Article: Loss of Nf1 and Ink4a/Arf Are Associated with Sex-Dependent Growth Differences in a Mouse Model of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Authors: Wade R Gutierrez, Jeffrey D Rytlewski, Amanda Scherer, Grace A Roughton, Nina C Carnevale, Krisha Y Vyas, Gavin R McGivney, Qierra R Brockman, Vickie Knepper-Adrian, Rebecca D Dodd Journal: Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2023 Feb […]
Raul Villacreses, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, has received a K12 award from the National Institutes of Health. The K-series clinical scientist development grants are aimed at nurturing newly trained clinicians building research programs. Under the grant and the guidance of mentor Joseph Zabner, MD, Villacreses […]
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: Patients’ experiences and compliance with preoperative screening and decolonization Authors: Ethan Wilson, Alexandre R Marra, Melissa Ward, Laura Chapin, Stephanie Boulden, Timothy C Ryken, Lynne C Jones, Loreen A Herwaldt Journal: Am J Infect Control. 2023 Jan;51(1):78-82 Abstract: Background: To improve adherence with pre-surgical screening for Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage and decolonization, we need […]
Earlier this year I took the time to recognize and thank our department’s administrative personnel, from the department- and division-level administrators who ensure our academic missions are supported to the research administration team members who guide our researchers through the challenging wilderness of reports and resourcing that come with running a laboratory. They are all […]
As the largest department in the Carver College of Medicine and even within the University of Iowa, the Department of Internal Medicine has established college-sized administrative units and processes to manage its broad scope. Although it is still one of the leanest in terms of a faculty-to-staff ratio, there are still sizable teams enabling nine […]
In its ongoing effort to recognize our superlative scholarship, the Carver College of Medicine has announced its annual Impact Scholars. These researchers are selected based on the Hirsch index, also known as the H-index, which represents the number of research papers a faculty member has published, and the papers’ impact as determined by how many […]
On April 26, the Department of Internal Medicine started the day with a full breakfast and a social hour to recognize the contributions of the administrative staff who work long hours behind the scenes. About two dozen staff members took part and even a few were gracious enough to pose for a couple photos. In […]
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 […]
Christopher Strouse, MD, clinical assistant professor and hematologist within the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, now leads the multidisciplinary oncology group (MOG) for myeloma at UI’s Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (HCCC). MOGs, as detailed here, are defined teams within the HCCC, each one organized around a specific type of cancer. There […]