Research News

Val Cota Lab Portrait

Graduate Student Earns Prestigious NIH Award

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Valeria Cota, completing her fourth year as a graduate student focuses on the use of microneedles to improve drug delivery through the skin.
Building Gold Flowers

Falk Medical Research Trust Catalyst Award 2022

Friday, January 6, 2023
Two College of Pharmacy faculty members received the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust Catalyst Award
Salem Lab Photo

Pharmacy Researchers Create Nanoparticle-Vaccine Combination to Target Melanoma

Monday, July 25, 2022
Pharmaceutical scientists at the UI College of Pharmacy may have discovered a new strategy to overcome cancer’s resourceful defenses.
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Quicker Diagnosis of Parkinson's Drives Crawford

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
PhD student Rachel Crawford's molecular research could help future physicians diagnose Parkinson’s Disease much earlier in their patients.
Wesam Ismail

Graduate Student Specializes in Population Research and Comparative Effectiveness

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Wesam Ismail is a registered pharmacist and PhD candidate in the College of Pharmacy, focusing on pharmacoepidemiology – the utilization and effects of drugs in large numbers of people.
Nejadnik Lab

College Welcomes New Faculty Member Reza Nejadnik

Thursday, February 11, 2021
Associate Professor Reza Nejadnik has experience working in academic and industrial settings and has played critical roles on multi-national research teams in Europe and the U.S.
Gaine Lab

Gaine Probes Gene Regulation to Address Psychiatric Disorders

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Marie Gaine studies how a person’s environment can impact them at the genetic level:...

In the News: Salem Uses Implant to Induce Bone Regeneration in Diabetic Patients

Thursday, September 3, 2020
Researchers at the University of Iowa, including Aliasger Salem, Bighley Chair and professor, are developing an implant that helps induce bone formation in patients with diabetes.
UI Pharmaceuticals

UI Pharmaceuticals Fights COVID-19

Friday, August 28, 2020
University of Iowa Pharmaceuticals is partnering with companies seeking new drugs to treat patients who have COVID-19 infections.
In the News: Hoehns Involved in COVID-19 Trial

In the News: Hoehns Involved in COVID-19 Clinical Trial

Monday, August 17, 2020
WATERLOO, Iowa (source:...