We are pleased to present the next in our weekly series introducing you to Internal Medicine’s Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to sharing information about where they work in the department, we asked them each to tell us a little bit about their “Why” (the sustaining pull for their work) and what relaxes them. (Read […]
Article: TREM-1 is required for enhanced OpZ-induced superoxide generation following priming Authors: Shubha Murthy, Sankar Baruah, Jayden L Bowen, Kathy Keck, Brett A Wagner, Garry R Buettner, David B Sykes, Julia Klesney-Tait Journal: J Leukoc Biol. 2022 Jan 24. doi: 10.1002/JLB.3A0421-212R. Online ahead of print. Abstract: Inflammatory agents, microbial products, or stromal factors pre-activate or […]
The following announcement comes from Dr. Brad Dixon, Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of Medicine, VA Health Care System. It is with great pleasure I announce that Dr. William Zeitler has accepted the position as Section Chief for Hematology/Oncology at the Iowa City VA. Dr. Zeitler is a native of Iowa City. He received […]
Through the accreditation process, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) governs which medical schools can license graduates and can offer federal financial aid to students. Every eight years, each US medical school undergoes an 18-month-long process overseen by this independent body, which is jointly recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association […]
Internal Medicine’s Virtual Grand Rounds presentation for Thursday, April 14 will be: What causes lupus anyway? Understanding the role of the skin 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, April 14, 2022 J. Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine & Dermatology; Giles Bole and Dorothy Mulkey Research Professor of Rheumatology; Associate Chief of Basic and Translational Research […]
We are pleased to present the next in our weekly series introducing you to Internal Medicine’s Advanced Practice Providers. In addition to sharing information about where they work in the department, we asked them each to tell us a little bit about their “Why” (the sustaining pull for their work) and what relaxes them. (Read […]
Qian Shi, PhD, research assistant professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, received a three-year, $231,000 American Heart Association (AHA) Career Development Award (CDA). With this funding, Shi will explore the protective role of endogenous insulin receptor substrate protein 2 (IRS2) in the heart. Insulin receptor substrate proteins mediate insulin signaling in the heart. IRS1 and ISR2 […]
Article: The Role of Clinical Features and Serum Biomarkers in Identifying Patients with Incomplete Lupus Erythematosus at Higher Risk of Transitioning to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Current Perspectives Authors: Erin Sternhagen, Brittany Bettendorf, Aleksander Lenert, Petar S Lenert Journal: J Inflamm Res. 2022 Feb 18;15:1133-1145. Abstract: Discovery of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) enabled earlier diagnosis of systemic […]
In January, the National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC), a panel funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) completed its three-year mission and submitted a report updating recommendations on the care of diabetes-related complex metabolic and autoimmune diseases to the US Secretary of HHS and the US Congress. Ayotunde Dokun, MD, […]
On Wednesday, the University of Iowa held its annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women. In addition to scholarships to deserving undergraduate and graduate women, for nearly thirty years they have also given achievement awards to a woman faculty and a woman staff member. In recent years, Dr. Peggy Nopoulous, Chair of the Department […]