in Publishing

Monday, February 4, 2019, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

In this workshop, participants will gain an overview of the emerging landscape of alternative publishing. We will discuss advantages and disadvantages of publishing research on Web platforms that offer ‘pre-publishing,’ such as bioRxiv publishing research output other than articles, such as Figshare earning credit for peer reviews, such as Publons publish an article first and peer review afterward, such as F1000 and other novel ways and models to disseminate research output.

Endocrine Fellows' Curriculum Lecture Series

Monday, February 4, 2019, 2:30pm to 4:00pm

"Thyroid nuclear med therapy" by Yusef Menda

Endocrine Clinical Conference

Monday, February 4, 2019, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Presenter: Dr. Taiwo

Medical Surgical Pulmonary Conference/Lung Cancer Tumor Board

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 7:00am to 8:00am

Issues in Transplantation

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 8:00am to 9:00am

"Immunosuppression Tim in Therapeutic Range" by Laura Halder, Kent Becker & Sarah Minner

Hem-Onc Fellows Core Lecture

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 8:00am to 9:00am

Margarida Silverman, MD “BMT”

Gregory Tall Seminar

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 9:30am to 10:30am

Adhesion GPCR Mechanism, Drug Discovery, and Physiology Presented by: Gregory Tall, PhD Associate Professor Department of Pharmacology University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, MI

Pharmacology Seminar - Charles Brenner, Ph.D.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 10:30am to 11:30am

"Transgenerational Neurodevelopmental Benefits of Nicotinamide Riboside" Presented by Charles Brenner, Ph.D. Chair and DEO of Biochemistry Roy J. Carver Chair of Biochemistry Professor of Biochemistry and Internal Medicine The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA

Cardiology MRI/CT Conference

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Pulmonary Intro to Research Conference

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

“Viral Vectors” by Patrick Sinn, Ph.D.

Hardin Open Workshops - APA Style: Introduction to American Psychological Association Style

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) provides guidelines for formatting papers/manuscripts followed by nursing and most allied health sciences disciplines. In this hands on session, attendees will have the opportunity to learn basic rules of APA formatting as well as gain experience applying APA formatting to journal, book, and web references. Resources for future referral will also be provided.

Immunology Seminar - Robert Seder, MD

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

“Intravenous Vaccination as a Paradigm for Inducing Tissue Resident T Cells and Protection Against Malaria, TB and Tumors”   Robert Seder, M.D. Chief, Cellular Immunology Section National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Neuroscience Seminar: Ryan Kelley and Benjamin De Corte

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

"Human intracranial electrode recordings during speech: cortical and subcortical findings" by Ryan Kelley (Neurosurgery/Greenlee Lab) "A network-model of complex timing behavior in low-level circuits" by Benjamin De Corte (Psychological and Brain Sciences/Freeman Lab)

Upstream Clinic Volunteer Training

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 5:00pm to 6:50pm

North Star Financial Seminars

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 6:30pm to 7:20pm

Doc Dash Meeting

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 6:30pm to 7:20pm

Undergraduate Mentorship Program - Mentor Mixer

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 7:00pm to 7:50pm

Echo Conference

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 7:30am to 8:30am

Hem-Onc Fellows Meeting

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 8:00am to 9:00am

Organic Engagement: Planting the Seeds to Engage Iowa Veterans in Health Services Research

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Stakeholder engagement has gained traction in quality improvement and research circles in recent years, particularly in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development (VA HSR&D). In 2015, the Center for Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE), convened our first attempt to engage Veterans in the research process as collaborators rather than research subjects....

Sofiya Pisarenka Workshop

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 12:00pm to 12:30pm

MORL: Studying Complement Mediated Renal Diseases Presented by: Sofiya Pisarenka Graduate Student Laboratory of Dr. Richard Smith Molecular Medicine

Cardiology Core Curriculum Conference

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

“Anti-arrythmic medications” by Dr. johnston

Pulmonary Core Conference

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

“Silicosis/Coal Workers Lung” by Pat Hartley, MD

Biochemistry Thesis Seminar: Young Joo Sun

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

"Engineering PDZ domain specificity" Young Joo Sun Graduate Student Department of Biochemistry Mentor: Dr. Ernesto Fuentes

Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 1:00pm

Anatomy & Cell Biology Wednesday Seminar Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Speakers Anurag Kakkerla Balaraju, Graduate Student, Fang Lin Lab, presenting "Genetic regulation of gut endoderm morphogenesis” & Tanner Reeb, Graduate Student, Martine Dunnwald Lab, presenting "Characterizing the role of ARHGAP29 in keratinocyte biology."

Immunology Grand Rounds

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

"Wellness" by Katie Harris, MD

Safety in the Lab Seminar

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Please join the Environmental Health & Safety Office at a monthly seminar series focusing on safety in the lab. Seminars will be presented by Wendie Dockstader (EHS Biological Safety Specialist) on the first Wednesdays of the month....

Engaging Employees for Effective Performance

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

(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.

Rheumatology Conference

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

"GCA and PMR (diagnosis)/steroids" by Drs. Dolovcak and Bettendorf

Allergy Conference

Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 2:15pm to 3:30pm

Dr. Szalewski: Clinical Stumpers