Upcoming Events

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Adriana Della Pietra, PhD promotional image

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Workshop, Adriana Della Pietra, PhD

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Bowen Science Building
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ACB Seminar Series - Juan Rodriguez & Trevor Jones

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Juan Rodriguez, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Yang Lab, will present a seminar titled “Obesity-Associated Nitrosative Stress Disrupts Hepatic IDE Function and Insulin Metabolism."

Trevor Jones, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Frank Lab, will present a seminar titled “Roles for Sialyltransferase in Synapse Development and Function."

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ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Huiping Zhou

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Huiping Zhou, a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology from Virginia Commonwealth University will visit the Anatomy and Cell Biology Department to present a seminar titled "Bile Acids in MASLD."

Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Angela Smith promotional image

Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Angela Smith

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 11:00am
Medical Education Research Facility

Angela Smith is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in both Kathleen Sluka's and Stephanie Gantz's laboratories.

If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.

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