Past Events
Past Events
Time Management for Grad Students
Experts from University of Iowa's Counseling Service will lead an interactive session on time management strategies for grad students.
Alumni Talks Dr. Andrew Schrepf
Andrew Schrepf, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan and alumnus of the BBIP program. His areas of expertise are chronic pain, inflammation, and central sensitization. He will talk about his career and research path followed by a student-led QA session.
Guest Speaker Dr. Nathaniel Jenkins
Dr. Jenkins joined the Department of Health and Human Physiology as an Assistant Professor in August of 2020. Prior to joining UI, Dr. Jenkins received his PhD in Exercise Physiology and Nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and then spent four years as an Assistant Professor with appointments in Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University. Overall, his recent research program has focused on understanding the physiological and bio-behavioral pathways by which early life stress (adverse childhood experiences) promote the early development of cardiovascular and metabolic disease and to identify interventions that can mitigate this risk, and also understanding the utility of resistance training as an exercise modality to improve cardiometabolic health in aging adults. Dr. Jenkins is a Fellow of the American Heart Association (conferred by the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health). In addition, he has served on the national Research Committees for both the National Strength and Conditioning Association (2017-2020) and American Heart Association (2020-Present), as well as on several subcommittees for the AHA, including the Open Science Committee (2020-2021), Research Portfolio Management Sub-committee (2019-2022), and the Sexual Harassment Task Force (2021-2022). Dr. Jenkins will talk about his research and career path, with a student-led round-table to follow.
Guest Speaker Dr. Marie Gaine
Marie E Gaine, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Iowa. She also holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry in the Carver College of Medicine and is a member of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute and the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center. Dr. Gaine joined the University of Iowa in 2012 as a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychiatry. During this time, she studied the genetics and epigenetics of suicidal behavior and bipolar disorder. In 2017, Dr. Gaine moved to Ted Abel’s Lab as an Assistant Research Scientist and studied sleep deprivation and mouse models relevant to disease. Prior to her postdoctoral work, Dr. Gaine received her PhD at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland under the mentorship of Dr. Terry Lappin and Dr. Ken Mills. Dr. Gaine will talk about her research and career path, with a student-led round-table to follow.
Research Communication Seminar
Benjamin Hill, the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will discuss the essentials of effective research communication. Presentation will be followed by an interactive portion where trainess will receive guidance on crafting their own research narrative.
Rotation talks
Current BBIP trainees will present on their rotation experience.
Welcome to Spring 2023
Welcome back to Spring 2023 semester.
Alumni Panel
Q&A on navigating different career decisions and paths with a panel of University of Iowa alumni from the Dept of Psychological and Brain Sciences.