November 32, 2023 - Santosh Kumar, PhD, assistant professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, was awarded a two-year, $110,000 pilot grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) to research endothelial function in relation to the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.
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November 21, 2023 - Keeli Frerichs was a star soccer player and avid exerciser until a heart condition sidelined her. The path back to an active lifestyle brought the St. Ambrose student to UI Hospitals & Clinics, home to one of the few experts in the nation who perform a new procedure to treat the condition.
September 13, 2023 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected the University of Iowa as one of four academic medical centers to represent the Midwest in the Heartland Consortium as part of their All of Us Research Program. Alejandro Comellas, MD and Heather Schacht Reisinger, PhD will lead the UI's participation.
August 10, 2023 - The Carver College of Medicine recognized Joseph Zabner, MD, with the 2023 Daryl and Nancy Granner Distinguished Mentor Award.
July 1, 2023 - Chad Grueter, PhD, associate professor of Internal Medicine, becomes Vice Chair for Research, effective July 1.
April 14, 2023 - Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, MD, assistant professor in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, received his first R01, a five-year, $3.6M award from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
February 2, 2023 - Jeydith Gutierrez, MD, MPH, clinical associate professor in General Internal Medicine, has accepted the position of Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for the department, effective immediately.
August 18, 2022 - Sabarish Ayyappan, MD, and Chandrikha Chandrasekharan, MBBS, both medical oncologists in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, have each taken on a leadership role in two of the multidisciplinary oncology groups (MOGs) within the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC).
July 27, 2022 - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has named Mohamad Mokadem, MD, associate professor in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) Medical Cannabidiol Board (MCB).
July 1, 2022 - Ethan Kuperman, MD, MSc, has been appointed associate chief quality officer for Adult Inpatient Services effective Friday, July 1.