Events for the week of February 6th
What Do We Mean by Research Now? — Collaborative Approaches to Understanding Memory and Minds
Monday, February 7, 2022, 11:00am to 12:00pm
How do scientists gather and sustain teams to understand infinitely complex mysteries—in this case, memory and the mind? And how are our departments, colleges, and disciplinary organizations adapting to the need for such deeply interdisciplinary teams? Join us on February 7, 2022, as a group of researchers from neuroscience, microbiology, and internal medicine share their process, challenges, and suggestions for the future of research....
Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and, Metabolism Seminar: Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD
Monday, February 7, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) The Robert C. Watzke, MD, Professor of Retina Research University of Iowa Title: Ethics First: Regulation and Reimbursement of Autonomous AI
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed ZOOM
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am
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 Class will be taught via Zoom. Advance registration is required. Registrants will be emailed the Zoom link 30 minutes before the class time.
REDCap Overview
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am
Not sure what REDCap is? Want to find out if REDCap is suitable for your research project? The REDCap Overview session will cover the basics of REDCap’s functionality and capability. No previous experience is needed. We cover the basic capabilities and the latest software enhancements. NOTE: This is not a hands-on course. After this training you will have a basic understanding of what REDCap’s capability.
Neuroscience and Pharmacology Faculty Candidate Seminar - Dr. Snehajyoti Chatterjee
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Long-term Memory: Insights into Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias" Presented by Snehajyoti Chatterjee, PhD Assistant Research Scientist Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa
Microbiology Graduate Program Recruitment Interviews - Feb 17-19
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 12:00pm
Microbiology Graduate Program Recruitment Interviews - Feb 17-19
Microbiology Graduate Program Recruitment Interviews - Feb 17-19
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 12:00pm
Microbiology Graduate Program Recruitment Interviews - Feb 17-19
Microbiology Graduate Program Recruitment Interviews - Feb 17-19
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 12:00pm
Microbiology Graduate Program Recruitment Interviews - Feb 17-19
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Workshop: Cade Rahlf
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Hardin Open Workshops - Embase ZOOM
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database containing bibliographic records with abstracts. Although there is overlap with records from PubMed, there are also many unique records. This hands-on session will show you how to conduct basic searches using EMBASE’s quick search box, how to conduct searches using EMTREE subject headings, and how to use subheadings for drug and disease topics....
TriNetX Basic Training
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 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 gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies.
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Jeanne Salje, PhD
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) with questions. The intracellular lifecycle of the obligate intracellular bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi Jeanne Salje, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Rutgers University
REDCap Basic Hands On
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 10:00am to 11:30am
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 and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
“UPR-induced hepatocyte dedifferentiation: protecting the organelle at the expense of the organ and organism?” Anit Shah, Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student (Thomas Rutkowski Lab) “CHOP in ER stress adaptation: what does not kill you makes you stronger” Kaihua Liu, Human Toxicology Interdisciplinary Graduate Student (Thomas Rutkowski Lab)
The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Professor Leonard Cassuto, author of The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It and How We Can Fix It (2015) and co-author of The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education (2020) will give a talk on the current state and future of graduate education at the Directors of Graduate Studies meeting from 3:30-5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9th....
Structural Biology Interest Group with Dr. Sandipan Chowdhury
Thursday, February 10, 2022, 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. "Architecture and structural mechanisms of a voltage and cyclic nucleotide dependent membrane transporter" Presentation by Dr. Sandipan Chowdhury, Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
REDCap Basic Demo
Thursday, February 10, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am
This training is a basic overview of REDCap that is hands-off/lecture. 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. You will follow along with the instructor visually. After this training you will have a baseline competency in REDCap.
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, February 10, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
CPC: MPNST in NF1 - A Rare Cancer with Brain Metastasis by Joshua Denk, MD, Eyas Alzayadneh, MD & Varun Monga, MD
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Yue (Alvin) Deng and Alex Keyes
Thursday, February 10, 2022, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"PVN RGS2 is Required for Maintaining Body Energy Homeostasis" Presented by Yue (Alvin) Deng Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Huxing Cui's lab "Role of C5a/C5aR1 Signaling in the Spinal Processing of Pain" Presented by Alex Keyes Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's lab