UI Medical Scientist Training Program

Iowa MSTP Honors 12 Graduates for 2009 on May 15:

Aaron Boes, MD, PhD

Mike Chang, MD, PhD

Matt Dickson, MD, PhD

Nicholas Ettinger, MD, PhD

Tony Fischer, MD, PhD

Carmen, Halabi, MD, PhD

Amy Halt, MD, PhD

Amy Jongeling, MD, PhD

Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD

Grant Schulert, MD, PhD

Dan Sprague, MD, PhD

Adam Ziemann, MD, PhD

MSTP Students Nicholas Gregory, M2G and Amy Jongeling, M6G win 1st and 3rd place (respectively) in the 16th Annual Carol A. Bowman Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students

UI Gene Therapy Center receives $5.5 million grant renewal

John Wemmie, MD, PhD explains new depression target (Chemical & Engineering News)

Campbell receives March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

April 2009

Congratulations to Eric Kaiser, M3G elected as the 2009-2010 President of the Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students!

UI study suggests a new target for treatment of depression

Abboud selected for Kober Medal in recognition of achievements

Congratulations to the three MSTP Students who won awards at the
2009 Health Sciences Research Week:

Eric Kaiser, M3G

Anna Peters, M5G

Nhat-Long Pham, M5G

UI researchers to study serious eye disorder

UI receives international training grant for underrepresented students

Gene discovery could lead to male contraceptive

New UI cancer research grants honor Larry Oberley

March 2009

Anderson's Research on rare disease leads to arrhythmia clues

UI medical students receive residency assignments on 'Match Day'

UI MSTP 2009 Graduates Residency Matches

Spitz receives grant to study potential new cancer treatment

College of Public Health dean appointed to U.S. health task force

Study links inflammation and calcium signaling in heart attack

Welsh named founding director of UI Institute for Biomedical Discovery

Peregrine Charities gives $100,000 for UI pediatric research

February 2009

NIH awards $10.4 million grant to UI Cardiovascular Research Center

UI Dance Marathoners say 'BIG Event' is 'For the Kids'

January 2009

UI environmental health research projects funded

UI Graduate College alumna wins nation's top dissertation award

UI Hospitals and Clinics named Top 100 hospital for nursing professionals

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Sullivan to lecture Jan. 21

UI Children's Hospital ranks in the nation's top 25

December 2008

UI brain researchers win major neuroscience award

Three UI faculty members named AAAS Fellows

Grant funds game to attract future public health workers

Sex difference on spatial skill test linked to brain structure

Rare disease provides clues about enzyme role in arrhythmias

MSTP Student Aislinn Williams, M5G is spotlighted in the Carver College of Medicine Profiles

MSTP Students Mark Hoegger, M2G, John Lee, M2G and Olga Kravchuk, M1G showcase their talent with Major Grooves

Major Grooves Performs during the College of Medicine Holiday Celebration

Mark Hoegger, M2G and John Lee, M2G accompany Major Grooves

November 2008

VIDA Diagnostics gains FDA approval for comprehensive lung analysis software

UI leads discovery of gene associated with epilepsy

Steven Lentz, MD, PhD, is appointed to the Henry Hamilty Chair in Hematology

Iowa Technology Association Honors Sarah England, PhD

MSTP Student Martha Carvour, M3G, is awarded the Second Annual EduTech Challenge Award at the College of Medicine Medical Education Celebration Day

October 2008

Predatory bacterial swarm uses rippling motion to reach prey

UI study may explain exercise-induced fatigue in muscular dystrophies

Study provides insight on a common heart rhythm disorder

UI study finds genetic variant plays role in cleft lip

UI researchers receive Susan G. Komen grant for breast cancer research

September 2008

Researchers Develop New Model for Cystic Fibrosis

UI team develops imaging approach for difficult cancer diagnosis

Fraternal Order of Eagles pledges to raise $25 million for UI diabetes research

Davidson Awarded New NIH Grant for ‘High-risk, High-reward’ Research

August 2008

Howard Hughes Medical Institute contributes $1 million to help UI flood recovery

Waldschmidt Named to the Hanson Family Chair in Immunology

BioSciences Faculty Talks: August 20-22, 2008

UI MSTP Annual Retreat; August 17-19, 2008

UI researchers part of $10 million rural health grant to VA Medical Center

Fruit flies help UI team understand bacterial infections

July 2008

UI team helps piece together genetic puzzle of schizophrenia

'Outsiders' receive grant to study asthma

UI and ISU establish shared DNA sequencing instrumentation

UI external support is a record $386.2 million for 2007-08

UI helps identify gene mutation related to atrial fibrillation

Leducq Foundation international grant aids UI heart research

Sigmund named to Carver Chair in Hypertension Research

June 2008

UI faculty, staff and students share stories about the flooding of Iowa City

Flooding prompts University to cancel classes and nonessential functions

UI Study identifies brain pathway that shuts down seizures

Four CCOM Faculty Members Appointed to APA Work Group

Sheffield Renewed as Howard Hughes Medical Investigator

May 2008

Rothman named new dean of UI Carver College of Medicine

National Kidney Foundation of Iowa gives $775,000 for UI research

Iowa leads nation in children's health care

UI researchers report results of prostate cancer vaccine study

MSTP Alumni Colin West, M.D., Ph.D., is awarded the 2008 College of Public Health Outstanding Alumni Award

MSTP Graudation Luncheon; May 16, 2008 honoring our 2008 graduates:

Bryan Allen, M.D., Ph.D. 2008 Graduate

Dan Ferraro , M.D., Ph.D. 2008 Graduate

Dom Cirillo , M.D., Ph.D. 2008 Graduate

Tim Moss , M.D., Ph.D. 2008 Graduate

MSTP Student Jen Delfs, M2G is spotlighted in the Carver College of Medicine Profiles

UI part of multicenter islet transplantation study

UI Discovery has implications for heart disease

April 2008

Turning on cell-cell communication wipes out Staph biofilms

UI contributes to gene therapy breakthrough for blinding eye disease

UI Children's Hospital receives $100,000 safety grant

MSTP Students Jacob Elkins, M3G, Adam Case, M4G and Matt Dickson, M5G win awards at the 1st annual CCOM All-Communites Leadership Excellence Banquet Held on April 16, 2008.

Pictured Above From Left to Right:
Matt Dickson, M5G won the Outstanding Student Leader, Adam Case, M4G won Community Service Award and Jake Elkins, M3G (not pictured) won the M2/PA Tutor Award

Other awards given were the M1Tutor Award and the Outstanding Student Organization

Helms wins Fulbright award to study vaccine policy in Australia

MSTP Student Adam Case, M4G is UI's Patch Adams connection: he helped to bring Patch Adams to the University on April 10

UI researchers awarded $1.2 million for nanotoxicity study

UI study finds biological link between pain and fatigue

MSTP Students Matt Dickson, M5G, Sarah Fineberg, M5G and Matt Thoendel, M4G receive awards for their posters at the 2008 College of Medicine Research Week

March 2008

$2.1 million NIH grant advances UI child health research

UI Hospitals and Clinics to open new Emergency Treatment Center

UI Medical Students Receive Residency Assignments on 'Match Day'

MSTP 2008 Graduates Match Results

$2.1 million NIH grant advances UI child health research

Protein target for diabetes drug regulates blood pressure

UI researchers receive grant to develop enhanced prostate cancer vaccine

February 2008

New, 'green' Hygienic Laboratory construction to begin in March

Immune deficiency and balance disorder result from single gene defect

First Annual UI MSTP I "Heart" Science Poster session:

Emily Schindler, and Rob Dallapiazza, M5G

Andy Slupe, Brandon Alleman and Matthew Thoendel