August Events

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 8/1/24

Thursday, August 1, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Toxicology Grand Rounds" by Joshua Trebach, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Yikang Rong

Monday, August 5, 2024, 1:30pm to 2:20pm

"A Tale of Two snRNAs" Yikang Rong, PhD Professor, Hengyang College of Medicine University of South China

Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)

Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

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....

Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting

Thursday, August 8, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

We have established a community of CCOM Informaticists who are applying these skills in their work at UIHC. You are invited to join us during our monthly seminar presentations. 

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 8/8/24

Thursday, August 8, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Abdominal Bloating, Gas, Probiotics and Brain Fog: The Gut-Brain Connection" by Satish Rao, MD, PhD, J. Harold Harrison Distinguished University Chair in Gastroenterology; Professor of Medicine & Director, Clinical Research Center, Augusta University

Applying to Genetic Counseling Graduate Programs Information Event

Friday, August 9, 2024, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

The Iowa Institute of Human Genetics (IIHG) is hosting an information event on Personalized Genomic Medicine: Applying to Genetic Counseling Graduate Programs. At this information session a panel of genetic counselors will speak about their personal experience applying to genetic counseling training programs as well as their daily activities and role in personalized genomic medicine. This opportunity is a great way for students to discuss firsthand the application process, job growth and ask...

ACRC Seminar Series

Friday, August 9, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am

This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as:...

Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)

Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 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.

Hardin Open Workshops: Conducting a Health Sciences Literature Review (In-Person and Zoom)

Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

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...

Internal Medicine Research Seminar

Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

"Reinventing Antibiogram" by Michihiko Goto, MD, MSCI, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and "Basolateral amygdala modulation of consummatory behaviors" by Kyle Flippo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism

TriNetX Basic Training

Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 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, August 14, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am

This is the second step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover basic and intermediate features such as:...

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 10:00am

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:...

Iowa Health Data Resource (IHDR) Summer and Fall Seminar Series

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Please join us throughout the summer and early fall for this exciting seminar series!  Each seminar will feature a different expert who will present on topics geared to enhance your understanding and accessibility of health science data.  Seminars will take place over Zoom 11 a.m.–noon CST.

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 8/15/24

Thursday, August 15, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Advances in CKD Care: Insights from the KDIGO 2024 CKD Guideline and VA/DoD CPG Management of CKD 2019" by Masaaki Yamada, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology

Microbiology Graduate Program - New Student Orientation

Monday, August 19, 2024, 9:00am to 11:30am

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as:...

Connecting Communities: Fall 2024 Welcome Back

Tuesday, August 20, 2024, 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The Graduate College is hosting the annual Connecting Communities Fall Welcome Social at Big Grove Brewery (1225 S. Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240) on Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. Join us for some speed friending and connecting with other new graduate and professional students and current students at Iowa. Food and nonalcoholic beverages will be provided.  If you have any questions, please reach out to grad-belonging@uiowa.edu.

REDCap MyCap Training

Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am

This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:...

REDCap Data Handling

Thursday, August 22, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am

This is the sixth and final 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:...

Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Thursday, August 22, 2024, 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.

Iowa Health Data Resource (IHDR) Summer and Fall Seminar Series

Thursday, August 22, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Please join us throughout the summer and early fall for this exciting seminar series!  Each seminar will feature a different expert who will present on topics geared to enhance your understanding and accessibility of health science data.  Seminars will take place over Zoom 11 a.m.–noon CST.

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 8/22/24

Thursday, August 22, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Toxicology Grand Rounds" by Joshua Radke, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Microbiology PhD Candidate Seminar - Shea Lowery

Monday, August 26, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Thomas Kehl-Fie, PhD

Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Thomas Kehl-Fie, PhD Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Emily Hemann, PhD

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Harnessing the innate-adaptive immune interface to limit respiratory virus infection Emily Hemann, PhD Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University  Co-Sponsored with the Center for Immunology and Immune-based Diseases

Undergraduate Microbiology Meet and Greet

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Join us for an exciting event where you can connect with microbiology undergraduates and graduate students! The Microbiology Undergraduate Student Association (MUSA) and department support staff will be present. Graduate students will share brief insights into their research. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with fellow students passionate about microbiology! 

Recovery Boys - Documentary

Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 7:00pm

In the heart of America’s opioid epidemic, four men attempt to reinvent their lives and mend broken relationships after years of drug abuse, in an intimate look at the strength, brotherhood, and courage that it takes to overcome addiction that lays bare the internal conflict of recovery. There will be a tribute to those we’ve lost before the viewing and panel discussion to follow....

TriNetX Basic Training

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 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....

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 10:30am to 11:20am

Canceled.

Iowa Health Data Resource (IHDR) Summer and Fall Seminar Series

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Please join us throughout the summer and early fall for this exciting seminar series!  Each seminar will feature a different expert who will present on topics geared to enhance your understanding and accessibility of health science data.  Seminars will take place over Zoom 11 a.m.–noon CST.

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 8/29/24

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"Demystifying Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" by Ibiyemi Oke, MBChB, Second Year Fellow, Rheumatology and Lindsay Moy, DO, Second Year Fellow, Rheumatology