Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium promotional image

Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium

Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Iowa City Public Library

Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), "Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research" will bring together scholars, community leaders from across the U.S., and professionals who work with rural populations and in rural spaces. During the symposium, attendees will be invited to collaborate in theorizing rurality, share how it impacts their work, examine how rurality is represented and celebrated, and begin to discuss challenges...

Building Future Pharmacists: Advancing Experiential Education in the Quad Cities (Preceptor Development Program) promotional image

Building Future Pharmacists: Advancing Experiential Education in the Quad Cities (Preceptor Development Program)

Thursday, March 26, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Me & Billy Kitchen and Bar

The Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science would like to invite UI College of Pharmacy preceptors to attend "Building Future Pharmacists: Advancing Experiential Education in the Quad Cities."

Program Overview:
Preceptors are invited to a collaborative evening dedicated to preceptor appreciation and expanding experiential learning in the Quad Cities. Come to connect with fellow practitioners, discover ways to support student experiential learning, and explore a new opportunity for a...

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Sarah Preston (Doorn Lab) and Brenna Powers (Stewart Lab) promotional image

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Sarah Preston (Doorn Lab) and Brenna Powers (Stewart Lab)

Thursday, March 26, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Modulation of Organophosphate Metabolism and Toxicity via NRF2 Signaling

Sarah Preston
Drug Discovery and Experimental Therapeutics Graduate Student
Dr. Jonathan Doorn's Lab

Sex- and Region-Dependent Regulation of the Dopamine Transporter by D2 Autoreceptors

Brenna Powers
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Adele Stewart's Lab

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Nicholas Hammons promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Nicholas Hammons

Thursday, March 26, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

Structural Insights into Bacterial Chemosensory and Two-Component Signaling Pathways

Nicholas Hammons
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Advisor: Ernesto Fuentes, PhD

Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium promotional image

Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium

Thursday, March 26 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Iowa City Public Library

Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), "Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research" will bring together scholars, community leaders from across the U.S., and professionals who work with rural populations and in rural spaces. During the symposium, attendees will be invited to collaborate in theorizing rurality, share how it impacts their work, examine how rurality is represented and celebrated, and begin to discuss challenges...

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Logan Dawson promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Logan Dawson

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2:00pm to 2:50pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Mechanical Regulation of Metabolism Through Isoform-Specific Control of PFK1

Logan Dawson
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Advisor: Kris DeMali, PhD