Logo for University of Iowa Health Care This logo represents the University of Iowa Health Care

Events for the week of February 21st

  • Week of Sunday, February 21

Neuroscience and Pharmacology Virtual Faculty Recruit

Monday, February 22, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"What are the biological effects of electromagnetic fields?" Presented by Calvin Carter, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar Department of Pediatrics University of Iowa

Neuroscience and Pharmacology Faculty Candidate Seminar - Dr. Calvin Carter

Monday, February 22, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

"What are the biological effects of electromagnetic fields?" Presented by Calvin Carter, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar Department of Pediatrics University of Iowa

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Karen Ashe, MD, PhD

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am

"Forgetful mice: what have they taught us about Alzheimer's disease?" Presented by Karen Ashe, MD, PhD Professor, Depts of Neurology and Neuroscience Founding Director, N. Bud Grossman Center for Memory Research and Care Edmund Wallace and Anne Marie Tulloch Chairs in Neurology and Neuroscience University of Minnesota

Microbiology and Immunology Zoom Seminar: Dr. Bin He, PhD

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom meeting link information.  Evolution of a Stress Response Transcription Factor in an Opportunistic Yeast Pathogen Bin He, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Iowa

Next Generation Sequencing Interest Group

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Genomic Analysis of Chronic Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Cystic Fibrosis...

Latinx Council Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Due to Covid-19, all of our meetings will be virtual until further notice. You will find we are still a great community. We have both official meeting times and more casual lunch and connects, please join us!...

Templated Drawings: Bob Ross in your Classroom (CIRTL Back to Class Series)

Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 12:00pm

Join us on Wednesday, 2/24 at 12pm for Templated Drawings: Bob Ross in your Classroom (CIRTL Back to Class Series), facilitated by Dr. Darren Hoffmann, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology...

Anatomy & Cell Biology Seminar

Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar Sam Mellentine, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics (T. Tootle Lab) presenting "Defining the role of PGE2 in Drosophila border cell migration" / Anit Shah, Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Program (T. Rutkowski Lab) presenting "Protection of the liver from ER stress by suppression of the differentiation factor HNF4".

Structural Biology Interest Group

Thursday, February 25, 2021, 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.   

Virtual Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Cheryl Stucky

Thursday, February 25, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am

Virtual Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Cheryl Stucky Professor Director of Neuroscience Doctoral Program, Medical College of Wisconsin Host: Dr. Sheila Baker Contact abby-t-johnson@uiowa.edu for ZOOM link

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Thursday, February 25, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Do You Want to Breathe?  Don't Vape by Alejandro Comellas, MD and Meredith Frey, MD

Hardin Open Workshops - Finding the Right Journal for your Manuscript

Thursday, February 25, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

There are an overwhelming number of health sciences journals, but how do you know which ones are best to target for submitting your work? This session will provide a demonstration of tools to use to create a list of appropriate journals to consider. Resources to help you evaluate the quality of health sciences journals will be reviewed. Time for guided practice using the resources will also be provided.

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Graduate Student Workshop - Emily Lavering and Erica Gansemer

Thursday, February 25, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Conditions that Modulate Compartmentalization of Nucleolar Proteins" Presented by Emily Lavering Graduate Student in Dr. Dan Week's lab "Nutrient availability affects ER homeostasis through NADPH production" Presented by Erica Gansemer Graduate Student in Dr. Tom Rutkowski's lab

INI Seminar: Dr. Roy Ben-Shalom

Friday, February 26, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Title: TBD Roy Ben-Shalom, PhD Associate Specialist, Neurology UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences