Events for the week of October 17th
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism: Seung K. Kim, MD, PhD
Monday, October 18, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Seung K. Kim, MD, PhD Professor of Developmental Biology and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Endocrinology) and of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) Stanford University School of Medicine Title: New paradigms for pancreas developmental biology and genetics: implications for diabetes research
SNPhA Flu Shot Clinic - College of Medicine
Monday, October 18, 2021, 4:00pm
College of Pharmacy student members of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) will host a flu shot clinic at the College of Medicine. Clinic is from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar Series - Career Development Seminar - Antentor Hinton Jr., PhD
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Technostress, Awfulizing, and Finding your lane with social media in STEMM" Presented by Antentor Hinton Jr., PhD Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Vanderbilt University
Biochemistry Workshop: Lori Wallrath
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Hardin Open Workshops: Open Access: Policies, Publishers, and Predators
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Open Access to scientific literature is one of the most hotly debated topics in scholarly publishing. This workshop will provide an overview of what scientists need to know when making their research open access. We will cover the basics of what we mean by open access, how open access relates to the NIH Public Access policy, open access journals in the biomedical sciences, predatory publishing scams, and best practices for evaluating your open access options.
TriNetX Training
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 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.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) with questions. Covid-19: pathogenesis, prevention and treatment J. Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD Director, UNC International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science Oliver Smithies Investigator Professor, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology University of North Carolina School of Medicine
SNPhA Flu Shot Clinic - College of Medicine
Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 4:00pm
College of Pharmacy student members of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) will host a flu shot clinic at the College of Medicine. Clinic is from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Apollo Stacy, PhD
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) with questions. Role of poly-microbial interactions in shaping health and disease Apollo Stacy, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome
Chat From the Old Cap: Treating and Curing Epilepsy
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Join two experts from the University of Iowa’s industry leading epilepsy program as they discuss research that helps to understand the causes of epilepsy and leads to discoveries for improved treatments and, one day, a cure for this devastating disease....
Core Facilities Virtual Office Hours
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
NMR Facility - Dr. Liping Yu HTS Facility - Dr. Meng Wu Flow Cytometry - Dr. Heath Vignes Please contact sonya-housholder@uiowa.edu for the Zoom link.
Biochemistry Seminar- Dr. John Cooper
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am
Dr. John Cooper- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Washington. Seminar Titled "Regulation of Actin Capping Protein at Membranes"
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Human Trafficking - Our Role as Health Care Provides by Shannon Findlay, MD, MPH and Brittany McGraw, LISW, ACSW
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Thomas James, PhD and Uday Singh, PhD
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Impact of chronic ethanol exposure on respiratory function and peripheral 5-HT levels in mice" Presented by Thomas James, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's lab "Exploring the role of hypothalamic metabolic circuits in autonomic control of cardiovascular function" Presented by Uday Singh, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Huxing Cui's lab
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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.
Core Facilities Virtual Office Hours
Thursday, October 21, 2021, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Proteomics Facility - Dr. Marshall Pope Small Animal Imaging Core - Dr. Thad Wadas Please contact sonya-housholder@uiowa.edu for the Zoom link.
CCOM Pop Up IT Support Desk
Friday, October 22, 2021, 9:00am to 11:00am
The IT Pop Up Support Desk will resume starting July 2. We will setup each Friday from 9-11 on a specific floor in BSB (full schedule below), please feel free to stop by with questions or simply have a cup of coffee. If the below times don’t work for you, the Technology Assistance Center (TAC) is available M-F 9:00 – 4:00, and can assist with installation and troubleshooting of UI Health Care applications (Remote Access, email, etc) on phones, tablets, and laptops. ...
Core Facilities Virtual Office Hours
Friday, October 22, 2021, 9:00am to 10:00am
IIHG Bioinformatics - Michael Chimenti IIHG Genomics - Kevin Knudson Tissue Procurement Core - Kristen Coleman Scientific Editing & Research Communication Core - Christine Blaumueller Protein & Crystallography Facility - Nicholas Schnicker Genome Editing Core - William Paradee Viral Vector Core - William Paradee Please contact sonya-housholder@uiowa.edu for the Zoom link.