In recognition of its tradition of exemplary scholarly activity, the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (CCOM) held its annual Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, Teaching, and Service on Monday, adding eight faculty with appointments in the Department of Internal Medicine across its Wall of Scholarship, naming Impact Scholars, and presenting […]
In late April, the Iowa Board of Regents announced the six winners for their annual Faculty Excellence Awards, reserved for faculty members who have demonstrated “extraordinary contributions and [a] sustained record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.” Jack Stapleton, MD, professor in Internal Medicine—Infectious Diseases (ID) and professor of Microbiology and Immunology was one […]
In a report released in May 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognized the state of Iowa for having one of the highest percentages of HIV viral suppression in the country, which allows people living with HIV to reach their best health outcomes. People who sustain an undetectable viral load for at […]
This year marks the centennial of social workers as crucial providers at University of Iowa Health Care. Within the Department of Internal Medicine, social workers have been a part of the care offered people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS for more than two decades. Funded through the Ryan White CARE legislation, our department’s eight social […]
Contribute to our Gold Rush Campaign here! The below is a message from Bradley Dixon, MD, Chief of Medicine, Iowa City VA Health Care System (ICVA). It is with enormous pleasure that I announce that the Awards Committee has selected Jack T. Stapleton, MD, staff physician at the ICVA and professor of internal medicine in […]
Today is World AIDS Day and here at University of Iowa Health Care we are proud of the decades of care we have provided people living with AIDS and HIV. Four years ago, we profiled the founder and director of the first HIV Clinic in the state of Iowa, Jack Stapleton, MD, and his team’s […]
On October 24, crowds of people filed into a Hilton Garden Inn ballroom to celebrate the City of Iowa City’s 35th Annual Human Rights Awards recipients. Among the six awards, University of Iowa’s Dr. Jack Stapleton, Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and the members of the Ryan White Team received the Rick Graf […]
Dr. Jack Stapleton, Professor of Infectious Diseases, has just had his grant “Novel viral immune interference mechanisms: HCV as a model system” funded by a four-year, $650,000 VA Merit grant. Dr. Stapleton provided a detailed description of what specific avenues of research this will fund: Viruses have evolved mechanisms to evade recognition by the immune […]
All summer long and well into this fall, the medical campus has hosted various mixes of food trucks, science demonstrations and experiments, face-painting, yoga classes, and, of course, live music. In the courtyard between MERF, BSB, and EMRB, students, faculty and staff could enjoy a lunch of street tacos, jerk chicken, or pulled pork and […]
Entering its twenty-ninth year of operation, UIHC’s HIV/AIDS Clinic has grown from a service of the Infectious Diseases Clinic into a multidisciplinary organization serving around 600 patients. Since 1988, more than 2,000 patients have been seen in the clinic. As the primary organizer and Director of the clinic, Dr. Jack Stapleton of the Division of […]