Events for the week of October 15th
BMindful Holy Days: Birth of Bab (Bahá'í)
Monday, October 16, 2023
BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events....
Who You Are on a Team: How to Contribute in the Workplace in a Meaningful Way
Monday, October 16, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Learn more about working in interdisciplinary professional environments and industries. Discover your strengths and how each individual contributes to achieving a goal. Opportunities for gaining applicable, hands-on experience working in the industry sector will be discussed, with an emphasis on the annual Global Health Case Competition. Presented by Morgan Wolff from the Graduate Student Success Center....
BMindful Holy Days: Birth of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í)
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events....
REDCap Surveys Training
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:...
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar Series - Raajaram (Raaj) Gowrishankar, PhD
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 10:30am to 11:30am
"Dynamic endogenous opioid neuromodulation shapes goal-directed behavior" Presented by Raajaram (Raaj) Gowrishankar, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine University of Washington
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Hungoo Lee, Harvard Medical School
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:20pm
"Site Specific R-loops Induce CGG Repeat Contraction and Fragile X Gene Reactivation" Hungoo Lee, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Laboratory of Dr. Jeannie Lee Harvard Medical School https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/145909 Hosted by Dr. Lori Wallrath
Tree Talk, Tour, and Trivia Competition at the Sciences Library
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Join Arborist Andy Dahl for a tree talk and tour at the Sciences Library! This program will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. The tree talk will begin at 1 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Sciences Library. The walking tour of campus trees will begin after the talk. This program is free and open to the public. The Sciences Library is located at 120 Iowa Ave. ...
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Dr. Craig Forrest, PhD
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Contact Kerry Jones (kerry-jones@uiowa.edu) for more information. A risky game played by gammaherpesviruses to chronically infect B cells Craig Forrest, PhD Professor of Microbiology and Immunology University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Pain Research Program Presentation - Adam Janowski
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 9:00am to 10:00am
"Stats Integration II: ANOVA vs Regression, main effects, and interactions" Presented by Adam Janowski Graduate student in Dr. Kathleen Sluka's lab
REDCap Data Quality Training
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss ways to manage and view data such as:...
ACB Seminar Series - Shawn Hingtgen
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Dr. Shawn Hingtgen from the University of North Carolina will present a seminar titled "Engineering Better Treatments for Cancer: Cell Therapies to Precision Oncology Platforms."
Stead Family Scholars Symposium
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 9:00am to 11:00am
The Stead Family Scholars Program supports early-career faculty members who are becoming internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields of research....
REDCap MyCap Training
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 10:00am to 11:30am
This is the seventh and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:...
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Zhao Wang, Baylor College of Medicine
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 10:30am to 11:20am
"Journey into Platelet Structure: Unraveling the Mysteries from Morphology to Molecular Level" Zhao Wang, PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Co-Director, Cryo-EM Core Baylor College of Medicine https://www.bcm.edu/research/faculty-labs/zhao-wang-lab https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/zhao-wang-32683 Hosted by Dr. Maria Spies
Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Cancan Lyu, PhD and Louis Kolling, PhD
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 12:30pm to 1:30pm
"Novel insight into the function and mechanisms of CTLH E3 ubiquitin ligase complex in breast cancer development" Presented by Cancan Lyu, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Songhai Chen's Lab "Spatial transcriptomics: A tool to identify candidate genes underlying 5HT dysfunction in early Alzheimer’s disease" Presented by Louis Kolling, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's Lab
Skills for Educators: Successful Simulation in Healthcare Education
Friday, October 20, 2023, 8:30am to 11:30am
Practical strategies for creating meaningful simulations with every level of learner.
Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar Series
Friday, October 20, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
The Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar Series highlights trainees and junior faculty from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in neuroscience. We meet virtually once each month — featuring one Big Ten institution — for presentations and discussion/networking. Seminars are scheduled for afternoons on the third Friday of each month. Zoom link is provided by the host institution. If not added in the event listing, please email iowa-neuroscience-institute@uiowa.edu the week of the seminar to...