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BIO Plant Sale

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
T. Anne Cleary Walkway
The BIO student organization will be having its annual Plant Sale from Monday, April 14 through Thursday, April 17. Stop by to check out the great prices and support BIO! All proceeds will help support future BIO events and activities. Cash is preferred. See attached flyer for dates, times, and locations. In case of rain or inclement weather on Tuesday, April 15 or Wednesday, April 16, the Plant Sale will be held in the Biology Building East (BBE) Lobby.
Master's Thesis Seminar: Illuminating Apocephalus (Diptera: Phoridae) parasitoid biology: host associations, detection of host identity from parasitoid tissue, and superparasitism promotional image

Master's Thesis Seminar: Illuminating Apocephalus (Diptera: Phoridae) parasitoid biology: host associations, detection of host identity from parasitoid tissue, and superparasitism

Thursday, April 17, 2025 9:00am
Van Allen Hall
Mattie Gose, a Master’s candidate in the Integrated Biology (iBio) Graduate Program, will be defending her thesis on Thursday, April 17, at 9 a.m. CDT in Room 158, Van Allen Hall (VAN), and via Zoom: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/93360713677?pwd=o97CLdzGpJ46nuMhpe3WiAnhNK644e.1&from=addon (Meeting ID: 933 6071 3677; Passcode: Phoridae). Mattie’s mentor is Andrew Forbes, Professor of Biology. The seminar is open to the public to attend.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Sara Stahley promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Sara Stahley

Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility
This event is open to the public."Cadherin regulation of planar cell polarity in the mammalian epidermis"Sara Stahley, PhDAssistant Professor of Dermatology and of Cellular and Molecular PhysiologyPennsylvania State University Cancer InstituteFaculty Host: Kris DeMali, PhDStahley Lab | https://sites.psu.edu/stahleylab/
BIO Plant Sale promotional image

BIO Plant Sale

Thursday, April 17, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Biology Building East
The BIO student organization will be having its annual Plant Sale from Monday, April 14 through Thursday, April 17. Stop by to check out the great prices and support BIO! All proceeds will help support future BIO events and activities. Cash is preferred. See attached flyer for dates, times, and locations. In case of rain or inclement weather on Tuesday, April 15 or Wednesday, April 16, the Plant Sale will be held in the Biology Building East (BBE) Lobby.
Biology Seminar: Evolution of Embryo Development in the Insect Order of Flies promotional image

Biology Seminar: Evolution of Embryo Development in the Insect Order of Flies

Friday, April 18, 2025 3:30pm
Biology Building East
Dr. Urs Schmidt-Ott from the Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy at the University of Chicago will be giving a seminar on Friday, April 18, at 3:30pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE). Dr. Albert Erives is the faculty host. A reception with light refreshments will be held in the BBE Lobby following the seminar.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Workshop: Dr. Miles Pufall

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility
Miles Pufall, PhDAssociate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyPufall Lab | https://pufall.lab.uiowa.edu/

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series - Allison Didychuk, PhD

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series - Daphne Avgousti, PhD

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Kara Davis promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Kara Davis

Thursday, May 1, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility
This event is open to the public."Understanding Cellular Predictors of Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia"Kara Davis, DOStanford UniversityFaculty Hosts: Miles Pufall, PhD and Jessica Zimmerman, MDDavis Lab | https://kldavislab.org/
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Art & Write Night

Friday, May 2, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series - Andrew Bowman, DVM, PhD

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Bowen Science Building

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Douglas Kojetin

Thursday, May 8, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility
This event is open to the public."TBA"Douglas Kojetin, PhDVanderbilt UniversityFaculty Host: Ernesto Fuentes, PhDKojetin Lab | https://www.kojetinlab.org/
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Art & Write Night

Friday, June 6, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...
5th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory promotional image

5th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

Saturday, July 12, 2025 9:00am to 11:00am
Ashton Cross Country Course
What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!  Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 5th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...
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Art & Write Night

Friday, August 1, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Patrick Oakes

Thursday, September 4, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility
This event is open to the public."TBA"Patrick Oakes, PhDLoyola University ChicagoFaculty Host: Kris DeMali, PhDOakes Lab | https://patrickoakeslab.com/
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Art & Write Night

Friday, September 5, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Judith Simcox

Thursday, October 2, 2025 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility
This event is open to the public."TBD"Judith Simcox, PhDHHMI Freeman Hrabowski ScholarUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonFaculty Host: Brandon Davies, PhD (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology/FOEDRC)Simcox Lab | https://biochem.wisc.edu/people/simcox/
Art & Write Night promotional image

Art & Write Night

Friday, October 3, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

Science, Health & Sustainability Career Fair

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025Students will Explore + Connect with:Life science, health science & sustainability companiesInternship/full-time positionsGraduate and service programs  Research and volunteer opportunitiesCheck-in at International Ballroom Lobby in Iowa Memorial Union.Bring your Student ID, copies of your résumé and Dress for Success! *If you are in need of free professional attire, please visit the Clothing Closet at Iowa, 213 Iowa Memorial Union.Parking will be busy this day. IMU Ramp and...
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