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Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust gives $45 million in support of Iowa Neuroscience Institute

The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has committed a transformational $45 million grant to the University of Iowa that allowed for the creation of a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary neuroscience center within the Carver College of Medicine. Led by Ted Abel, PhD, the Iowa Neuroscience Institute conducts research to find the causes of — and preventions, treatments, and cures for — the many diseases that affect the brain and nervous system.

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‘A stronger sense of community’: new UI Center seeks to bridge gaps for Iowans with intellectual and developmental disabilities
INI Awards Kwak-Ferguson Fellowship to Neuroscience Graduate Student Ryan Betters
Damage to white matter is linked to worse cognitive outcomes after brain injury
Lithium treatment rescues fear memory deficit in mouse model of intellectual disability
INI names 3 undergraduate Summer Scholars

Events

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Lois Mulligan, PhD

Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am

  Presented by Lois Mulligan, PhD Principal Investigator Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine Division of Cancer Biology and Genetics Cancer Research Institute Queen's University Kingston, Ontario

INI Seminar: Michael Burton, PhD

Friday, November 5, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Title TBD Michael Burton, PhD Assistant Professor, Behavioral and Brain Sciences University of Texas-Dallas

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Robert Messing, PhD

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am

  Presented by Robert Messing, PhD Director Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research Professor Department of Neurology University of Texas - Austin Austin, TX

Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar Series

Friday, November 19, 2021, 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...

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD

Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 10:30am to 11:30am

  Presented by J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD Distinguished Professor and Chair Department of Pharmacology Associate Director of Basic Science Moores Cancer Center Univeristy of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA