Events for the week of August 16th
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Huxing Cui, PhD
Monday, August 17, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Huxing Cui, PhD Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Presentation: Staying awake for dinner: Is there a role for leptin?
Hardin Open Workshops - Twitter for Academics ZOOM
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Twitter is more than just a social media tool. It has developed into a vibrant real-time information network used by health care providers, scholars, and scientists. Come to this hands-on session to learn the basics of twitter, advanced techniques such as searching, and examples of its use in the Health Sciences. 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.
TriNetX Analytics Training
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
TriNetX analytics training TriNetX Analytics is a new functionality within the TriNetX toolset. You will be able to explore and compare cohorts, review cohort characteristics and compare outcomes of interest. We will demonstrate how to use these tools and give examples on best practices for when to use these different measures. After this training you will have a basic understanding of the Analytics toolset and how it can be applied to research questions for your studies.
UIRF Inventor Office Hours
Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Connect with UIRF if you have questions about intellectual property (IP) and commercialization....
REDCap Training
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Data handling 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
Virtual Biochemistry Workshop: Emily Lavering
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 3:53pm
Emily Lavering 5th Semester Seminar Biochemistry Graduate Student Mentor: Dr. Dan Weeks Please email abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link
Structural Biology Interest Group
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 9:00am to 10:00am
The Structural Biology Interest Group meetings are biweekly at 9:00am. Currently the group meets via Zoom. The faculty director of the group is Dr. Todd Washington. To join the mailing list or request the Zoom link, please contact Sonya Housholder in the CCOM Office of Research. "Progress, challenges, and opportunities in cryo-ET" Presented by Anthony Schuller, PhD, Helen Hay Whitney Fellow (Schwartz Lab), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs): Impact and Implications of Peptide Receptor Radio-nuclide Therapy by Thomas O'Dorisio, MD & 203Pb/212Pb theranostics for image-guided alpha-particle radionuclide therapy for NETs by Michael Schultz, MD
Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Retreat – Keynote Speaker: Lydia Finley, PhD
Friday, August 21, 2020, 10:00am to 11:00am
Lydia Finley, PhD Assistant Member Cell Biology Program Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Title: Metabolic Coordination of Cell Fate Decisions
Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Retreat – Keynote Speaker: Anthony Oro, MD, PhD
Friday, August 21, 2020, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Anthony Oro, MD, PhD Eugene and Gloria Bauer Professor of Dermatology Co-Director, Maternal and Child Health Research Institute Associate Director, Center for Definitive and Curative Medicine Stanford University Title: The Nuclear Option: New Mechanisms of Tumor Evolution and Drug Resistance
Annual *and first ever Virtual!* Biochemistry Retreat
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Dear Biochemistry faculty, staff and students: We are looking forward to virtually seeing you Saturday, August 22nd for the 11th Annual Scientific Biochemistry Retreat! The retreat will be hosted online. Details coming soon! More information to follow
Doc Dash 5K
Sunday, August 23, 2020, 9:00am