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Events for the week of February 2nd

  • Week of Sunday, February 2

How to Complete a HawkIRB New Project Application, Part 1

Monday, February 3, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:30pm

This is part one of a two-part training providing an overview of the HawkIRB New Project Application, including guidance to assist you in responding to many of the questions in the form. Additional trainings on modifications to IRB applications and external IRB applications are also available. See calendar for event dates and times....

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Christopher Adams, MD, PhD

Monday, February 3, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Christopher Adams, MD, PhD Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Chair Professor of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology and Metabolism Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics University of Iowa  Presentation: TBD

UIPDA Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Come to the monthly Postdoc Association meeting. We will be talking about upcoming events, seminars, and lunch will be provided!

Developing an NIH Biosketch

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Due to interest, additional workshop dates have been scheduled.  There are three session available:  February 4, February 19 and March 25, all are at 12:00pm in 2189 MERF. ...

Neurology Grand Rounds

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Sleep and Human Performance David P. Shaha, MD Chief of Sleep Medicine Womack Army Medical Center

Biochemistry Workshop

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Biochemistry Workshop: Dr. Jared McLendon

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Post transcriptional gene regulation in cardiac biology" Jared McLendon, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Internal Medicine Boudreau Lab 

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. John Harty, PhD

Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Immunity to Infection John Harty, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Pathology Mark Stinski Chair in Microbial Immunology University of Iowa Hosted by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology

REDCap Training

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 11:00am to 12:30pm

REDCap basic hands-on training 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.

Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar

Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar Speaker, Kaihua Liu, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology (Rutkowski Lab) will be presenting "Investigating the role of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) in cell fate regulation under ER Stress."

Hardin Open Workshops - ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor ID

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 10:00am to 11:00am

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.

HHMI Competition Information Session: HHMI New Investigators

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 10:00am to 11:00am

Presented by Dr. Dennis McKearin, PhD, Senior Scientific Officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Howard Hughes Medical Institute recently announced a competition for selecting new Investigators for support. Faculty interested in learning about eligibility criteria for the current, as well as future, competitions should plan to attend.  More information about eligibility criteria can be found online. 

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

2019-2020 Update in Internal Medicine by Justin Smock, MD, and Michael Klein, MD

Clinical Lecture Seires

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Topic Iowa Catalog and Research Tracker (I-CART) Walkthrough, Updates and Q&A Speakers Chris Ortman Kim Sprenger, RN Jackie Wangui-Verry, MSN, RN, MS-BC

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Mengya Wang & Chandra Maharjan

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Presented by Mengya Wang Graduate Student in Dr. Andy Russo's Lab Presented by Chandra Maharjan Graduate Student in Dr. Dawn Quelle's Lab

Internal Medicine Fellows' Interdisciplinary Core Conference

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Ethics Rounds by Lauris Kaldjian, MD, PhD

Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series: Dr. Dana Carroll

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

"Genome Editing: A view from the edge" Dr. Dana Carroll  Distinguished Professor Department of Biochemistry  University of Utah School of Medicine 

Distinguished Biomedical Scholar Lecture - Dana Carroll, PhD

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Dr. Dana Carroll will visit campus on February 6, 2020 to present a lecture on "Genome Editing: A View from the Edge" at 4:00pm in the Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110A MERF). Dr. Carroll is a Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah School of Medicine and a member of the Nuclear Control of Cell Growth and Differentiation Program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.     ...

HHMI Competition Information Session: New HHMI Support for Medically Trained Scientists

Thursday, February 6, 2020, 5:00pm to 6:00pm

Presented by Dr. Dennis McKearin, PhD, Senior Scientific Officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Soon to be announced, this program will select up to 10 scientists who have a medical degree (MD, DO, MD/PhD, or DO/PhD) from a US institution and who wish to commit themselves to a career in laboratory-based, basic science research.  Trainees in the MSTP as well as those in residencies or fellowships could be eligible for the award. More details will be available at the information session.  

Read on the Rug

Friday, February 7, 2020, 10:00am to 10:30am

Bring your toddler to enjoy a story and related activities at the Museum of Natural History! 30 minutes of guided learning (story, poems/songs, craft) that leads to free exploration of the museum is the perfect way to start a Friday with your littles. And all before naptime!...

M1/PA1 MOHD II Exam 2

Friday, February 7, 2020, 10:00am

Hacky Hour

Friday, February 7, 2020, 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Hacky Hour is an informal gathering of people to share knowledge and ask questions about their data and how to code analyses for their data.