Research

Research Week

Each spring the Carver College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, and VA Health System sponsor Research Week. Internationally known speakers are invited to lecture on current health topics; and workshops and panel discussions are presented by UI faculty and staff.

Jong Sung Kim with Professor Chuck LynchThere are poster sessions for faculty, staff, and students that provide excellent opportunities to showcase College of Public Health research to the University community. Winners of the student and staff competitions are recognized at an awards reception and also invited to attend the Research Week banquet. The involvement of CPH faculty, staff, and students makes it a special week for the College.

Research Week 2013

Research Week 2013 was held April 16-17. The theme was "Molecules and Mental Illness." A program schedule can be found on the Research Week website.

College of Public Health Poster Session Award Winners

Graduate Student Category

Laura Podolefsky
Mentor: Gabriele Ludewig
Graduate Program: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology
Title: Influence of genetics on antioxidant capacity and paraoxonase 1 activity in monozygotic and dizygotic twins

Blake Hanson
Mentor: Tara Smith
Graduate Program: Epidemiology
Title: Longitudinal study of Iowa families to determine prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and observe colonization incidence and familial transmission events

Gopi Gadupudi
Mentor: Larry Robertson
Graduate Program: Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology
Title: N-acetylcysteine (NAC) diminishes the severity of PCB 126-induced hepatic steatosis in male rats

Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty and Staff Category

Izabela Korwel
Mentor: Hans-Joachim Lehmler
Title: Assignment of elution order of atropisomers of polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs on enantioselective gas chromatography columns

Dipendra Thapaliya
Mentor: Tara Smith
Title: Comercially distributed meat as a potential vehicle for Staphylococcus aureus transmission

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More information

Questions about Research Week may be sent by email to dana-lange@uiowa.edu or directed to:

Ms. Dana Lange
Administrative Services Specialist
College of Public Health
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
The University of Iowa
S142 College of Public Health Building
Iowa City, IA 52242