The Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, formerly only pharmacology, changed its name to demonstrate more clearly the work it’s doing — and Ted Abel will lead the department as its new chair. Just in time for its recent name change from the Department of Pharmacology to the Department of...
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Ted Abel, PhD , professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the UI, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Election to the...
What is your hometown? Rockford, Illinois How/when did you become interested in science and/or medicine? Growing up as a child, my interest in nature and science was kindled by my mother, who gave me Life Science and Life Nature books and encouraged me to watch shows about these topics, including...
Thanks to the continued generosity of the Holden Family, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center is able to support the development of multi-investigator team science to address important research questions in cancer. This award honors the memory of the late James Mezhir, MD, a former member of the...
Jordan Kohlmeyer, graduate student in Dr. Dawn Quelle's laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, was a winner of the basic science poster contest at the Children's Tumor Foundation Global NF1 conference in San Francisco. Out of 500 attendees, 10 posters were selected to give a 1...
Kyle Flippo, PhD postdoctoral scholar in the Potthoff Lab, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, received a two-year grant for his project "Mapping a novel endocrine circuit regulating alcohol consumption". Dr. Flippo is working to identify the mechanisms underlying how the endocrine hormone...
Ted Abel, PhD, has been named chair and departmental executive officer of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, pending approval of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. The department was recently renamed from the Department of Pharmacology...
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the request to rename the UI Carver College of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology to the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology on Aug. 1. This name is reflective of the work of the department’s faculty, about 80% of whom conduct neuroscience-...
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at The University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine awards fund innovative pilot projects by early career investigators who are entering the diabetes research field, or established investigators with innovative ideas that focus their research...
Graduate program: Biomedical Science (Pharmacology) Undergraduate institution: Linfield College Hometown: Tucson, Arizona Why did you choose the University of Iowa to pursue your graduate degree? I chose the University of Iowa because it’s a phenomenal program, in a good town, with nice people...