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Improv therapy group helps OCD patients navigate uncertainty

Patients treated at the University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are getting up on stage together as part of a pilot improv therapy program run by Kristin Bowers, MA, LMHC.

UI Postdoctoral Association holds inaugural conference

The Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Conference brought together postdoctoral scholars from across disciplines to showcase their research, exchange ideas, and strengthen the postdoctoral community at Iowa.

Gerke, Pezzulo awarded $3.8M R01

The award will fund their project titled “The Role of Residential Bioaerosol Exposure in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.”
Yu served as a voting medical student delegate for Iowa at the House of Delegates at the AMA Annual Meeting in 2026.

A voice for future physicians

Katherine Yu didn’t expect to find herself helping shape national health policy when she started medical school. Getting involved in organized medicine as a first-year med student changed the trajectory of her education, career goals — and her perspective.

Manicassamy named the Mark Stinski Professor in Virology

Endowed position recognizes distinguished contributions in research, teaching, and mentorship in microbiology and immunology