Upcoming Events

Skills for Educators Workshop: AI in Medical Education

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:30am to 11:30am
University of Iowa Health Care University Campus

Artificial intelligence is changing the practice of medicine, but how is it impacting medical education? In this session, participants will explore the ethics of using AI, required competencies for AI use, and innovative ways to use AI in teaching and educational scholarship.

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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Friday, April 17, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
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...

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Molecular Medicine Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Alexander Glebov-McCloud

Friday, April 17, 2026 1:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Alexander Glebov-McCloud is a PhD candidate in the Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine) Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Stefan Strack's laboratory.

If you are not able to attend in person, please consider showing your support by attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the Zoom link.

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Alumni Day 2026

Saturday, April 18, 2026 (all day)
Levitt Center for University Advancement
Once a Hawkeye, Always a Hawkeye
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Iowa City Mini Medical School - Beyond the Bump: Latest in Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Medicine

Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

NOTE: Location has changed! This event will now be held in the Medical Education Research Facility (MERF) on the medical campus.

Exploring how maternal, fetal, and neonatal medicine affects everyone’s health

Maternal and fetal medicine isn’t just for babies. Pregnancy and birth outcomes affect everyone’s health. Join us for an educational event to explore the latest from Iowa’s research leaders and how advancements in maternity care and neonatal medicine support critical health needs in our state...

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Brian Shy, MD, PhD

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building
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2026 Molecular Medicine Retreat Keynote Speaker: Dr. Denisa Wagner

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 10:10am
Bowen Science Building

Join Us for the 2026 Molecular Medicine Program Keynote Speaker

The Molecular Medicine Program at Iowa is pleased to welcome our 2026 keynote speaker, Denisa D. Wagner, PhD—Edwin Cohn Professor of Pediatrics in the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Wagner will present her talk: “Neutrophil in the center of thromboinflammation and inflammatory disease dissemination”

📍 Bowen Science Building...

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Annet Kirabo, DVM, MSc, PhD, FAHA

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Crosstalk Driving Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Annet Kirabo, DVM, MSc, PhD, FAHA
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Spring 2026, these will occur in 2117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Jan. 20: CANCELED

Jan. 27: Lori Wallrath, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Feb. 3...

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*Cancelled - Swisher American Legion Blood Drive

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 2:00pm to 6:00pm
American Legion -- Swisher
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on April 21st, 2026, at the American Legion in Swisher, IA in their basement!