November Events

TriNetX Analytics Training

Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

TriNetX analytics training TriNetX Analytics is a new functionality within the TriNetX toolset. You will be able to explore and compare cohorts, review cohort characteristics and compare outcomes of interest. We will demonstrate how to use these tools and give examples on best practices for when to use these different measures. After this training you will have a basic understanding of the Analytics toolset and how it can be applied to research questions for your studies.

Commitment to Internationalization Lecture Series: Andrew Gordon

Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 3:30pm

Andrew Gordon is the seventh speaker in the Commitment to Internationalization lecture series. His talk, "Advancing Equity & Inclusion Through Global Engagement," will be on November 17, 2020, at 3:30 p.m., via Zoom. This lecture continues the conversation about the UI's vision and strategic themes for campus internationalization....

UIRF Inventor Office Hours

Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Connect with UIRF if you have questions about intellectual property (IP) and commercialization....

Mapping Your Graduate Experience

Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Join the Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG) and Grad Success on Instagram Live @uigradcollege on Tuesday, Novmeber 17th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time. Mapping Your Graduate Experience Explore how to use an Individual Development Plan (IDP) to stay on track, communicate with your advisor, and understand your skills, interests, and values. Hosted by the GPSG Interprofessional Committee and the Graduate College. Facilitated by Grad Success. 

2020 M1/PA1 Clinical and Professional Skills I (CAPS I) Flexible Written Exam - 3rd Day of 4 Days

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Flexible Computerized Exam:  1.5-hour exam available 8:00 am November 16 through 5:00 pm November 19.  Students may select exam time based on room availability (posted to ICON). Hardin Library Information Commons East or West or L169 MERF (OSAC Computer Lab).st

2020 M1/PA1 Clinical Skills Exam - Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) - 3rd Day of 4 Days

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Students will be assigned times to take the clinical skills exam.  There will be slots on Monday, 11/16, Tuesday, 11/17, Wednesday, 11/18, and Thursday, 11/19.  The location of this exam will be in the MERF Clinical Suites.

Hardin Open Workshops - Embase ZOOM

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 10:00am to 11:00am

EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database containing bibliographic records with abstracts. Although there is overlap with records from PubMed, there are also many unique records. This hands-on session will show you how to conduct basic searches using EMBASE’s quick search box, how to conduct searches using EMTREE subject headings, and how to use subheadings for drug and disease topics....

REDCap Training

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 11:00am to 12:00pm

REDCap alerts and notifications training This course assumes participants have a basic understanding of building instruments and surveys in REDCap. In this course users will learn to construct and send customized email alerts to one or more recipients, in which the emails are triggered when a form/survey is completed and optionally based on conditional logic. After this course you will have a basic understanding of how to use Alerts and Notifications.

Biochemistry Thesis Defense Seminar: William Hacker

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 11:00am to 12:00pm

William Hacker PhD Candidate Department of Biochemistry Mentor: Dr. Adrian Elcock

M2/PA2 GEE Lunch #2

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 12:00pm to 12:50pm

Students will need to check their schedule to see if they are scheduled for this GEE lunch (not all students attend)

Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar Speaker, Nicola Allen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, will be presenting "Astrocyte regulation of neuronal synapses" Sam Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is Dr. Allen's faculty host.

UI Latinx Council Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Due to Covid-19, all of our meetings this fall will be virtual, and you will need to sign in with the SSO option when entering the zoom sessions....

2020 M1/PA1 Clinical and Professional Skills I (CAPS I) Flexible Written Exam - 4th Day of 4 Days

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Flexible Computerized Exam:  1.5-hour exam available 8:00 am November 16 through 5:00 pm November 19.  Students may select exam time based on room availability (posted to ICON). Hardin Library Information Commons East or West or L169 MERF (OSAC Computer Lab).

2020 M1/PA1 Clinical Skills Exam - Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) - 4th Day of 4 Days

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Students will be assigned times to take the clinical skills exam.  There will be slots on Monday, 11/16, Tuesday, 11/17, Wednesday, 11/18, and Thursday, 11/19.  The location of this exam will be in the MERF Clinical Suites.

Structural Biology Interest Group

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 9:00am to 10:00am

The Structural Biology Interest Group meetings are biweekly at 9:00am. Currently the group meets via Zoom.  The faculty director of the group is Dr. Todd Washington.  To join the mailing list or request the Zoom link, please contact Sonya Housholder in the CCOM Office of Research.  Title TBD Presenter: Amy Whitaker, PhD, Postdoc, Bret Freudenthal Lab, University of Kansas Medical Center

Hardin Open Workshops - Images in the Health Sciences ZOOM

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 10:00am to 11:00am

Using images can add interest to your assignments and presentations, but do you know where to find good images and how to ensure that you use those images ethically? This workshop will help you understand copyright, creative common licenses, and public domain. You will also learn where to search for stock and health sciences images and how to cite your images appropriately....

Virtual Graduate Student Panel Discussion Series

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 10:30am to 11:30am

November 5: "How to Find a Good Post-Doctoral Fellowship" November 12: "How to Write a Killer Fellowship Application" November 19: "What to Expect From the First Year of a Post-Doctoral Fellowship/Scientific Job" Please contact abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Colorectal cancer screening: a critical analysis by Richard Hoffman, MD, MPH

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Workshop - Priyanka Sandal and Mahesh Shetty

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Novel de novo Mutations in the PP2A Regulatory Subunit PPP2R2B Causing Neurodevelopmental Disorders" Presented by Priyanka Sandal, PhD Stefan Strack Lab "Role of the cAMP effector Protein POPDC1 in hippocampal synaptic plasticity" Presented by Mahesh Shetty, PhD Ted Abel Lab

Cell and Developmental Biology Thesis Seminar - Bertha Martin

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Cell and Developmental Biology Thesis Seminar Bertha Martin will be presenting "Defining the Pathophysiology of C3 Glomerulopathy - An Ultra-Rare  Complement-Mediated Renal Disease (Mentor: Richard J. Smith, M.D.)

Hardin Open Workshops - Scoping Reviews: Getting Started ZOOM

Thursday, November 19, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Scoping reviews generally aim to examine research activity, often to identify research gaps in the existing literature. These reviews, which are becoming more popular, may benefit from contributions of a medical librarian. This session will provide detail about scoping reviews, including examples of topics/questions best served by this type of review. Standards and criteria to consider with planning a scoping review will be shared. Additional topics will include determining where to search,...

M2/PA2 MOHD Keystone Exam

Friday, November 20, 2020, 10:30am to 12:20pm

UIRF Inventor Office Hours

Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Connect with UIRF if you have questions about intellectual property (IP) and commercialization....

Pharmacology PhD Dissertation Defense - Jianing Song

Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 9:30am to 10:30am

"Mutations and Substrates of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Adaptor Kelch-like 15 and Link to Neurodevelopmental Disorders" Presented by Jianing Song Graduate Student in Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab

Hardin Open Workshops - ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor ID - ZOOM

Monday, November 30, 2020, 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....

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Rajan Sah, MD, PhD

Monday, November 30, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Rajan Sah, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine - Cardiovascular Division  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis  Presentation: TBD