Donald Morgan, College of Medicine . Morgan is a research specialist in the Department of Pharmacology in the UI College of Medicine. He has made many contributions toward research and teaching missions throughout his 38-year career, beginning at the VA Medical Center and then at the UI. His...
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center (FOEDRC) at The University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, is pleased to announce the results of its seventh round of pilot and feasibility research grants. These grant awards fund innovative pilot projects by early career investigators...
Magdalene K. Ameka completed her graduate work in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Potthoff graduating with her PhD in August 2017. Her thesis title was "The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21)...
Jing Wu, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Sigmund’s laboratory, has been awarded an Association-Wide Postdoctoral Fellowship (17POST33660685) from the American Heart Association for his project entitled “The Role of Endothelial Cullin3 in Vascular Function and Blood Pressure Regulation”. The goal of...
Katherine Perschbacher has been selected to receive a 2017-2019 predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. Katie is a graduate student in the Molecular & Cellular Biology program, performing her thesis work in the laboratory of Dr. Justin Grobe. Her project is focused on the...
The PBI Best Paper Competition recognized graduate and postdoctoral scholars in University of Iowa Pappajohn Biomedical Institute labs for papers published during the first half of the year. First-place winners receive $750 and second-place winners earn $500, both to be used for professional...
Kyle Flippo passed his Ph.D. examination on Friday, April 7, 2017. His thesis title was "Phosphoregulation of Drp1 at the Mitochondria in vivo Regulates Ischemic Sensitivity in the Brain and Memory". Members of his thesis committee were the chair, Stefan Strack from the Departments of...
Charles A. Warwick successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on the 20th of April, 2017. His dissertation work was titled “The Role of Complement Component C5a in Nociceptive Sensitization” and focused on the mechanisms of neuro-immune interaction in development of chronic pain. Members of his...