Events for the week of February 26th
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Miles Pufall, PhD
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Glucocorticoid induction of cell death in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia" Miles Pufall, PhD Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Drew Kitchen, PhD
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for the Zoom link. Phylogenetic identification of pathogen origins across time and space Drew Kitchen, PhD Assistant Professor of Anthropology University of Iowa
Pain Research Program Workshop - Alex Keyes & Karley Monaghan
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 9:00am to 10:00am
"C5a/C5aR1 signaling in spinal mechanisms of neuropathic pain" Presented by Alex Keyes Graduate student in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's lab "Contribution of ASICs to Cardiac Remodeling and Dysautonomia Associated with Heart Failure" Presented by Karley Monaghan Graduate student in Dr. Chris Benson's lab
ACB Departmental Seminar Series
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Erik Quiroz presents "RBL2 represses Multicilin transcriptional activity to inhibit multicilingenesis"
Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 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. 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.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Michael Wolfe, PhD
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 10:30am to 11:30am
CANCELED: Will be rescheduled to a later date. Gamma-Secretase Function and Dysfunction in Familial Alzheimer's Disease Michael Wolfe, PhD Mathias P. Mertes Professor of Medicinal Chemistry University of Kansas School of Pharmacy https://medchem.ku.edu/research/michael-wolfe
Iowa Global Health Network Luncheon Spotlight
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 11:30am to 1:00pm
Join the Iowa Global Health Network (an International Programs affinity group) for their Luncheon Spotlight on Thursday, March 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1117 University Capitol Centre. During this lunch-hour discussion, three global health researchers from the University of Iowa will present their work and its relevance to the global sphere—as a small sampling of the expertise among UI faculty from across campus. ...
Reproductive Justice Across Literature, Law & Medicine: Our Bodies Ourselves Past, Present & Future
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Join us for a conversation between two University of Iowa students and three key figures of Our Bodies Ourselves, the legendary collective that published the groundbreaking text Our Bodies, Ourselves in 1969. This organization has continued to advocate for reproductive justice—developing powerful and inspiring models of health communication, medical education, legal advocacy and literary publishing on the body. Please register for the webinar-style conversation and Q&A, which will range...
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Rachel Crawford and Selvakumar Govindhasamy Pushpavathi, PhD
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Catecholamine metabolism and its effects on mitochondrial energetics in the heart" Presented by Rachel M. Crawford Graduate student in Dr. Ethan Anderson's lab "The effects of sleep deprivation on dorsal raphe neuropathology and serotonin function" Presented by Selvakumar Govindhasamy Pushpavathi, PhD Postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's lab
INI Seminar: Michael Burton, PhD
Friday, March 3, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
"The cell- and sex-specific role of TLR4 in mediating inflammatory pain" Michael Burton, PhD, Eugene McDermott Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, University of Texas--Dallas https://profiles.utdallas.edu/michael.burton