Conventional wisdom says that having just one mutated copy of the cystic fibrosis gene has no effects on a person’s health—the disease occurs when both copies of the gene are mutated. But a new study from the University of Iowa suggests that may not be the case.

Get to know current graduate student Andrea Sánchez Peña.

Get to know Mahi Ashwath, MD, clinical associate professor of internal medicine-cardiovascular medicine.

Meet Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD, associate professor of internal medicine.

Get to know Thomas Gellhaus, MD, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

Aspirin may help prevent intracranial aneurysm rupture by decreasing the rate of aneurysm growth, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery by a team that includes nine University of Iowa researchers.

Medical student Kenten Kingsbury’s time as a volunteer throughout University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics confirmed his passion for medicine and goal of pursuing medical school.

Two early-career University of Iowa scientists have each been awarded a one-year, $30,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named University of Iowa cystic fibrosis and gene therapy researcher John Engelhardt, PhD, a 2019 Fellow.

Get to know current graduate student Mackenzie Spicer.