UI team shows that protein folding is essential for long term memory storage. This finding is a first step in understanding what goes wrong in memory disorders like Alzheimers and dementia.

Weiss acknowledged for his research, teaching, and service in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

Denise Martinez, MD named the Dr. Phil DeChavez Mentor of the Year by the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA).

Pilot funding program established to address health disparities within the local community and among patients at UI Hospitals & Clinics.

Thomas Pak discovered his passion for research while completing his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University.

Terry Wahls, MD, has been gifted $2.5 million from the Carter Chapman Shreve Family Foundation to be directed to the Wahls Therapeutic Lifestyle Fund in the Wahls Lab.

Donald D. Anderson, PhD, a professor of orthopedics and rehabilitation in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and a pioneer in orthopedic research and training, is being recognized as one of the top medical and biological engineers in the country.

University of Iowa Vice President for Medical Affairs (VPMA) and Tyrone D. Artz Dean of the Carver College of Medicine Dr. Brooks Jackson has announced that he will return to the faculty and pursue his research. The university will launch a national search for its next VPMA and dean of CCOM and Jackson will serve until after his successor begins. John Keller and Cynthia Wong have been named co-chairs of the search committee.