A listing of research events of interest on the U of I health sciences campus.

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar - Zhenggang Zhu, PhD promotional image

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar - Zhenggang Zhu, PhD

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Virtual

The Dopamine Pedal for Feasting with Friends

Zhenggang Zhu, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Neurosciences
University of California San Diego

Zoom link: elyse-myers@uiowa.edu

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Study Hall

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom) promotional image

Hardin Open Workshops - ORCiD: Open Researcher and Contributor ID (Zoom)

Thursday, February 19, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

What is ORCID? Why would you want one? This session will discuss ORCID, how researchers can benefit from having one, and how ORCID connects with other information systems. This will also be a hands-on workshop where everyone will have the chance to create their own ORCID and learn the most efficient ways to populate their profile with their publications.

PLEASE NOTE

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required...

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Yutong Wang and Pravda Quiñones-Labernik promotional image

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Yutong Wang and Pravda Quiñones-Labernik

Thursday, February 19, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Effect of acute sleep deprivation on hippocampal activity and gene expression changes

Yutong Wang
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Ted Abel's Lab

Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Behavioral Rescue Following Excess Neonatal Testosterone

Pravda Quiñones-Labernik
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Ted Abel's Lab

Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Justin Wolter, PhD promotional image

Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Justin Wolter, PhD

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

Molecular Determinants of Purkinje Neurodegeneration in ARSACS

Justin Wolter, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Genetics, Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Study Hall

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rui Zhao promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rui Zhao

Thursday, February 26, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Mechanisms and Modulation of 5' Splice Site Recognition

Rui Zhao, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz

Faculty Host: Lori Wallrath, PhD

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Study Hall

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Study Hall

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 1:00pm
Virtual

This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.

PLEASE NOTE:

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins...

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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Thursday, March 12, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.

PLEASE NOTE

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Robert Eoff

Thursday, March 12, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Title TBA

Robert Eoff, PhD
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
University of Arkansas College of Medicine

Faculty Host: Maria Spies, PhD

Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting

Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

We have established a community of CCOM Informaticists who are applying these skills in their work at UIHC. You are invited to join us during our monthly seminar presentations. 

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Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting

Thursday, March 12, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Biomedical and Health Informatics Community Meeting February 12, 2026
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Study Hall

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History welcomes students each week for a study session in our galleries. We'll provide the snacks, cushions, and ambiance. You bring your planners, textbooks, or assignments. Together, we'll stay ahead of our goals this semester.
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