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UI researchers find common drug could treat opioid use disorder

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Daily Iowan
John Wemmie, MD, PhD, portrait

Old drug, new target for treating opioid use disorder

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Jennifer Brown
Susan Shen and the members of her lab

In a university first, psychiatrist earns prestigious award for her 'outsider' approach 

Monday, December 8, 2025
Michael Anderson
University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry

Carver College of Medicine Events

Pain Interest Group Workshop - Timothy Fleagle, PT promotional image

Pain Interest Group Workshop - Timothy Fleagle, PT

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Medical Education Research Facility

LOAD and Nutrition as interventions for individuals with Diabetes and Achilles tendiopathy (LOAD-N-DM)

Timothy Fleagle, PT
PhD Student in Dr. Ruth Chimenti's Lab

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ACB Seminar Series - Jillian Williquett & Amelia Hurley-Novatny

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Jillian Williquett, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Sun Lab, will present a seminar titled “Cytoplasmic Dynein: A Key Mediator And Therapeutic Target in Diabetic Podocytopathy."

Amelia Hurley-Novatny, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Li Lab, will present a seminar titled “Investigating the Role of FGF21 in Osteoclastogenesis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy."

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Medical Center North Liberty Blood Drive

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Medical Center North Liberty
UI Health Care is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the second-floor conference rooms at Medical Center North Liberty.

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