May Events
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)
Monday, May 1, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
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.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Mortezaali Razzaghi, PhD
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Cryo-EM Structural Studies of the RAD52 DNA Repair Protein" Mortezaali Razzaghi, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PI: Maria Spies, PhD
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Sabrina Tan, MD
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom link. Inflammatory Neuropathogenesis in Acute SIV Infection Sabrina Tan, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Iowa
Mini Medical School Series - Neurodegeneration: The Quest to Save the Aging Brain
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease will affect millions of Americans in the coming years as people live longer and our population ages. With limited treatments and no cure for these diseases, there is a pressing need for progress. Join physicians and scientists from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases who are exploring the causes of neurodegeneration and using that basic science and clinical...
Pain Research Program Workshop - Angela Smith
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 9:00am to 10:00am
"Exploring the Role of Descending Dopaminergic Pain Modulation in the Transition to Chronic Pain" Presented by Angela Smith Graduate student in Dr. Kathleen Sluka's lab
Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
ACB seminar series is hosting Marcos Simoes-Costa from Harvard Medicine School and his presentation of "Genomic Regulatory Systems in Neural Crest Development" Tim Nguyen is Dr. Simoes-Costa's host.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Defense Seminar: Emily Lavering
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 11:30am to 12:30pm
Examining membraneless compartmentalization in the nucleolus Emily Lavering, PhD Candidate Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mentor: Dr. Daniel Weeks
Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, Pathology and Immunology Washington University School of Medicine Sponsor: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Immunology Host: Lilliana Radoshevich, PhD
Hardin Open Workshops: NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans (Zoom)
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
NIH will begin requiring a Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) on all NIH funding proposals starting Jan. 23, 2023. This session will help you create a useful and well-written plan that meets the requirements and can be put into practice in your project. We’ll dig into each section of a plan, including: describing the types of data for your proposed project; standards for data and metadata; selecting a repository; addressing preservation and access requirements; and considerations for...
John Martin Rare Book Room Open House
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Join us on May 3, 2023, from 3 to 7 p.m. for the annual John Martin Rare Book Room Open House with featured speaker Greta Nettleton. The open house will run from 3 to 6 p.m. and highlight historical works on women’s health and those by or about women practitioners, including new acquisitions....
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Yuxi Li and Nathan Mohar
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Identification of hypothalamic regulators of thermogenic fat" Presented by Yuxi Li Graduate student in Dr. Jon Resch's lab "Screening a chemical library for rescue of a lethal phenotype in Drosophila models of LMNA-associated muscular dystrophy" Presented by Nathan Mohar Graduate student in Dr. Lori Wallrath's lab
Microbiology and Immunology Honors Symposium
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology cordially invites you to celebrate the achievements of hard-working Seniors graduating with Honors in Microbiology and Immunology Zoom Details: kerry-jones@uiowa.edu
INI Seminar: Elizabeth McCone Byrnes, PhD
Friday, May 5, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
“Passing it on: Inter- and Transgenerational Effects of Adolescent Opioid Exposure” Elizabeth McCone Byrnes, PhD, associate chair of biomedical sciences and professor of comparative pathobiology, Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Monday, May 8, 2023, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the third Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion! This is open to all—students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science (we have several male faculty in regular attendance and we appreciate the support!). Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.
FRRBP Journal Club. Presenter: Ali Razzaghi, PhD
Monday, May 8, 2023, 11:30am to 12:30pm
Ali Razzaghi, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow from Biochemistry presents: Excessive reactive oxygen species induce transcription-dependent replication stress.
ET I FRMI | Radiation Oncology Translational Research Meeting
Monday, May 8, 2023, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Lipoxygenases: Viable Targets for Therapeutics? Professor Theodore R. Holman, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
REDCap Basic Training
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project scratch and cover basic features such as:...
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (In-Person and Zoom)
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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....
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Madeline Shea, PhD
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Seeing is Deceiving: Calcium-Mediated Control of Protein-Protein Interactions" Madeline Shea, PhD Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
TriNetX Basic Training
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 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 can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research....
REDCap Intermediate Training
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:...
Anatomy and Cell Biology Department Seminar Series
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Anatomy and Cell Biology Department is hosting Dr. Mike Buszczak from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on May 10. Dr. Buszczak is presenting "Ribosome Biogenesis in Development and Disease." Join either in person at 1-561 BSB or on Zoom https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/97831345525.
REDCap Advanced Training
Thursday, May 11, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as:...
Carver College of Medicine Commencement Ceremony - Doctor of Medicine and Masters in Medical Education Degree Candidates
Friday, May 12, 2023, 6:30pm
Doctor of Medicine and Masters in Medical Education Degree Candidates....
Carver College of Medicine Associated Medical Sciences Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 2:00pm
Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required....
REDCap Surveys Training
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:...
REDCap Data Quality Training
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss ways to manage and view data such as:...
Anatomy and Cell Biology Department Seminar Series
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar Series hosting Patil Sidramagowda and Juan Rodriguez. Patil presenting "Role of Lysosomal Enzyme GILT in White Adipose Tissue on Obesity-associated metabolic Homeostasis." Juan presenting "The Impact of Nitrosative Stress on Hepatic Insulin Clearance in the Context of Obesity."
Health Sciences are TEE-riffic
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Calling alumni, friends, and families from the University of Iowa Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, and Nursing for simulated golf, pizza, snacks, beverages, and Iowa swag!...
REDCap Data Handling Training
Thursday, May 18, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the sixth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we won’t use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as:...
Workshop: Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Thursday, May 18, 2023, 11:30am to 1:00pm
Please join us for a staff workshop, “Caring for Self While Caring for Others: You’re Hardy and You Know It,” provided by Dr. Barry Schreier on Thursday, May 18 beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Radiation Oncology Conference Room....
Mekhla Singhania comprehensive exams
Thursday, May 18, 2023, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Comprehensive exam for Mekhla Singhania in part fulfillment of her doctorate in Free Radical and Radiation Biology.
Introduction to Linux (Using Argon)
Monday, May 22, 2023, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
"Intro to Linux (using Argon)" is a two-hour general purpose introductory session intended for anyone who plans to use the Linux environment for research. The following lessons are featured: ...
Hardin Open Workshops - John Martin Rare Book Room Resources
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Explore the John Martin Rare Book Room’s rich collection of rare and historical medical materials! This session will introduce you to the JMRBR collection—over 6,400 items which span the of breadth of Western medical scholarship. We will also discuss how to search for, request, and use items from the collection.
Python for Data Analysis: Machine Learning Using Scikit-Learn with Python workshop
Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
1. Overview...
Anatomy and Cell Biology Department Seminar Series
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Seminar Series hosting Uchechi Okoroafor presenting "Development of Novel Gene Therapy Approaches to Treat Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T)," and Sam Swearson presenting "Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)-Peptide Nanoparticle Gene Delivery Systems" on May 24, 2023.
Decolonising Drugs / Histories? On Encountering the Addict and the Unspeakable Girl in South Africa’s Colonial Archive
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
How can we think about decolonizing drugs histories, and of what relevance is such a project for reimagining current approaches to drug policy and to treatment of people who use? I open these questions through a methodological thought experiment, using Giorgio Agamben’s elaboration of the concept of "unspeakability" in a search for ways to apprehend the form-of-life of a specific historical subject. That subject is a woman who called herself Daisy Harris (1884-1911), who first appears in the...
TriNetX Basic Training
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 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 can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research....
Python for Data Analysis: Machine Learning Using Scikit-Learn with Python workshop
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
1. Overview...
Introduction to High Performance Computing (Using Argon)
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
The University of Iowa provides a High Performance Computing (HPC) environment with the Argon cluster. This HPC system is dedicated to open science and features 612 compute nodes with ~17800 processing cores and more than 300 graphics processing units (including GPUs and nodes that were purchased by investors)....
Microbiology Thesis Seminar - Yifeng Zhang
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 1:00pm
Microbiology Thesis Seminar PhD candidate – Yifeng Zhang on 5/25 at 1 p.m. in MERF 2117 "The ISG15 antimicrobial chronicle: a fable narrated by Listeria monocytogenes." Zoom details: cynthia-hernandez@uiowa.edu
Skills for Educators Workshop: Teaching Clinical Reasoning
Friday, May 26, 2023, 8:30am to 11:30am
This session will focus on strategies and tools for assessing and teaching learners clinical/diagnostic reasoning. Objectives: Describe how clinical reasoning evolves and the model of "Dual Process Reasoning" Analyze and assess diagnostic reasoning of learners Give specific feedback to improve diagnostic reasoning of learners