Ted Abel, Ph.D. , Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, and Donald Heistad, M.D. and Frank Faraci, Ph.D. , Professors of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience and Pharmacology, were among a group of forty-six faculty included in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver...
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The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine has announced the appointment of Kamal Rahmouni, PhD, and Dale Abel, MD, PhD, as co-directors of the Obesity Research and Education Initiative (OREI). Rahmouni , who is a professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology and who serves as...
Mackenzie Spicer , PhD student, Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, Rory Fisher Laboratory Uncovers causes of Parkinson's Mackenzie is one of 52 outstanding University of Iowa scholars, researchers, and creators featured in the Dare to Discover banner campaign, through downtown Iowa City. The...
Shi Fang, Graduate Research Assistant in Dr. Curt Sigmund's laboratory at the Medical College of Wisconsin, was awarded a Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA) for her project titled “Vascular Smooth Muscle RhoBTB1 in Hypertension”.
Ashok Kumar Datusalia, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Kamal Rahmouni's laboratory, was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Heart Association (AHA) for his project titled “Neurogenic Mechanisms of Obesity-Induced Hypertension”. This project is aimed to uncover the...
E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, will be awarded a four-year $3.8M grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to investigate mechanisms that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes. Abel will oversee a Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) of three projects in...
Congratulations to Catherine Marcinkiewcz who was just elected as an Associate Member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). ACNP is a leading organization in the field of biological and molecular psychiatry. Election as an Associate Member is a recognition of Catherine’s...
Two teams of researchers have won Accelerator Grants from the Iowa Neuroscience Institute (INI). These grants support high-impact neuroscience research in areas that are new or add value to existing research by branching in a new direction. “These projects represent exciting and creative new...
Mackenzie Spicer , a graduate student in Dr. Rory Fisher's laboratory won the People's Choice Award and Honorable Mention at the 3 Minute Thesis Competition of the UI Graduate College. One of thirteen finalists, she competed in the final round on Friday, November 15 in the Art Building West,...
From climbing an active volcano in Chile to taking in a fireworks display in Iowa City to spotting a cow in an otherwise urban scene in India, University of Iowa students creatively captured moments from around the world for the 2019 International Programs Annual Photo Contest. Link: https://now...