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Uncovering new treatments for a rare cancer

Monday, April 13, 2026

UI researchers receive grant to continue studies on rare neuroendocrine cancers

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Second NET SPORE grant at Iowa focused on translating research into improved treatments for patients.

UI Carver College of Medicine Investiture Ceremony to celebrate endowed professorships to Sluka, Petkov, Tomchik

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
University of Iowa Health Care faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend an investiture ceremony honoring Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD; Christopher Petkov, PhD; and Seth Tomchik, PhD, at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23
UI graduate student is among 30 selected nationwide for this prestigious award

Quiñones-Labernik named HHMI 2025 Gilliam Fellow

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
UI graduate student is among 30 selected nationwide for this prestigious award
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Pain Research Program Seminar - Nicole Scheff, PhD

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building

Rethinking Relief: Targeting Sensory Nerves to Combat Cancer

Nicole Scheff, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Neuroscience
University of Pittsburgh

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ACB Seminar Series - Jackson Kilburg

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Jackson Kilburg, a Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student in Sam Stephen's Lab will present a seminar titled "Inflammatory Remodeling of the Pancreatic β-Cell Surface: Investigating Glycosylation, MHC-I, and Golgi Regulation."

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - J. Nicholas Betley, PhD

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

It is all in your head: Brain-Body interactions and the beneficial adaptations from exercise

J. Nicholas Betley, PhD
Professor
Department of Biology
University of Pennsylvania

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Michael Schnieders, PhD

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Dr. Michael Schnieders, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical and Molecular Biology
University of Iowa

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Kevin Eliceiri

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Kevin Eliceiri, Professor of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present a seminar titled "Computational Imaging of Cellular Microenvironments."

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Iowa Neuroscience Institute Seminar: Alicia Izquierdo, PhD

Friday, December 4, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Scientific seminar presentation from Alicia Izquierdo, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at UCLA