December 2020

Boudreau Lab to improve mRNA measurement methods
December 14, 2020

November 2020

October 2020

UI cystic fibrosis researchers receive $11.5 million NIH grant to develop new therapies
October 26, 2020

Welsh nominated for Sanford Lorraine Cross Award for pioneering cystic fibrosis research
October 16, 2020

September 2020

Boudreau earns third active R01
September 15, 2020 - In less than two years, Dr. Ryan Boudreau has received a third NIH grant bringing the total awarded to just over $4.9M. These funds allow Dr. Boudreau to further investigate mitroregulin, a protein he and his research team discovered, and its role in the genetic and molecular underpinnings of heart failure.

August 2020

Infectious Diseases T32 grant renewed for 6th time
August 28, 2020

July 2020

Scherer to study, promote vaccine uptake
July 31, 2020 - On two consecutive days, Dr. Aaron Scherer received a K01 from the National Institute on Aging and a U01 to partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both grants will enable him to better understand what motivates individuals to choose to take vaccines. In the setting of our current pandemic, his discoveries may prove critical in the coming months.

Pereira investigates brown fat cell role in combating obesity
July 10, 2020

Sabharwal finds sexual differences in murine cardiomyopathies
May 6, 2020 - Dr. Rasna Sabharwal will investigate the central mechanisms and neural circuitry of emotional stress-mediated sudden death in dilated cardiomyopathy, which seems to affect male mice more consistently than female mice.

Cho focuses on keeping influenza immune response safe
April 30, 2020 - Dr. Josalyn Cho has received an NIH grant to investigate Tim3, an immune regulatory protein, and its impact on influenza infection in the lungs.

London leads team studying cancer treatment’s cardiac impact
April 28, 2020 - Dr. Barry London will lead a team of researchers examining the cardiac impact of radiation treatment for lung and esophageal cancers.

Kumar examines SUMOs’ role in endothelial dysfunction
April 21, 2020 - Continuing his work with the gene SUMO2 and the protein p66shc, Dr. Santosh Kumar will use his first R01 to further explore the correlation between “SUMOylation” andatherosclerotic development, as well as the mechanism behind SUMO2lyation’s effect on arterial oxidative stress.

UI professor studies muscular atrophy through biotechnology firm Emmyon
February 19, 2020 - Chris Adams, MD, PhD, and Scott Ebert, assistant research scientist, are researching how diabetes and obesity affect muscular atrophy and have removed a specific gene in mice to affect the disease.

Abel to lead one of four AHA research networks
December 16, 2019

Basic research and big data combine to identify potential new use for prostate drug in treating Parkinson’s disease
September 16, 2019 - A drug used to treat enlarged prostate may also be able to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Chauhan, Leira to lead stroke research site at Iowa
August 22, 2019 - Drs. Anil Chauhan and Enrique Leira will serve as co-PIs on a three-year, $1.1M grant from the NINDS to establish the University of Iowa as one of six locations conducting stroke prevention research under the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network grant.