Articles from November 2017

Two medical students win national research awards

Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Two Carver College of Medicine students have each won national research awards for research they conducted this past summer

Low frequency brain stimulation improves cognition in Parkinson’s disease

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Rare intraoperative brain recordings suggest new brain connection that may be a target for improving cognitive symptoms in Parkinson’s disease.

Ahmed voted Executive MBA teacher of the year

Monday, November 27, 2017
The University of Iowa Tippie Executive MBA students, Des Moines cohort, voted Azeemuddin Ahmed, MD, MBA, their 2nd Year Teacher of the Year for his Dynamics of Negotiations class.

Bringing it home: Samaniego and team return to Ecuador for neurosurgeries, training

Monday, November 20, 2017
Once Edgar Samaniego, MD, starting working at UI Hospitals and Clinics as a neurologist in neurointerventional surgery, he saw the stark contrast in the resources compared with his home country of Ecuador. Here, he saw state-of-the-art Cath Labs, neuroimaging technology, medical equipment, and highly trained specialists—all severely lacking in Ecuador.

E. Dale Abel named president-elect of the Endocrine Society

Monday, November 20, 2017
E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD, was recently elected as the president-elect of the Endocrine Society. His term as president-elect will commence March 20, 2018, and his presidential term will begin on March 20, 2019, for one year.
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Tranel named 2017 AAAS Fellow

Monday, November 20, 2017
University of Iowa faculty member Daniel Tranel has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center awards two Dorfman research prizes

Monday, November 13, 2017
Two University of Iowa faculty have received Donald D. Dorfman Research Award prizes for their published papers on leukemia research.

Saving neurons may offer new approach for treating Alzheimer’s disease

Monday, November 6, 2017
A soon-to-be-published study by researchers from the Iowa Neuroscience Institute indicates that protecting nerve cells with a specific compound helps prevent memory and learning problems in lab animals.