March Events
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Faculty Candidate Seminar - Dr. Ashley Ingiosi
Monday, March 1, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"Defining a role for astrocytes in mammalian sleep and sleep regulation" Presented by Ashley Ingiosi, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences Washington State University Seattle, WA
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Lori Sussel, PhD
Monday, March 1, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Lori Sussel, PhD Professor of Pediatricts and Cell & Developmental Biology Director of Research, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Talk title: Novel layers of RNA regulation contribute to islet function
Dr. Robert Bullard: The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice
Monday, March 1, 2021, 7:00pm
Dr. Robert Bullard, the Father of Environmental Justice, will give a lecture and engage in a Q&A session....
Virtual Biochemistry Workshop
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
THIS WORKSHOP DATE HAS BEEN CANCELED
Hardin Open Workshops - Getting Started with Hardin Library Resources ZOOM
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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. Optional tour of library spaces after session. This course can be tailored to meet the needs of a particular group....
Microbiology and Immunology Zoom Seminar: Dr. Edward Campbell, PhD
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom meeting link information. Cytoplasmic trafficking and nuclear import of HIV-1: Simple models ruined by simple experiments Edward Campbell, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Pain Research Program Seminar - Igor Spigelman, PhD
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 9:00am to 10:00am
"Peripherally-restricted cannabinoids suppress neuropathy, cancer, and migraine pain symptoms" Presented by Igor Spigelman, PhD Professor, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology Chair, Section of Oral Biology School of Dentistry University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
I Taught It But Did They Learn It: Using Low Stakes Assessment (CIRTL Back to Class Series)
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 12:00pm
Join us on Wednesday, 3/3 at 12pm for I Taught It But Did They Learn It: Using Low Stakes Assessment (CIRTL Back to Class Series), facilitated by Dr. Katherine Beydler, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching...
Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar Sara Sebag, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist (L. Yang Lab) presenting "ADH5-mediated NO Bioactivity Maintains Metabolic Homeostasis in Brown Adipose Tissue" / Qingwen Qian, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist (L. Yang Lab) presenting "Impaired pituitary IRE1-sXBP1 pathway induces hepatic insulin resistance and obesity".
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed ZOOM
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
This hands on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account. PLEASE NOTE Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
Virtual Biochemistry Seminar: TBA
Thursday, March 4, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
Contact abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, March 4, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
From Illicit to Therapeutic; New Uses and Abuses of Psychoactive Molecules by Gerard Clancy, MD
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Graduate Student Workshop - Qierra Brockman and Joseph Lesnak
Thursday, March 4, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"The Functional Role of PRC2 loss in MPNST Metastasis" Presented by Qierra Brockman Graduate Student in Dr. Rebecca Dodd's lab "Animal Model of Resistance Training Protects Against Muscle Pain" Presented by Joseph Lesnak Graduate Student in Dr. Kathleen Sluka's lab
Diabetes Research Day Part One
Monday, March 8, 2021, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
2021 Diabetes Research Day 12-1PM: Presentations by the MN/IA cores 1-2PM: Keynote presentation by Daniel Drucker 2-4PM: Virtual poster session
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - William Marsiglia, PhD
Monday, March 8, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"Chemical and Spectroscopic Approaches to Dissect Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Biology and Pharmacology" Presented by William Marsiglia, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Oncological Sciences Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Learning Community Meetings
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Virtual Biochemistry Workshop: TBA
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Contact abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link
Microbiology and Immunology Zoom Pulvermacher Seminar: Dr. Deborah Hogan, PhD
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom meeting link information. Evolution in the CF lung: Intergenotype and interspecies interactions Deborah Hogan, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Creating an Engaging Synchronous Classroom with Zoom (CIRTL Back to Class Series)
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 12:00pm
Join us on Wednesday, 3/10 at 12pm for Creating an Engaging Synchronous Classroom with Zoom (CIRTL Back to Class Series), facilitated by Holly Soboroff, Instructional Technology Consultant, Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology....
Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar Guest speaker, Dr. Robert Grosse, Professor, Institute for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg, will be presenting "Regulation and Function of Actin Assembly in the Nucleus". Tina Tootle, Ph.D., Associate Professor, is Dr. Grosse's faculty host.
Hardin Open Workshops - Embase ZOOM
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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....
Fulbright National Representative Virtual Campus Visit
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Fulbright National Representative Virtual Campus Visit...
Structural Biology Interest Group
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 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. "ALiCE® - Simple reactions - Radical results" by Joanne Walter, LenioBio
Virtual Biochemistry Seminar: TBA
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
Contact abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link
Hardin Open Workshops - Images in the Health Sciences ZOOM
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 11:00am to 12:00pm
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....
UI Latinx Council Monthly "Meet & Eat"
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 11:30am to 1:00pm
Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend our monthly "meet & eat" events. This is a time to meet new people, find collaborators, and connect with other Latinx members across campus in a casual setting. Fix your lunch, sit back, and join us!*...
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
CPC: Acetaminophen Poisoning: More than NAC
Diabetes Research Day Part Two
Monday, March 15, 2021, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
2021 Diabetes Research Day 12-1PM: Presentations from T32 trainees 1-2PM: Keynote presentation by David Bernlohr 2-4pm: Second virtual poster session
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Erik Herzog, PhD
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Daily schedule: Circadian regulation in and by glia" Presented by Erik Herzog, PhD Professor Departments of Biology and Neuroscience Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO
Next Generation Sequencing Interest Group: Considerations for RNA-Seq and Multi-omics Experiments
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
At Illumina, we are dedicated to enhancing genomic research. This talk will be focused on an introduction to Illumina sequencing and a deep dive on RNA-Seq and ATAC-Seq. We will go over key considerations when designing these experiments and give an overview on how this data can be used.
Microbiology and Immunology Zoom Seminar: Dr. Tim Yahr, PhD
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom meeting link information. Translational control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system gene expression: a tough nut to crack Tim Yahr, PhD Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Iowa
Latinx Council Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Due to Covid-19, all of our meetings will be virtual until further notice. You will find we are still a great community. We have both official meeting times and more casual lunch and connects, please join us!...
WorldCanvass: COVID Care for Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
An expert panel of physicians, researchers, and advocates for Iowa’s most vulnerable populations will address public health and the pandemic, the needs of marginalized and vulnerable populations, and the challenge of vaccine hesitancy on the next WorldCanvass. The program, produced by UI International Programs and hosted by Joan Kjaer, begins at 5:30 p.m. on March 16. WorldCanvass is free and open to all....
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop ZOOM
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 10:00am to 11:00am
EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on and there will be time for questions at the end....
Promoting Student Discourse (CIRTL Back to Class Series)
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 12:00pm
Join us on Wednesday, 3/17 at 12pm for Promoting Student Discourse (CIRTL Back to Class Series), facilitated by Dr. Renee Cole, Professor, Department of Chemistry ...
Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar Guest speaker, Tshaka Cunningham, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, TruGenomix Inc., Rockville, MD, will be presenting "My Genomics Journey". Samuel Young, Ph.D., Associate Professor, is Dr. Cunningham's faculty host.
The Role of Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Achieving Health Equity
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Speaker: Tawara Goode, Assistant Professor & Director, Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities...
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Graduate Student Workshop - Valeria Cota and Moana Hala'ufia
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Dermal Organophosphate Pesticide exposure in Skin of Color" Presented by Valeria Cota Graduate Student in Dr. Nicole Brogden's lab "The role of Orai1 and AC8 in Triple Negative Breast Cancer" Presented by Moana Hala'ufia Graduate Student in Dr. David Roman's lab
Distinguished Biomedical Scholar Lecture - Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
“One brain, many genomes: somatic mutation and genomic diversity in the human brain from development to degeneration”...
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Elena H. Chartoff, PhD
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Opioid dependence: behavioral manifestations and underlying mechanisms of withdrawal" Presented by Elena Chartoff, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Director, Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior Laboratory McLean Hospital Boston, MA
Virtual Biochemistry Workshop: Chris Ball
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Chris Ball Biochemistry Graduate Student Dr. David Price Lab Contact abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link
Co-hosted by The Department Microbiology and Immunology Zoom Seminar: Dr. Stephen Waggoner, PhD
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom meeting link information. Mindless killers, Machiavellian schemers, or master factotums: Re-defining the roles of NK cells in immunity Stephen Waggoner, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Self-Care (CIRTL Back to Class Series)
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 12:00pm
Join us on Wednesday, 3/24 at 12pm for Self-Care (CIRTL Back to Class Series), facilitated by Erin Barnes, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation & Counselor Education in the University of Iowa College of Education....
Carl J. Gillies Visiting Professor Lectureship: Dr. David Larson
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lecture Title: "Transitioning from Radiology Peer Review to Peer Learning"...
Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 1:00pm to 1:30pm
Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar Mohammed Amin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Scholar (C. Yeaman Lab), presenting “The role of Ral-Exocyst complex in ciliogenesis of epithelial MDCK cells”.car
Structural Biology Interest Group
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 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. "GRB2 monomer:dimer equilibrium and implications for T cell function" by Aline Sandouk, CCOM Microbiology and Immunology (Houtman lab)
Virtual Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Sonja Schmid
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
Virtual Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Sonja Schmid Wageninegin University Netherlands Host: Dr. Maria Spies Contact abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link
Distinguished Biomedical Scholar Lecture - Pascale Cossart, PhD
Thursday, March 25, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Dr. Pascale Cossart will present a lecture on March 25 at 12:00pm. Dr. Cossart is the Secrétaire Perpétuel de l’Académie des Sciences and Emeritus Professor at the Pasteur Institute. Presentation details will be updated closer to the event date and may be held via Zoom instead of in-person. ...
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