University of Iowa biologists have definitively linked the brain's immune system to epilepsy. In a new study, the researchers lay out a chain of events that can cause seizures—the most common manifestation of epilepsy—to worsen.

Highlights the connection between the brain's immune system to epilepsy

University of Iowa researchers discover genes that can cause left cleft lip and palate by conducting study on frogs and fish.

An undergraduate student Daniel Fu studies Alzheimer's disease

A neuroscience student tests chemotherapy-induced cognitive deficits in cancer patients

Preston Johnson gets highlighted on mental illness studies in Dr. McCleery's lad.

The Department of Biology acknowledges Integrated Biology PhD students who have received a Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship.

Rosemary Lee receives Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship.

The 2022 Department of Biology newsletter is available

Noah Gilkes gets highlighted on his research on traumatic brain injuries on the brain and body.