Events for the week of May 1st
Anatomy & Cell Biology Awards Ceremony/Reception
Monday, May 2, 2022, 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Award Recipients...
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Workshop: Mortezaali Razzaghi
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Allison Willliams, PhD
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) with questions. Atomic-level probing of the peptidoglycan biosynthetic machinery identifies a central hub and exposes a bacterial Achilles' heel. Allison Williams, PhD Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology University of California, San Francisco
Application Deadline: Summer 2022 Humanities Without Walls Seed Grants
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 5:00pm
In collaboration with the Andrew W. Mellon-funded Humanities Without Walls (HWW) project led by the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Obermann Center is offering summer 2022 Seed Grants to support the development of applications for the final HWW Grand Research Challenge. The Obermann Seed Grants provide up to $10,000 for faculty-led teams to develop proposals this summer which they will then submit to HWW, for a grant of up to $150,000 for...
Pain Research Program Seminar - Anne Murphy, PhD
Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 9:00am to 10:00am
"Impact of Biological Sex and Age on Morphine Modulation of Pain" Presented by Anne Murphy, PhD Professor Director of Graduate Studies of the Neuroscience Institute Biology, Gerontology, Neuroscience, Psychology Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
Writing Together
Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Focused time to work on research writing in a supportive environment. Weekly tips for staying on track with your science-focused projects. Drop in on ZOOM, Wednesdays between 10 a.m. and noon — ZOOM link: https://bit.ly/Writing2gether
Anatomy and Cell Biology Departmental Seminar
Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
“Lipid quality control, lipid droplets, and ferroptosis” by James Olzmann, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology at University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Olzmann’s faculty host is Thomas Rutkowski, Ph.D.
Improv Theatre for Communication Skills Drop In Sessions
Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Do you want to feel more comfortable with public speaking, teaching, and presentations? Join other graduate students and postdocs for improvisation drop-in sessions where we will use improv theatre games to help you improve your confidence in public speaking, answering questions, and communicating your research to broad audiences. ...
Hardin Open Workshops - Images in the Health Sciences ZOOM
Thursday, May 5, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00pm
Using images can add interest to your assignments and presentations, but do you know where to find good images and how to ensure that you use those images ethically? This workshop will help you understand copyright, creative common licenses, and public domain. You will also learn where to search for stock and health sciences images and how to cite your images appropriately....
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Thursday, May 5, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Clinicopathological Case: How multiple sclerosis contributed to a case of hemorrhagic and septic shock by John Kamholz, MD, PhD, Taylor Cox, MD, and Audai Alrwashdeh, MBBS
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Iltan Aklan and Tam Nguyen
Thursday, May 5, 2022, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Serotonergic Forebrain Pathways Mediating Anorexia" Presented by Iltan Aklan Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Deniz Atasoy's lab "Investigating the Role of Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (MCU) in Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis" Presented by Tam Nguyen Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's lab
Iowa Medtech Innovation Symposium
Friday, May 6, 2022, 1:30pm to 4:00pm
The office of the chief innovation officer and Department of Neurosurgery are hosting a Medtech Innovation Symposium on May 6 featuring innovators with ties to Iowa who stand out in their fields and have made significant impact on patient care. Keynote speakers include Art Krieg, MD from Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Chris Caldarone, MD from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, and Leslie Williams, MBA from hC Bioscience, each presenting their involvement in bringing novel...
UI College of Pharmacy Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium
Saturday, May 7, 2022, 7:30am to 1:00pm
The Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium honors a true pioneer -- Zada Mary Cooper. Cooper was considered a master teacher, mentor, and innovator who was inspirational to her students. She advocated for women in pharmacy, patients, and to strengthen standards in pharmacy education and the profession. She is the first-known female pharmacy faculty member in the country and is hailed as the “Grand and Glorious Lady of Pharmacy.”...