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Welcome Drs. Kelvington and Wang !! 

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Ben and Yutong have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations, entitled 'Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Revealed by 16p11.2 Hemideletion' and 'The Molecular Impact of Sleep Deprivation on the Hippocampus', respectively. 

CONGRATULATIONS !

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New Publications

  • "Innate immunity in neurons makes memories persist" by Benjamin Kelvington and Ted Abel.  read here

    Ben

  • "Dissecting 16p11.2 hemi-deletion to study sex-specific striatal phenotypes of neurodevelopmental disorders" by J-K, Kim et al. read here 

    JK paper

  • "Spatial transcriptomics reveals unique gene expression changes in different brain regions after sleep deprivation" by Y. Vanrobaeys et al.  read here

    Yann Nature

 

Events - Iowa Neuroscience Institute -

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14th Annual Neurogenetics Symposium

Friday, September 11, 2026 7:00am to 3:00pm
General Hospital
Presentations on a variety of topics including inherited genetic conditions, functional testing, and patient experiences
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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Reza Nejadnik, PhD

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Reza Nejadnik, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
University of Iowa

Seminar Title: "From Molecular Properties to Therapeutic Performance: Building a Research Program in Biologic Therapeutics"

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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Kay M. Tye, PhD: Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture

Thursday, September 17, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
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Neuroscience Seminar: Ronald Davis, PhD

Friday, September 18, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Neuroscience seminar presented by Ronald Davis, PhD, Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology
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Biology Seminar: "How Neuron Identities and Sources of Energy Control Synapse Stability"

Friday, September 18, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
The Department of Biology’s seminar speaker on Friday, September 18, is Andy Frank, PhD, a Professor in the Department of Anatomy (College of Medicine) at the University of Iowa. His seminar will be held at 3:30pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE).

Events - Neuroscience -

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - William Guiler and Israel Wipf

Thursday, March 23, 2023 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

"scRNA-sequencing of human Cortical Organoids treated with Ketamine"

Presented by William Guiler
Graduate student in Dr. Mark Niciu's lab

"Defining the Role of Adipose Triglyceride Lipase in Drosophila Border Cell Migration"

Presented by Israel Wipf
Graduate student in Dr. Tina Tootle's

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