Join us for the Women in Micro & Immuno Coffee Hour. It is the monthly coffee hour on the second Monday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon in 1289 CBRB. Enjoy coffee, pastries and contribute to the discussion! This is open to ALL — students, staff, postdocs, and faculty interested in promoting women in science. Speakers change monthly. Contact: jessica-tucker@uiowa.edu for details.

Develop approaches to provide feedback that fosters learner growth and develop strategies to elicit and use feedback for your own growth. Objectives: Compare and contrast structured models for giving feedback. Identify factors that influence effectively giving, eliciting, receiving, and using feedback. Describe challenges in giving and receiving feedback. Apply feedback strategies that foster growth. Click here to register.

The University of Iowa Center for Advancement has announced the application timeline for the summer and fall 2025 Student Impact Grants. Applications open on Jan. 27, 2025, and the deadline to submit is Feb. 21, 2025, by 5 p.m. Grant recipients will be notified by April 11, 2025. About Student Impact Grants The University of Iowa Office of the President and the Student Advancement Network have partnered to create Student Impact Grants, which provide funding for undergraduate and graduate...

Dr. Ambre Bertholet, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA will present a seminar titled, "The ADP/ATP carrier, a new target in the fight against metabolic syndrome".

Explore the John Martin Rare Book Room’s rich collection of rare and historical medical materials! This session will introduce you to the JMRBR collection—over 6,400 items which span the of breadth of Western medical scholarship. We will also discuss how to search for, request, and use items from the collection.

The Graduate College is hosting a Scholars’ Table lunch open to graduate students to network and connect with external speakers and alumni. Apply for an opportunity to join Scholars’ Table on February 25th to meet Dr. Franqui Machin.

Aparna Pathmanathan, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Ryan Lab, will present a seminar titled "Defining the Cell-Type Specific Role of CFTR in the Airway Epithelium.” Salma Hassan, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Drack Lab, will present a seminar titled "Effects of Light and Dark Adaptation in a Mouse Model of X-Linked Retinoschisis.”

This training will provide an in-depth look at TriNetX and show you how to use the tool. We will go through building a study, searching for a specific population, and finally what information you can gather from the specific cohort. We will also discuss next steps on getting data extracted for research. After this training you will have a thorough understanding of how to use TriNetX and what the process is to get data extracted for research studies. Register by clicking the virtual event link...

Dr. Raji Shyam, an Assistant Professor of Optometry from Indiana University will present a seminar titled "Analyzing the Interplay of Cellular Stresses Using a Mouse Model of Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy."