>1400

Education event attendees

Career Day

> 50 %

Acceptance rate to graduate programs

Mentorship for Prospective Students in Genetic Counseling

Interns 2013-2023

49

Summer interns

Internship Program in Genetic Counseling and Bioinformatics

Applying to Genetic Counseling Graduate Programs
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Recent Publications

Upregulation of fatty acid synthesis genes in the livers of adolescent female rats caused by inhalation exposure to PCB52 (2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl)

Saturday, July 27, 2024
Brynn Kyleakin Helm-Kwasny
Elevated airborne PCB levels in older schools are concerning due to their health impacts, including cancer, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), cardiovascular issues, neurodevelopmental diseases, and diabetes. During a four-week inhalation exposure to PCB52, an air pollutant commonly found in school environments, adolescent rats exhibited notable presence of PCB52 and its hydroxylated forms in their livers, alongside changes in gene expression. Female rats exhibited...

Development of a humanized anti-FABP4 monoclonal antibody for potential treatment of breast cancer

Thursday, July 25, 2024
Jiaqing Hao
CONCLUSIONS: Our current evidence suggests that targeting FABP4 with humanized monoclonal antibodies may represent a novel strategy for the treatment of breast cancer and possibly other obesity- associated diseases.

APOL1 Kidney Risk Variants and Long-Term Kidney Function in Healthy Middle-Aged Black Individuals: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Monday, May 27, 2024
Mona D Doshi
CONCLUSIONS: Among middle-aged individuals, APOL1 genotype does not appear to be a major driver of future risk of kidney disease.

Modulation of the Immunological Milieu in Acute Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Potential Role of Monocytes Through CXCL10 Secretion

Thursday, May 23, 2024
Sebastian Sanchez
Emerging evidence indicates that aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) elicits a response from both innate and adaptive immune systems. An upregulation of CD8 + CD161 + cells has been observed in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after aSAH, yet the precise role of these cells in the context of aSAH is unkown. CSF samples from patients with aSAH and non-aneurysmal SAH (naSAH) were analyzed. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) was performed on CD8 + CD161 + sorted samples from aSAH patients....

Screening of Living Kidney Donors for Genetic Diseases: CON

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Christie P Thomas
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Events

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International Microorganism Day 2024 - Iowa City Public Library

Sunday, September 15, 2024 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Learn more about bird flu in Iowa and the Listeria outbreak in deli meat at the International Microorganism Day 2024 at the Iowa City Public Library at 123 S. Linn St., 9/15 from 1 to 3 p.m. in meeting rooms A and B. Stay informed and stay safe!  Questions? You can email Dr. Theresa-ho@uiowa.edu
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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar - Eric Gibbs

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building
Eric Gibbs is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Case Western Reserve University in the Department of Pharmacology in Cleveland, OH. He will present a seminar entitled, "Modulation of Glycine Receptors by Canonical and Non-Canonical Ligands"

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover advanced features such as: • Importing data from csv • Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic • Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables • Sending automated, conditional email alerts • Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data missingness codes, and opening data queries • And more This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have an advanced understanding of REDCap. Register by clicking the virtual event link above or by going here: https://redcap.link/icts_training