July Events
Hardin Open Workshops - Conducting a Health Sciences Literature Review Zoom
Tuesday, July 5, 2022, 11:00am to 12:00pm
The session will offer a framework for conducting a quality health sciences literature review for scholarly projects or publication. Learn tips about how to identify sources, use appropriate search techniques, organize results, and synthesize the body of literature to successfully prepare a review. Key differences in search methodology for reviews in the health sciences will be described, with examples provided. Although introductory material regarding systematic and scoping reviews will be...
Topics in Human Genetics - 2022 Massive Open Online Course
Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The objective of the course is to provide persons familiar with genetics a broad overview of gene identification, molecular genetics, complex disease, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and the role of personalized genomic medicine in medical care in the 21st century. Each session will include a 45-minute lecture and 15 minutes for discussion and questions. ...
Microbiology PhD Thesis Seminar - Shaowen White
Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
MICROBIOLOGY PhD THESIS SEMINAR PhD candidate – Shaowen White “Herpes Simplex Virus Cytoplasmic Assembly Center and Possibility of Novel Therapeutics” Wednesday, July 6 - Noon MERF 2117 Urmila Sahai
Prairie Musings @ the Sciences Library
Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
All are invited to a panel discussion about our campus prairie, the Ashton Research Prairie, featuring: Mike Fallon, Earth and Environmental Sciences Instructor Andrew Forbes, Associate Professor of Biology Stratis Giannakouros, Director, Office of Sustainability and the Environment Light refreshments provided. Free & open to the public.
REDCap Overview
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am
Not sure what REDCap is? Want to find out if REDCap is suitable for your research project? The REDCap Overview session will cover the basics of REDCap’s functionality and capability. No previous experience is needed. We cover the basic capabilities and the latest software enhancements. NOTE: This is not a hands-on course. After this training you will have a basic understanding of REDCap’s capability.
Stoppelmoor Lecture
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Sex Differences in Stroke--From Prevention to Recovery Louise McCullough, MD, PhD Professor and Chair Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair UT Health Houston, McGovern Medical School
TriNetX Basic Training
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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 gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.
Hardin Open Workshops - Getting Started with Hardin Library Resources Zoom
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 7:00pm to 8:00pm
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. This course can be tailored to meet the needs of a particular group. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes. Virtual registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
REDCap Basic Hands On
Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 10:00am to 11:30am
This training is a basic overview of REDCap. We will go through the process of creating a REDCap project starting with instrument design, assigning users access to the project, repeating instruments, enabling surveys, project testing, and ending with production mode. After this training, you will have a baseline competency in REDCap.
Topics in Human Genetics - 2022 Massive Open Online Course
Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The objective of the course is to provide persons familiar with genetics a broad overview of gene identification, molecular genetics, complex disease, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and the role of personalized genomic medicine in medical care in the 21st century. Each session will include a 45-minute lecture and 15 minutes for discussion and questions. ...
REDCap Basic Demo
Thursday, July 14, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am
This training is a basic overview of REDCap that is hands-off/lecture. We will go through the process of creating a REDCap project starting with instrument design, assigning users access to the project, repeating instruments, enabling surveys, project testing, and ending with production mode. You will follow along with the instructor visually. After this training you will have a baseline competency in REDCap.
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolism Seminar: Bhagirath Chaurasia, PhD
Monday, July 18, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Bhagirath Chaurasia, PhD Assistant Professor Internal Medicine Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Title: Ceramide induced lipotoxicity in metabolic disease
REDCap Surveys
Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am
This training will cover REDCap surveys and logic. From enabling surveys to automatic survey invitations, we'll demonstrate the full survey functionality in REDCap. In addition, we'll cover hiding/showing fields with branching logic, calculating the difference between two dates with a calculated field, and other logical functions available in REDCap. After this training, you will have the ability to create and send surveys in a variety of ways as well as creating more complex projects using...
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed - Zoom
Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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.
REDCap Data Handling
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am
Data Handling covers the basic "must know" items for transforming your data using Excel and Sublime. Basic understanding of Excel is recommended prior to taking this course. Excel Topics Covered Bringing Data into Excel Making it easier to view & understand your data Categorizing raw data Creating a basic calculation Vlookup Totals Tables Pivot tables Sublime Topics Covered Finding data Editing multiple rows of data at once Cleaning Data
Topics in Human Genetics - 2022 Massive Open Online Course
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The objective of the course is to provide persons familiar with genetics a broad overview of gene identification, molecular genetics, complex disease, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and the role of personalized genomic medicine in medical care in the 21st century. Each session will include a 45-minute lecture and 15 minutes for discussion and questions. ...
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop Zoom
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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....
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolism Seminar: Yumi Imai, MD
Monday, July 25, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Yumi Imai, MD Professor Department of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology and Metabolism Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Title: A role of lipid droplets in health and function of pancreatic islets
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Brian McKay
Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 9:30am to 10:30am
Nature's Experiment: Decoding Pigmentation and Vision Presented by: Brian McKay, PhD Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Science Physiology University of Arizona
Hardin Open Workshops: Open Access: Policies, Publishers, and Predators Zoom
Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Open Access to scientific literature is one of the most hotly debated topics in scholarly publishing. This workshop will provide an overview of what scientists need to know when making their research open access. We will cover the basics of what we mean by open access, how open access relates to the NIH Public Access policy, open access journals in the biomedical sciences, predatory publishing scams, and best practices for evaluating your open access options....
Topics in Human Genetics - 2022 Massive Open Online Course
Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The objective of the course is to provide persons familiar with genetics a broad overview of gene identification, molecular genetics, complex disease, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics, and the role of personalized genomic medicine in medical care in the 21st century. Each session will include a 45-minute lecture and 15 minutes for discussion and questions. ...
TriNetX Basic Training
Thursday, July 28, 2022, 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 gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.