Every semester we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Seminars will be held in 2117 MERF for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters unless otherwise noted. If interested in more seminars at The University of Iowa, please visit the Carver College of Medicine's upcoming events.
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Spring 2026
| Date | Speaker | Host | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues. Jan 27 10:30 AM | Annet Kirabo, PhD Associate Professor Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Dept of Medicine Vanderbilt University | Kamal Rahmouni, PhD | |
| Tues. Feb 17 10:30 AM via Zoom | Zhenggang Zhu, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dept of Neurosciences University of California San Diego | Jon Resch, PhD | |
| Tues. Feb 24 10:30 AM | Justin Wolter, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Genetics University of Wisconsin-Madison | Stefan Strack, PhD | |
| Tues. March 10 10:30 AM | Lisa R. Beutler, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University | Deniz Atasoy, PhD | |
| Tues. March 24 10:30 AM | Xuchen Zhang, PhD Research Scientist Dept of Molecular and Cellular Physiology Stanford University | Jon Resch, PhD | |
| Tues. April 28 10:30 AM | John Campbell, PhD Associate Professor Dept of Biology University of Virginia | Jon Resch, PhD |
Fall 2025
| Date | Speaker | Host | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues. Sept 9 10:30 AM | Serena Dudek Sommer, PhD Senior Investigator & Acting Chief, Neurobiology Laboratory NIEHS | Snehajyoti (Jyoti) Chatterjee, PhD | Insights into hippocampal function from studies on synaptic plasticity in area CA2 |
| Thurs. Sept 11 12:30 PM | Songhai Chen, PhD Associate Professor Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa | GPCRs in Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities | |
| Thurs. Sept 18 12:30 PM | Snehajyoti (Jyoti) Chatterjee, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa Jon Resch, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa | Spatial transcriptomic and epigenetic signature of the retrosplenial cortex during memory consolidation
Salt hunger driven by hindbrain HSD2 neurons: Regulation by aldosterone and afferent control | |
| Tues. Sept 30 10:30 AM | Thomas A. Reh, PhD Professor Dept of Neurobiology & Biophysics University of Washington | Kelly Mulfaul, PhD | Stimulating retinal regeneration in mammals by reprogramming glia: it's never too late to change their fate |
| Thurs. Oct 2 12:30 PM | Kelly Mulfaul, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa | Elucidating immune cell function in retinal degenerative disease | |
| Tues. Oct 14 10:30 AM | Katelin Dannen, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa Adele Stewart, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology University of Iowa | Accessible Pharmacology
Sex- and region-dependent regulation of dopamine reuptake by progesterone receptors | |
| Thurs. Oct 16 4:00 PM 1110 MERF | Mark Andermann, PhD Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard School of Medicine | CCOM Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Co-Sponsored by the Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology and The Michael J. Brody Memorial Lecture | Computing with Second Messenger Signals in the Awake Brain |
| Tues. Oct 21 10:30 AM Virtual | Ava Carter, PhD HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow Research Fellow in Neurobiology Harvard Medical School | Jon Resch, PhD | Evolving Responses to the Environment: Human-specific gene regulation in the brain |
| Tues. Oct 28 10:30 AM | Detlef Obal, MD, PhD, DESA Associate Professor of Anesthesia University of Iowa | Ted Abel, PhD | NAMs for Advanced Pharmacogenetics and Personalized Patient Care |
| Tues. Nov 11 10:30 AM | Rong Grace Zhai, PhD Jack Miller Professor and Vice Chair for Research Dept of Neurology University of Chicago | Seth Tomchik, PhD | Harnessing the Power of Drosophila for Therapeutic Discovery for Genetic Neuropathies |
| Thurs. Nov 20 12:30 PM | Cynthia Grosskreutz, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Part-time Harvard Medical School | Bryan Cox, PhD | Drug Development in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - Great Expectations |
| Tues. Dec 9 10:30 AM | Habibeh Khoshbouei, PhD, PharmD Professor of Neuroscience Associate Chair University of Florida School of Medicine | Adele Stewart, PhD | Midbrain dopamine neuronal activity modulates splenic immunity via a brain–body circuit |
| Tues. Dec 16 10:30 AM Spivey (Aud 2) BSB | Vadim Bolshakov, PhD Dir., Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory McLean Hospital Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School | Ted Abel, PhD | Neuropeptide-mediated gating of innate fear circuits |