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Alumni Corner: Tathyana Fensterer, MD, PhD

Monday, September 21, 2026

Iowa plastic surgery alumna Tathyana Fensterer, MD, PHD reflects on her training at Iowa and discusses her new role as Medical Director of Plastic Surgery at Indiana University Bloomington.

Dr. Dudeja delivers Townhall address to Department of Surgery

Department of Surgery Celebrates a Banner Year of Growth, Innovation, and Achievement

Monday, September 14, 2026

The University of Iowa Department of Surgery gathered at the beginning of September for its annual State of the Department Town Hall, where Chair Dr. Vikas Dudeja reflected on the department's accomplishments over the past year and outlined a vision for continued growth in patient care, research, and education.

Anece Adam is a burn ARNP who received Patient’s Choice Award for the second year in a row. Each year, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) recognizes providers as Patient’s Choice Awardees for their excellence in patient experience. The awardees are selected based on patient responses. Only UIHC providers with an aggregate score in the top 10% nationally were recognized. L-R: Kip Pederson, Samuel Jones, MD; Anece Adam, ARNP; Eugene Chu, MD

Department of Surgery Providers Recognized Among Nation's Top 10% for Patient Experience

Friday, September 11, 2026

Several University of Iowa Department of Surgery providers have been recognized with 2026 Patient's Choice Awards, earning placement among the top 10% of providers nationally for patient experience based on patient survey feedback. The awards recognize providers who consistently demonstrate excellence in communication, patient-centered care, and the overall patient experience.

Weight loss options: Understanding GLP-1 medications and bariatric surgery

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Dr. Keith Named Vice Chair for Education in Department of Surgery

Thursday, August 27, 2026

After years of leadership in surgical education and resident training, Jerrod Keith, MD, has been named Vice Chair for Education in the University of Iowa Department of Surgery.

research being done at the Colin Kenny Lab

Dr. Colin Kenny earns NIH R01 award to advance melanoma research

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Colin P. Kenny, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Iowa Department of Surgery, has been awarded a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to support research focused on understanding how melanoma adapts and progresses.

Growing Access, Advancing Care: The Expanding Role of General Surgery at UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown

Monday, August 17, 2026

As demand for surgical services continues to grow across eastern Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown is expanding access to high-quality general surgery care while bringing advanced surgical technology closer to the communities it serves.

New kidney gives veteran her life back

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Lee named director of UI Health Care’s Organ Transplant Center

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Weigel awarded NIH training grant to support future surgeon-scientists

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, and Songhai Chen, MD, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology have been awarded a prestigious National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health T32 training grant to establish the University of Iowa Surgical Oncology Research Training Program.

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Upcoming UI Carver College of Medicine Events

Mobile Clinic - West Liberty

Sunday, September 27, 2026 11:00am to 2:00pm

West Liberty

Mobile Clinic

Medicus Blood Drive

Monday, September 28, 2026 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, September 28th, 2026 at the Iowa Memorial Union. Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!

Degowin Blood Drive @ Lindquist Center

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:00am to 3:00pm

Lindquist Center

The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29th 2026 at the Lindquist Center. Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!

Internal Medicine Research Day

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:00am to 4:00pm

Medical Education Research Facility

Annual Research Day to highlight and celebrate the scientific work of department faculty, fellows and science staff

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Virtual Career Development Series - Neuroscience alumnus, Timothy Skog, PhD

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:30am

Virtual

🎓 From PhD to Medical Writing: Hear from Neuroscience Alumnus Timothy Skog, PhD ('23)

What can you do with a PhD beyond the lab? Come hear from Timothy Skog, PhD ('23), a University of Iowa Neuroscience Graduate Program alumnus, who will be sharing his experience building a career in regulatory medical writing.

As part of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Career Development Series, Dr. Skog will present:

“Regulatory Medical Writing: Career, Skills & Opportunities”

Dr. Skog is currently a Seni...

BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Fall 2026, these will occur in 1117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Aug. 25: CANCELED

Sept. 1: CANCELED

Sept. 8: RESERVED

Sept. 15: Steve Guzman, PhD, Postdoc Fellow, Biomedical...

Seminar Series: Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Bowen Science Building

Each semester, we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Visit website: https://microbiology.medicine.uiowa.edu/about-us/seminars

ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Bhagaban Mallik

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Dr. Bhagaban Mallik, an Assistant Research Scientist in the Frank Lab, will present a seminar titled "Differential Roles of Intracellular Calcium and Metabolic Energy in Phasic MN-Is and Tonic MN-Ib Motor Neurons."

Progress 2026: Learning Together in the 21st Century

Thursday, October 1 to Friday, October 2, 2026 (all day)

Hyatt Regency Place

Overview:
Emphasizing the interprofessional team approach to patient care, the annual Progress conference combines internal medicine and pharmacy continuing education programs into a single multi-track program offering plenary sessions, breakout sessions, and hot topics in a combined interprofessional format. This conference will discuss practice changing diagnostic and therapeutic changes in a wide range of clinical medicine.

Topics include:
Cancer in Iowa
AI and Medicine
Alzheimer's Updates
De...

Biochemistry Seminar: "Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell"

Thursday, October 1, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am

Medical Education Research Facility

"Illuminating the Biochemical Activity Architecture of the Cell"

Presented by

Jin Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
University of California San Diego