Events for the week of October 6th

  • Week of Sunday, October 6

Microbiology Undergraduate Student Association (MUSA) Meeting

Sunday, October 6, 2024, 4:00pm

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Randy Stockbridge, PhD

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 9:30am to 10:30am

Dr. Randy Stockbridge, a Professor of Mollecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Biophysics at the University of Michigan will present a seminar titled, "Ancient stress responses in the modern world: how bacteria co-opt membrane exporters to deal with novel chemical threats." 

Hardin Open Workshops - Scopus & Web of Science (Zoom)

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am

Both databases are multidisciplinary and allow you to measure scholarly impact. This hands-on session will show you:...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop: Kris DeMali, PhD

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Presentation by: Kris DeMali, PhD Roy J. Carver Chair in Biochemistry Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Please note: Workshop presentation titles are not provided publicly in order to protect intellectual property. Please contact biochem@uiowa.edu if you would like more information.

Internal Medicine Research Seminar

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

"The Gut Microbiome Regulates Body Temperature in Sepsis and in Sepsis and Health" by Kale Bongers, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine and "TBA" by Qian Shi, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Endocrinology and Metabolism

TriNetX Basic Training

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 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 can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research....

Microbiology and Immunology Seminar: Hillel Haim, MD, PhD

Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

"HIV-1 escape from therapeutics in vivo: The roles of chance, selection pressures, and virus context." Hillel Haim, MD, PhD Assistant Research Professor, University of Iowa

ACB Seminar Series - Mason Sweat

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 9:30am to 10:30am

Dr. Mason Sweat, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Harvard University will present a seminar tilted "Mechanisms of Atrial Identity and Disease."

Read on the Rug

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 10:30am to 11:00am

Read on the Rug is back with monthly offerings!...

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Venkata (Shiva) Mandala, PhD

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Venkata (Shiva) Mandala, PhD, a Postdoctoral Fellow from Rockefeller University Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics will present a workshop titled "Molecular mechanisms of voltage sensing in potassium channels." 

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Leslie Leinwand

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 10:30am to 11:20am

This event is open to the public.  "Novel mechanisms of cardioprotection in pythons" Leslie Leinwand, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, BioFrontiers Institute Distinguished Professor Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology University of Colorado Boulder Leinwand Lab | University of Colorado Boulder

Iowa Health Data Resource (IHDR) Summer and Fall Seminar Series

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Please join us throughout the summer and early fall for this exciting seminar series!  Each seminar will feature a different expert who will present on topics geared to enhance your understanding and accessibility of health science data.  Seminars will take place over Zoom 11 a.m.–noon CST.

Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

We have established a community of CCOM Informaticists who are applying these skills in their work at UIHC. You are invited to join us during our monthly seminar presentations. 

Hardin Open Workshops: Conducting a Health Sciences Literature Review (In-Person and Zoom)

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The session will offer a framework for conducting a quality health sciences literature review for scholarly projects or publication. Learn tips about how to identify sources, use appropriate search techniques, organize results, and synthesize the body of literature to successfully prepare a review. Key differences in search methodology for reviews in the health sciences will be described, with examples provided. Although introductory material regarding systematic and scoping reviews will be...

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 10/10/2024

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

McLennan Lecture: "Bugs on the Move: How Lung Infections Respond to Restored Host Defenses in Cystic Fibrosis" by Pradeep Singh, MD, Professor of Microbiology and Medicine, UW Medicine Distinguished Chair, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Cancan Lyu, PhD and Bertha Martin, PhD

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

"Unveiling RACK1: A Key Regulator of the PI3K/AKT Pathway in Prostate Cancer Development" Presented by Cancan Lyu, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Songhai Chen's Lab "The Role of Caudal Raphe in in Thermoregulation" Presented by Bertha Martin, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Jon Resch's Lab

Hansen Leadership Award and Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Jim Yong Kim

Friday, October 11, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The University of Iowa College of Public Health has selected Jim Yong Kim, MD, PhD, partner and vice chairman at Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), as the 2024 recipient of the Richard and Barbara Hansen Leadership Award. Dr. Kim is former president of the World Bank Group and co-founder of Partners In Health. He will present "Reflections on 40 Years in Global Health: Faith in Things Unseen.” This lecture is free and open to the public.

Seminar Series Commemorating the Lasting Impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center

Friday, October 11, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Join us for our weekly professional seminar, commemorating the lasting impact of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center. ...

ACRC Seminar Series

Friday, October 11, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Biology Seminar: "Tough and sticky: Evolution of stress response and adhesin gene family in pathogenic yeasts"

Friday, October 11, 2024, 3:30pm

The Department of Biology's seminar speaker on Friday, Oct. 11, is from our own department, Assistant Professor Bin He, PhD. Dr. He's seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101) in Biology Building East (BBE). A reception with light refreshments will be held in the BBE lobby following the seminar.

Virtual Fair for Prospective Applicants: PhD Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Friday, October 11, 2024, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology PhD Program  Virtual Information Fair for prospective applicants Oct. 11, 4 p.m. (Central Time) https://bit.ly/3YdZOBA