Coming to the close of every calendar year ushers in a time of reflection and celebration. Important among these is Fellowship Match Day. In the continuum of training, the transition to fellowship represents for many the final step in their long professional career trajectory. A powerful indicator of the strength of our training programs is […]
Singh receives ACR career development award
Namrata Singh, MBBS, MSCI, Clinical Assistant Professor in Immunology and of Epidemiology, recently earned an Investigator Award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF) of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The three-year, $375,000 career development award recognizes junior faculty with innovative research projects. Dr. Singh is the first rheumatologist at the University of Iowa, in […]
6th Annual Quality and Safety Symposium, 11/15/18
“Facts provide us with knowledge. Stories provide us with wisdom.” Sorrel King, mother of Josie and founder of the Josie King Foundation, shared her story with the attendees of the 6th Annual Quality and Safety Symposium. The presentation began with the gripping story of the medical error that resulted in the death of her young […]
Class of 2019 matches across the country and at Iowa
With last week’s Fellowship Match Day, many of our graduating residents can breathe a sigh of relief as their next couple years become much clearer. The Department is proud to announce that every one of our residents who entered the fellowship match met with success. This year’s 100% placement rate raises our five-year rolling average […]
December 2018 – Ivana Frech
One of the chief benefits of a multidisciplinary team is that members provide varied viewpoints on a particular problem. But when you have Ivana Frech, MS, DSc, PhD, MBA, on your team, the multitude of perspectives can come from just one person. Dr. Frech’s title, Assistant Research Scientist, does not scratch the surface of just […]
Preclinical In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence of an Antitumor Effect of CX-4945, a Casein Kinase II Inhibitor, in Cholangiocarcinoma
Article: Preclinical In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence of an Antitumor Effect of CX-4945, a Casein Kinase II Inhibitor, in Cholangiocarcinoma Authors: Kais Zakharia (GI Fellow), Katsuyuki Miyabe, Yu Wang, Dehai Wu, Catherine D. Moser, Mitesh J. Borad and Lewis R. Roberts Journal: Transl Oncol. 2018 Oct 10;12(1):143-153 Abstract: PURPOSE: We investigated the antitumor effect […]