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A University of Iowa research team has been awarded a five-year, $11.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its work on identifying and developing treatment for the causes of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease.
The number of children in the United States diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increased from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent from 1997 to 2016, according to an analysis from the University of Iowa published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.
Results published Aug. 28 contain the clinical trial evidence on which the FDA recently approved for clinical use the IDx-DR—the first medical device to use artificial intelligence for the autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy. UI ophthalmologist Michael Abràmoff, MD, PhD, is the study's principal investigator and president of IDx, the company that brought his idea to reality.
Current graduate student Bertha Martin recently participated in the National Scientific Mentoring and Diversity Program (SMDP) Biotech, a one-year career mentoring program that pairs ethnically diverse students and early career researchers with industry mentors.
Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Iowa Undergraduate Institution: University of Iowa Undergraduate Major: Chemistry, Human Physiology Alex Meyer is a new student at the Carver College of Medicine, but a long time Hawkeye. He completed his undergraduate training here in Human Physiology and Chemistry, and...
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Undergraduate Institution: Truman State University Undergraduate Major: Biology Jasmine Roghair is new to the University of Iowa, but very familiar with Iowa City. Growing up in Iowa City and watching her father, Robert Roghair, MD, practice medicine may have influenced...
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska Undergraduate Institution: Colorado State University Undergraduate Major: Biological Sciences Nathan Saxby has lived all over the United States, but chose Iowa to complete medical school for the people and our values as an academic medical center. He felt welcomed and...
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Undergraduate Institution: University of Rochester Undergraduate Major: Brain and Cognitive Sciences Mikako Harata was inspired to become a physician when she saw the passion and sacrifice physicians in her hometown were willing to make during a time of devastation. She is...
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa Undergraduate Institution: University of Iowa Undergraduate Major: Human Physiology Omar Shaban’s decision to become a physician started while his sister was a patient at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and now he will train with those same doctors as a...
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Undergraduate Institution: University of Arizona Undergraduate Major: Dual Major—Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology Jose Rios-Monterrosa saw how physicians and medical programs can a huge difference in someone’s life. He decided to come to medical school here to...