Articles from 2024

Shining a light on racial disparities in neuroendocrine tumor research

Hematology-oncology fellow Udhayvir Singh Grewal, MD presented at the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) conference recently in Chicago.

Virtual heart failure clinic brings advanced care to underserved, high-need patients

An initiative at the intersection of health care and digital technology, University of Iowa Health Care has launched a pilot program designed to improve heart failure treatment through personalized, virtual care.

Dayal VA Merit Award renewal allows for continued study on susceptibilities in prediabetes

Sanjana Dayal, PhD, associate professor in Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, received a renewal on a Veterans Affairs (VA) Merit Award, which she first received in July 2020.

Advocating for clearer end-of-life decision-making in Iowa

Katie Ries, MSW, LMSW, a social worker on the Supportive and Palliative Care team, is championing reform in Iowa’s guardianship laws to protect the rights of terminally ill patients.

Dayal invited to join NIH hematology study section

Sanjana Dayal, PhD, has been invited to become a member of the National Institutes of Health’s Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Blood Cells and Transfusion (HTBT) Study Section.

Dodd among 2024 Stead Family Scholars

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is pleased to announce the 2024 cohort of the Stead Family Scholars Program.

UI Engineering grant points toward better disease prediction

Elizabeth Bowen, MD, clinical assistant professor in Endocrinology; Nitin Pagedar, MD, MPH, professor of Otolaryngology; and Zachary Urdang, MD, PhD, postdoctoral research scholar, were awarded a $15,000 pilot grant from the University of Iowa College of Engineering for their project “Using Machine Learning to Predict Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism.”

Lois Geist named interim UI vice president for research

Lois J. Geist, associate provost for faculty and professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the Carver College of Medicine, has been named interim vice president for research at Iowa, effective Sept. 16.

UI LEAD program celebrates emerging leaders

Internal Medicine's Brittany Bettendorf, Hillary Humphrey, and Brad Manning graduated from the University of Iowa’s eighth UI LEAD cohort this summer.

Issuree awarded R35 Outstanding Investigator Award

Priya Issuree, PhD, was awarded an R35 Outstanding Investigator Award, a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).