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Marsh to transition from leadership role, search begins for next chair and DEO of Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
J. Lawrence “Larry” Marsh, MD, the current chair and DEO of the department, will step down from his leadership post in January 2026 and UI Health Care will begin a national search for the next chair and department executive officer (DEO) of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation.

UI Health Care launches orthopedic access clinic for faster patient care

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
UI Health Care’s new orthopedic access clinic offers quick evaluation, early treatment, and a direct path to the right specialist, helping your patients start recovery sooner.

UI Health Care remains Iowa’s No. 1 Hospital in ranking by ‘US News & World Report’

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center is once again ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” and the No. 1 hospital in Iowa, according to the 2025-2026 rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

Time Capsule: Buckwalter: Lifetime of excellence in orthopedics

Thursday, April 24, 2025
Over a career spanning four-plus decades at Iowa, Joseph “Jody” Buckwalter IV (74MD, 79R), has been a leader in orthopedics care, research, and education.

Q&A: J. Lawrence Marsh

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
When the University of Iowa Health Care academic medical campus in North Liberty welcomes its first orthopedics patient on April 28, the magnitude of the moment won’t be lost on J. Lawrence “Larry” Marsh, MD.

Full scope of orthopedics care

Friday, April 18, 2025

Upcoming UI Carver College of Medicine Events

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Fountain Lobby Blood Drive

Thursday, March 19, 2026 11:00am to 4:00pm
General Hospital
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 19th, 2026, at the Fountain Lobby.
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St Thomas More Blood Drive

Sunday, March 22, 2026 9:00am to 1:00pm
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday March 22nd, 2026, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, in their basement
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Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - Katie Robinson, MD, PhD

Monday, March 23, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Please join us on Monday, March 23rd at 1:00 PM in 1289 CBRB (Kelch) where Katie Robinson, MD, PhD will be giving a talk titled, "Enhancing MACE Risk Prediction with Estimated Visceral Adiposity using Machine Learning".

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Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Hannah Stutt

Monday, March 23, 2026 2:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Hannah Stutt is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Dr. Nandakumar Narayanan's laboratory.

If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.

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"Rural Community-Centered Research: Maternity Care and Why It Matters" — Keynote lecture (in person and virtual) by Katy Kozhimannil, University of Minnesota

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:30am
Virtual

Special Preliminary Event for the Obermann Symposium "Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research."

This lecture, co-sponsored by the UI Carver College of Medicine, is designed for a non-clinical audience and will be open to the public. Katy B. Kozhimannil is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the University of Minnesota Rural Health Program.

The lecture will take place in Pediatric...

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Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Alexander (Sasha) Sobolevsky, PhD

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building
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Neuroscience & Pharmacology Postdoctoral Seminar - Xuchen Zhang, PhD

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

Re-creating a synapse

Xuchen Zhang, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Depts. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology & of Neurosurgery
Stanford University

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BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, March 24, 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 Spring 2026, these will occur in 2117 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.

Jan. 20: CANCELED

Jan. 27: Lori Wallrath, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Feb. 3...

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Logan Dawson

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2:00pm to 2:50pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Mechanical Regulation of Metabolism Through Isoform-Specific Control of PFK1

Logan Dawson
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Advisor: Kris DeMali, PhD

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Gloria Dei Blood Drive

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 2 P.M. to 6 p.m. on March 24th, 2026 at Gloria Dei Church in their fellowship room!