Ted Abel, PhD, has been named chair and departmental executive officer of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology.
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Over 200 University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine students showed up at the Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track Sept. 15, for the second annual Carver Black and Gold Mile Run.
Undergraduate institution: Morningside College in Sioux City, IA Undergraduate major: B.S. in Biology, B.A. in Chemistry While originating from Iowa, Elvis is new to the Iowa City environment. He’s received undergraduate degrees in both biology and chemistry and has a diverse range of personal...
Undergraduate institution: University of Central Florida Undergraduate major: Microbiology and Molecular Biology Originally from Florida, Jessica was working as a Physician Assistant (PA) in California before beginning medical school. From her desire to open a medical program in an under-served...
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Undergraduate institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Undergraduate major: Microbiology Growing up in Iowa City and now following in the footsteps of her father, Lauris Kaldjian, MD, and professor of internal medicine, Anna is excited to finally apply classroom...
Disrupting a metabolic pathway in the liver in a way that creates a more “cancer-like” metabolism actually reduces tumor formation in a mouse model of liver cancer. That's the surprising and potentially useful finding from a new UI study published recently in the journal Cell Reports . The study,...
Virginia Willour, PhD, UI associate professor of psychiatry and a member of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, has received a $1,488,788 grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), to investigate the biological basis of suicidal behavior.
A drug used to treat enlarged prostate may also be able to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation awarded a $2.4 million grant to a University of Iowa research team to continue its participation in a national network of research centers bringing multidisciplinary expertise to the challenges of treating cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease.
To support the continued growth of University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, five faculty members who have helped to foster that growth have been appointed to leadership positions. The appointments, announced by George Weiner, MD , director of the cancer center, are effective Sept. 1,...