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.
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Imaging the lungs after a patient exhales reveals hidden physical changes in the small airways of patients affected by long COVID. These newly observed air-trapping abnormalities may explain some of the persistent breathing problems associated with long COVID and may help guide targeted treatment...
Weiss acknowledged for his research, teaching, and service in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Pilot funding program established to address health disparities within the local community and among patients at UI Hospitals & Clinics.
Denise Martinez, MD named the Dr. Phil DeChavez Mentor of the Year by the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA).
Jimmy Hickman and Nicole Platti, high school sweethearts and fourth-year medical students in the Carver College of Medicine, took a leap of faith back in 2018 and chose to attend medical school together.
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.
Thomas Pak discovered his passion for research while completing his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University.
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.