Maharjan receives Ballard & Seashore Fellowship
Chandra Maharjan, Graduate research assistant in Dr. Dawn Quelle's laboratory receives a Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship for Spring 2021.
Abstract: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are rare, difficult-to-treat cancers with unclear molecular pathogenesis. My research...
Department delivers new and revamped undergraduate pharmacology courses
To augment the undergraduate educational contribution of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, faculty members Katelin Dannen, Ph.D., Associate, and Barry Kasson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Education, have developed two new undergraduate pharmacology courses and significantly...
Dr. Deniz Atasoy receives new R01
Dr. Deniz Atasoy, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, has been awarded a 5-year $1.9 million National Institute of Health (NIH) R01 Research Grant for his project titled “Targeting Ascending Catecholamine Pathways to Prevent Hypoglycemia”. The goal of...
Abel, Heistad and Faraci named CCOM Impact Scholars
Ted Abel, Ph.D. , Professor and Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, and Donald Heistad, M.D. and Frank Faraci, Ph.D. , Professors of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience and Pharmacology, were among a group of forty-six faculty included in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver...
Heistad to receive CCOM Distinguished Mentor Award
Our heartiest congratulations go out to Donald D. Heistad, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience and Pharmacology and the Pomerantz Family Chair in Cardiology, who is slated to be honored with the 2020 Daryl and Nancy Granner Distinguished Mentor Award. This award is given to...
Iowa Fight Song
The Iowa fight song never sounded so good. The @HawkeyeBand worked to create this video to celebrate and thank those who are serving our communities on the frontlines of the pandemic.
GO HAWKS!
Iowans, we stand with you
Potthoff, one of six named UI Health Care Distinguished Scholars Program
Matt Potthoff, PhD, Associate Professor in Neuroscience and Pharmacology, is one of six researchers named to the University of Iowa Health Care Distinguished Scholars Program (DSP). This program aims to support internationally recognized scientists who are leaders in their fields of research....