April Events
Embracing Self-Compassion: The Power of Being Kinder to Yourself with Kari Vogelgesang, PhD
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 7:00am to 8:00am
In this session, attendees will explore the transformative power of self-compassion and practical strategies for integrating it into daily life. Drawing on current research and real-life examples, this presentation will challenge the harmful perfectionism that often accompanies our work and personal lives, offering a refreshing perspective on how being kinder to ourselves can enhance our well-being and productivity. Participants will leave with actionable tools to practice self-compassion and...
REDCap Data Handling
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 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:...
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Sara Stahley
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public."Cadherin regulation of planar cell polarity in the mammalian epidermis"Sara Stahley, PhDAssistant Professor of Dermatology and of Cellular and Molecular PhysiologyPennsylvania State University Cancer InstituteFaculty Host: Kris DeMali, PhDStahley Lab | https://sites.psu.edu/stahleylab/
Molecular Medicine Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Kyleakin Helm-Kwasny
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 10:30am
Kyleakin Helm-Kwasny is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been in Dr. Al Klingelhutz's laboratory.If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support via Zoom. https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/98565731348?pwd=K8ijmlZva7eg7PK7XdcKNDb1VaZEH4.1Meeting ID: 985 6573 1348Passcode: 381766
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 4/17/2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"CPC: Proteus mirabilis bacteremia and urosepsis " by Natalie Ross, MD, Allen Choi, MD (Pathology), and Ilonka Molano, MD, MME
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Olivia Klein and Emma Luhmann
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Presented by Olivia Klein Graduate Student in the labs of Drs. Mark Schultz and Marco Hefti Presented by Emma Luhmann Graduate student in Dr. Kevin Campbell's lab
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine Investiture
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 3:00pm
Please join us as we celebrate a faculty appointment in the UI Carver College of Medicine:...
Molecular Medicine Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Kai Vorhies
Friday, April 18, 2025, 10:30am
Kai Vorhies is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Dr. Matt Potthoff's laboratory.If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support via Zoom.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://uiowa.zoom.us/j/92085651469Meeting ID: 920 8565 1469
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Maya Evans
Friday, April 18, 2025, 2:30pm
Maya Evans is PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. She is a part of Dr. Hanna Stevens's laboratory. If you cannot attend in person, please consider attending via zoom: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91541797824
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Elizabeth Wasmuth, PhD
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 9:30am to 10:30am
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Cecilia Flores, PhD
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Decoding the Impact of Experiences in Adolescence on Prefrontal Cortex Development"Presented by Cecilia Flores, PhDJames McGill Professor of PsychiatryAssociate Member, Dept of Neurology and NeurosurgeryPrincipal Investigator, Ludmer CentrePrincipal Investigator, McGill Douglas-Max Planck Institute of PsychiatryMcGill University
Microbiology PhD Thesis Seminar - Alix McCullough, PhD Candidate
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 10:30am to 11:30am
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Workshop: Dr. Miles Pufall
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Miles Pufall, PhDAssociate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyPufall Lab | https://pufall.lab.uiowa.edu/
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series - Allison Didychuk, PhD
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
ACB Seminar Series - Sudha Shenoy
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Sudha Shenoy, a Professor of Medicine and Cell Biology from the Duke University School of Medicine will present a seminar titled "Multifaceted Roles of USP20 in the Cardiovascular System."
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshops, Drew Kain and Angela Smith
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
TriNetX Basic Training
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 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. ...
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 4/24/2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Presenter: LL John H. Stone, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Jim Stolzenbach, PhD
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Biotechnology and Drug Development in Companies Big and Small"Presented by Jim Stolzenbach, PhDChief Develpment Officer, Nephraegis Therapeutics, IncPrincipal, Jim Stolzenbach Consulting, LLC
21st Annual Gene F. Lata Biochemistry Undergraduate Honors Symposium
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 1:00pm to 4:30pm
This symposium celebrates the research accomplishments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology undergraduates and provides graduating seniors an opportunity to present their research results.Presenters for 2025 include:Adam Benmoussa (Maria Spies Laboratory)Carter Salz (Ernesto Fuentes Laboratory)Ryan Nagel (Ron Weigel Laboratory)Paige Wiebke (Lori Wallrath Laboratory)Max Mercer (Brandon Davies Laboratory)Zachary Darr (Lori Wallrath Laboratory)Morgan Linahon (Hans-Joachim Lehmler Laboratory)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series - Daphne Avgousti, PhD
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
ACB Seminar Series - Mike Henne
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Mike Henne, an Associate Professor of Cell Biology from the UT Southwestern Medical Center will present a seminar titled, "Protein and Lipid Compartmentalization at the Sub-Organelle Lengthscale."
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Kara Davis
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public."Understanding Cellular Predictors of Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"Kara Davis, DOStanford UniversityFaculty Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Zimmerman, MDDavis Lab | https://kldavislab.org/
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (In Person and Zoom)
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 11:30am to 12:30pm
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: Advance registration is required to participate on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Abigail (Abby) Morrison and Julius Yevdash
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Presented by Abby Morrison Graduate Student in Dr. Kristina Thiel's lab Presented by Julius Yevdash Graduate student in the labs of Drs. Colin Kenny and Robert Weigel
Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)
Friday, May 2, 2025, 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.
2025 UI College of Pharmacy Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 8:00am to 1:00pm
The Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium celebrates the legacy of Zada Mary Cooper, a trailblazer in pharmacy education and leadership. A graduate of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 1897, Cooper dedicated her career to advancing the profession, serving as a faculty member for 45 years until her retirement in 1942.Cooper was regarded as an exceptional educator, guide, and innovator who inspired her students. She was one of the founders of the Women’s Section of the American...
Microbiology Undergraduate Student Association (MUSA) Meeting
Sunday, May 4, 2025, 4:00pm
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REDCap Basic Training
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 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:...
Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series - Andrew Bowman, DVM, PhD
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Faculty and Staff Awards
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 4:00pm to 6:30pm
The second university-wide Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 6, at 4:00 pm in Hancher Auditorium. The program will be followed by a reception in the Stanley Café, and both are open to the public. The Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony was created in 2023–24 to recognize our faculty and staff achievements in a coordinated way. It provides an opportunity for the entire university community to honor awardees in one large celebratory event. Last April’s event showcased...
Iowa City Mini Medical School - Collaboration is Power: The Future of Cancer Clinical Trials in Iowa
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 5:15pm to 7:30pm
Iowa has the second-highest and fastest-growing rate of cancer in the nation. What are cancer providers and experts doing to turn the tides? Join us for an interactive Mini Medical School Program to find out.Clinical trials offer hope to patients and families affected by cancer. By participating in trials, patients can access cutting-edge treatments that could be the future standard of care. But accessing these treatments requires doctors to work together with cancer researchers to identify...
ACB Seminar Series - Alan Saghatelian
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 9:30am to 10:30am
Dr. Alan Saghatelian, a Professor from the Salk Insitute for Biological Studies will present a seminar titled, "Searching the Dark Matter of the Proteome for Functional Proteins."
REDCap Intermediate Training
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 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, May 8, 2025, 10:00am to 11:00am
This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:...
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Douglas Kojetin
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public."TBA"Douglas Kojetin, PhDVanderbilt UniversityFaculty Host: Ernesto Fuentes, PhDKojetin Lab | https://www.kojetinlab.org/
Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 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 5/8/2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Thomas O’Dorisio Memorial Lecture - presented by Tobais Else, MD, University of Michigan
Honors in Microbiology and Immunology
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 2:00pm
Wide Lens: LISTENING
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 5:30pm
In a world full of noise, we often try to listen—to conversations with colleagues and family, to music in our headphones, to videos blasting from our smartphones. We hear all these things daily, but what does it mean to truly listen? In what sense do devices also listen to us? What is the role of silence in listening? How has listening changed over time? Can political tensions be solved through listening? How is listening both an art and a science?This Wide Lens event brings together...
27th Annual Optometric Conference
Friday, May 9, 2025, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Each Spring faculty at the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences present a full-day conference for optometric practitioners. This conference will provide the optometric practitioner with information that will assist him/her with diagnostic dilemmas and patient questions that are encountered daily. This activity will also provide information about current and expected diagnostic and treatment options for a variety of eye diseases. Finally, this activity will...
Hawk-IDDRC Seminar Series: Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD; Rush University Medical Center
Friday, May 9, 2025, 12:00pm
Please join us for the Hawk-IDDRC Seminar Series Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD; Rush University Medical Center Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Neurological Sciences, Anatomy and Cell Biology Director, RUSH Pediatric Neurosciences F.A.S.T. Center for Translational Research Friday, May 9, 2025, noon CST in the Pediatric Conference Center JCP2415 More information to come!
Women In Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour
Monday, May 12, 2025, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second 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.Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.
REDCap Advanced Training
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 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:...
TriNetX Basic Training
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 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 MyCap Training
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 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, May 15, 2025, 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:...
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 5/15/2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"New Frontiers in Pathogenesis and Therapy Target of Polycystic Kidney Disease" by Chou-Long Huang, MD
Skills for Educators Workshop: Teaching Clinical Reasoning
Friday, May 16, 2025, 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 Processing Reasoning." Analyze and assess diagnostic reasoning of learners. Give specific feedback to improve diagnostic reasoning of learners. Click here to register.
Carver College of Medicine Commencement Ceremony - Doctor of Medicine and Masters in Medical Education Degree Candidates
Friday, May 16, 2025, 6:30pm
Doctor of Medicine and Masters in Medical Education Degree Candidates. Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required.