Every semester we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Seminars will be held via Zoom for the fall 2021 semester unless otherwise noted. If interested in more seminars at The University of Iowa, please visit the Carver College of Medicine's upcoming events.
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Fall 2021 - Spring 2022 Seminar Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Host |
Title |
| Tues. Aug 24 10:30 AM Zoom |
Rasna Sabharwal, MS, PhD, FAHA Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine University of Iowa |
Neural Control of Circulation: from Stress to Cardiomyopathy to Dementia | |
| Thurs. Aug 26 12:30 PM Zoom |
Calvin Carter, PhD Postdoctoral Research Scholar Department of Pediatrics University of Iowa |
Postdoctoral Seminar Series | Dive in and startup! |
| Thurs. Sept 2 12:30 PM Zoom |
Huxing Cui, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa |
Discrete Hypothalamic Metabolic Circuits in Cardiovascular Control and Beyond | |
| Tues. Sept 21 10:30 AM Zoom |
Anel Jaramillo, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
Postdoctoral Seminar Series | Exploration of parabrachial control of the extended amygdala during stress and alcohol abstinence |
| Thurs. Sept 30 11:30 AM Zoom |
Bryan Cox, PhD Chief of Research, TriSalus Life Sciences Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa |
Careers in Drug Development | When does the Pharmacologist use the Crystal Ball? |
| Tues. Oct 19 10:30 AM |
Antentor Hinton Jr., PhD Assistant Professor Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
Postdoctoral Seminar Series | Technostress, Awfulizing, and Finding your lane with social media in STEMM |
| Wed. Oct. 20 9:00 AM Zoom |
Rajesh Khanna, PhD Interim Director, Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center Professor of Anesthesiology, BIO5 Institute Neuroscience - GIDP and Pharmacology College of Medicine Tucson University of Arizona Health Sciences Tucson, AZ |
Pain Research Program Yuriy Usachev, PhD |
Selective targeting of NaV1.7 via inhibition of the CRMP2-Ubc9 interaction reduces pain in rodents |
| Tues. Oct 26 10:30 AM Zoom |
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, Canada |
Dawn Quelle, PhD | Regulating RET receptor functions in normal and cancer cells |
| Tues. Nov 9 10:30 AM Zoom |
Robert Messing, MD Director of the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research Professor Department of Neurology UT Austin Austin, TX |
Catherine Marcinkiewcz, PhD Co-sponsored by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute |
Targeted and Genomic Approaches in Drug Discovery for Alcohol Use Disorder |
| Tues. Nov 16 10:30 AM Zoom |
Amelia Douglass, PhD Research Fellow Department of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard University |
Postdoctoral Seminar Series | AgRP Neuron Control of the HPA Axis and Circadian Control of AgRP Neuron Activity |
| Thurs. Nov 18 4:00 PM |
Lin Tian, PhD Associate Professor Vice Chair of Research Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine School of Medicine University of California, Davis Davis, CA |
Distinguished BiomedicaDl Scholars Lecture Series / Michael J. Brody Lecturer |
Watching the Brain in Action: Creating Tools for Functional Analysis of Neural Circuitry |
| Tues. Nov 30 10:30 AM Zoom |
J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD Distinguished Professor and Chair Department of Pharmacology Associate Director pf Basic Science Moores Cancer Center UC San Diego La Jolla, CA |
Songhai Chen, MD, PhD |
Signaling Networks in Tumor Growth and Immune Evasion: New Multimodal Precision Therapies? |
| Wed. Dec 1 9:00 AM Zoom |
Rajesh Khanna, PhD |
Pain Research Program |
Selective targeting of NaV1.7 via inhibition of the CRMP2-Ubc9 interaction reduces pain in rodents |
| Thurs. Dec 16 12:30 PM Zoom |
Catherine Marcinkiewcz, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa Iowa City, IA |
A Serotonin-Dynorphin Circuit Modulates Social Behaviors during Alcohol Withdrawal |
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| Thurs. Jan 6 12:30 PM |
Deniz Atasoy, PhD |
Opioidergic Signaling in Hedonic and Homeostatic Regulation of Feeding |
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| Tues. Jan 18 10:30 AM Zoom |
Dario Alessi, PhD Professor of Signal Transduction and Director Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit School of Life Sciences University of Dundee Dundee Scotland |
Stefan Strack, PhD |
Understanding LRRK2 and Its Role in Parkinson’s Disease |
| Wed. Jan 26 9:00 AM |
Mark Bishop, PhD Associate Professor Dept of Physical Therapy University of Florida |
Pain Research Program Ruth Chimenti, PhD |
Do you really get what you expect? Context and Expectations in Basic and Clinical Pain Research |
| Tues. Feb 8 10:30 AM |
Paul M. Titchenell, PhD Assistant Professor of Physiology Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Smilow Center for Translational Research Philadelphia, PA |
Matthew Potthoff, PhD | Dr. Titchenell prefers to have an in person visit, therefore his visit has been cancelled. POSTPONED TO FY23 |
| Tues. Feb 15 10:30 AM |
Brielle Ferguson, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences Stanford University Stanford, CA |
Postdoctoral Seminar Series | Neurological Impairment in the Absence of Epilepsy |
| Wed. Feb 16 9:00 AM |
Yarimar Carrasquillo, PhD Investigator NIH/National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Bethesda, MD |
Pain Research Program |
Cellular and Circuit Mechanisms for Bidirectional Pain Modulation in the Amygdala |
| Tues. Feb 22 10:30 AM |
Annarita Di Lorenzo, PhD Associate Professor Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY |
Kamal Rahmouni, PhD |
Dr. Di Lorenzo prefers to have an in person visit, POSTPONED TO FY23 |
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Wed. |
Daniel Harper, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of Anesthesiology Emory University |
Pain Research Program |
Quantitative Sensory Testing in Warmth-Insensitive Fields: Eliminating Innocuous Signals and Bias |
| Tues. Mar 15 10:30 AM |
Stephen Zhang, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher (Andermann Lab) Department of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard University |
Postdoctoral Seminar Series | Dopaminergic control of mating drive over minutes and days |
| Tues. Mar 29 10:30 AM |
Cody A, Siciliano, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research Nashville, TN |
Postdoc, Kyle Flippo, PhD Co-sponsored by the Iowa Neuroscience Institute |
Circuit-based Activity Signatures of Maladaptive Decision-making |
| Thurs. Apr 7 11:00 AM |
Bryan Cox, PhD Dennis Erb, PhD |
Careers in Drug Development | From UIowa to Merck: Perspectives from a Career at the Top of Big Pharma |
| Tues. Apr 19 10:30 AM |
Matthew R. Hayes, PhD Associate Professor Nutritional Neuroscience Vice Chair, Basic & Translational Neuroscience Research – Department of Psychiatry Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
Deniz Atasoy, PhD |
Brainstem Cellular Substrates Mediating Incretin Signaling for Energy Balance Control |
| Tues. Apr 26 10:30 AM |
Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Translational Neuroscience Augusta University Augusta, GA |
Huxing Cui, PhD | Cellular Mechanisms of Chronic Stress-Induced Behavioral Deficits |
| Wed. May 4 9:00 AM |
Anne Murphy, PhD Professor Director of Graduate Studies of the Neuroscience Institute Biology, Gerontology, Neuroscience, Psychology Georgia State University Atlanta, GA |
Pain Research Program |
Impact of Biological Sex and Age on Morphine Modulation of Pain |
| Tues. May 17 10:30 AM |
Gina Leinninger, PhD Associate Professor Department of Physiology College of Natural Science Michigan State University East Lansing, MI |
Jon Resch, PhD |
To Eat, Drink, or Be Merry? Central Neurotensin Modulation of Ingestive Behavior and Body Weight |
| Tues. May 24 10:30 AM |
Qian Cai, PhD Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience Rutgers University New Jersey |
Yuriy Usachev, PhD | Axonal Transport and Mitophagy Regulation in Alzheimer's disease |