The Division of Nephrology and Hypertension may be the smallest in Internal Medicine, but during the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week 2021, they made big moves at the national level.

Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD, professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, has been appointed to the Kate Daum Professorship, which recognizes outstanding women scientists at the University of Iowa.

Boston Scientific Corp. has exercised its option to acquire the remaining shares of University of Iowa startup Farapulse Inc., which has developed a method for precisely and safely treating abnormal heart rhythms.

Luis Miguel Garcia Pena says that even though he had experience working in a genetics laboratory as an undergraduate and doing epidemiological and clinical research for Harvard’s school of public health, his “bench skill set was limited.” Before applying to graduate schools, he began looking for research opportunities on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) website, where he saw a listing for a small program in Iowa, that could bolster that skill set.

Years of research have led to a greater understanding of how cancers hide from the immune system—and a promising immunotherapy treatment for melanoma.