Just days before the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension gathered in a conference room to celebrate the graduation of five of its fellows, University of Iowa Health Care released updated guidelines for vaccinated employees. Though most of their event plans could not be revised quickly in response, organizers still could be assured that group photos […]
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, May 27 will be: The Importance of Minding the Difference Between Race and Ancestry in the Medical School Curriculum12:00-1:00pmThursday, May 27, 2021 Jason Barker, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases Click this link on Thursday just before noon to join the presentation:https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/92989037851 This Grand Rounds presentation […]
This post is the first in a short series about the CV — that necessary annoyance for any academic professional. If you’re just getting started with a new CV, or are new to UI Health Care and need to get your current CV into a standard house format, the Carver College of Medicine offers a […]
Article: Transduction of Pig Small Airway Epithelial Cells and Distal Lung Progenitor Cells by AAV4 Authors: Oliver G Chen, Steven E Mather, Christian M Brommel, Bradley A Hamilton, Annie Ehler, Raul Villacreses, Reda E Girgis, Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, David A Stoltz, Joseph Zabner, Xiaopeng Li Journal: Cells. 2021 Apr 25;10(5):1014. doi: 10.3390/cells10051014. Abstract: Cystic fibrosis […]
In reflecting on our journey during this last pandemic year, I have been gratified to see so many of our colleagues step into or expand their leadership roles, working extra hours, lending your expertise and voice to public messaging, or working behind the scenes to ensure a safe environment for staff and patients. Leadership within University […]
When the American Thoracic Society (ATS) chose Joseph Zabner, MD, to receive the 2021 Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishment, they invited him to deliver a lecture as well. Zabner, the Sterba Professor of Internal Medicine and Division Director of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, recorded that presentation and sent it off to ATS for […]
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, May 20 will be: Immunotherapy in Lymphoma – Promise and challenges12:00-1:00pmThursday, May 20, 2021 Sabarish Ayyappan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation Click this link on Thursday just before noon to join the presentation:https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/92282860607 This Grand Rounds presentation will be […]
Article: My journey from Japan to becoming a physician-scientist in the United States Authors: Yumi Imai Journal: J Clin Invest. 2021 May 3;131(9):e148995.doi: 10.1172/JCI148995. Excerpt: “Welcome, Yumi. Please call me Marian, not Dr. Young. We use first names here.” Thus my first day in the US as a research fellow at the National Institutes of […]
The Carver College of Medicine announced nominees and winners for the 2021 Excellence in Clinical Teaching Awards this week. Three of the 10 winners (and 13 of the 56 nominees) are members of Internal Medicine training programs. Named by medical students, peer residents, peer fellows and faculty, these nominations represent the dynamic and skilled approach […]
Ravinder Reddy Gaddam, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Vikram Lab, received his second American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Gaddam plans to determine the role of microRNA-122 in the development of endothelial dysfunction and non-dipping hypertension—blood pressure that does not “dip” during sleep—during diabetes. Gaddam’s primary sponsor, Ajit Vikram, PhD, assistant professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, […]