Upcoming Events
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Swetha Murthy, PhD
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
ddPCR vs qPCR: Choosing the Right Tool For Your Application & New Tech Update
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 2:30pm to 3:30pm
When do you choose ddPCR vs qPCR?
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rajat Rohatgi
Thursday, April 30, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
This event is open to the public.
Chemical homeostasis of the cytoplasm: how mammalian cells sense and mitigate ionic stress
Rajat Rohatgi, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Rohatgi Lab | https://rohatgilab.stanford.edu/
Faculty Co-Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Tucker, PhD
Canceled
Changing Medicine, Changing Lives: A Celebration of Our People
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 5:30pm
UI Health Care's inaugural awards celebration
Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Sara Mitchell
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 11:00am
Sara Mitchell is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Drs. Hanna Stevens and Rainbo Hultman 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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Monday, June 2, 2025
Cobey Donelson joined the Smith Lab in May 2025. Read about his background and research here.
Meet the Researcher: Hannah Webber
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Hannah Webber joined the Gantz Lab in April 2025. We asked her a few questions about her research.
Meet the faculty and staff winners of the 2025 Discovery and Innovation awards
Friday, March 28, 2025
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