Articles from February 2023

iBio Graduate Student Selected to Present at Prestigious Symposium

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
University of Iowa Integrated Biology graduate student Ryan Pellow was chosen to give a presentation at the Keystone Symposium.

Neuroscience Undergraduate Student Studies Word Recognition in People

Monday, February 27, 2023
Hector O. Sanches Melendez is highlighted on word recognition in people.

iBio Graduate Student Receives Dissertation Writing Fellowship

Thursday, February 23, 2023
Integrated Biology PhD student Tar Kicks received a Dissertation Writing Fellowship from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa.

Biology Undergraduate Student Receives Ferentz Undergraduate Research Fund

Monday, February 20, 2023
Elizabeth Maria Martin, an undergraduate student receives Ferentz Undergraduate Research Fund

Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Student Studies Bone Marrow Transplants

Friday, February 17, 2023
Hope Fury an undergraduate student studies bone marrow transplants

Biology Professor Elected to American Academy of Microbiology

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Anna Malkova was elected as Fellow to the American Academy of Microbiology.
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Biologists show how brain’s immune system response worsens epilepsy

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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.

Manak Lab Links Brain's Immune System to Epilepsy

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Highlights the connection between the brain's immune system to epilepsy

Biology Researchers Discover Genes That Can Cause Cleft Lip and Palate

Wednesday, February 8, 2023
University of Iowa researchers discover genes that can cause left cleft lip and palate by conducting study on frogs and fish.

Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Student Studies Alzheimer's disease

Sunday, February 5, 2023
An undergraduate student Daniel Fu studies Alzheimer's disease