The UIPDA advocates for all Postdocs at the University of Iowa.
For postdocs, by postdocs.

 

Are you a postdoc at the University of Iowa? The Postdoctoral Association is here for you! Join us the second Thursday of every month at 3 pm to find out how we can improve your experience and help you meet your goals. Email divya-rathi@uiowa.edu for information about how to join in person or over Zoom. 

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We are looking for postdocs to serve as committee members and college reps.

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Upcoming Events

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National Trumpet Competition

Sunday, March 22, 2026 9:00am to 9:00pm
Voxman Music Building
The UI School of Music is hosting the National Trumpet Competition in 2026!
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Pride Week

Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
Pride Week

Clarence Tow Seminar in Economics: Ted O'Donoghue

Monday, March 23, 2026 10:45am to 12:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Ted O'Donoghue is the Zubrow Professor of Economics at Cornell University.

Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar

Monday, March 23, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Neuroscience presentations (virtual) hosted by Big Ten Academic Alliance members
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Clinical Science Rounds: Teresa Treat

Monday, March 23, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building

Dr. Treat (Professor) is the PI of the Clinical-Cognitive Science Lab here at the University of Iowa. Her lab leverages the theoretical, measurement, and computational models of contemporary cognitive science to investigate the role of cognitive processing in the development, maintenance, and modification of numerous clinical problems.

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - Katie Robinson, MD, PhD promotional image

Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism Seminar - Katie Robinson, MD, PhD

Monday, March 23, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building

Please join us on Monday, March 23rd at 1:00 PM in 1289 CBRB (Kelch) where Katie Robinson, MD, PhD will be giving a talk titled, "Enhancing MACE Risk Prediction with Estimated Visceral Adiposity using Machine Learning".

Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Hannah Stutt promotional image

Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Hannah Stutt

Monday, March 23, 2026 2:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Hannah Stutt is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. Her research has been conducted in Dr. Nandakumar Narayanan's laboratory.

If you are unable to attend in person, please consider showing your support and attending via Zoom. Please email britt-hokanson@uiowa.edu for the zoom link.

Grief and Mourning Support Group

Monday, March 23, 2026 3:00pm to 4:30pm
University Services Building
UI Employee Assistance Program is offering a four-part series to support employees interested in exploring grief related to the loss of a loved one.
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Marianne Moore; Department of Physics, MIT promotional image

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Marianne Moore; Department of Physics, MIT

Monday, March 23, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar
Biology Seminar: "From friend to foe: how inaccurate homologous recombination leads to genome rearrangements" promotional image

Biology Seminar: "From friend to foe: how inaccurate homologous recombination leads to genome rearrangements"

Monday, March 23, 2026 4:00pm
Biology Building East
Diedre Reitz, Ph.D., a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at UC Davis, will be giving a seminar on Monday, March 23, at 4:00pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE).
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Recent Events

Below are UIPDA events and activities during the 2025 fall semester. 

 

Invited Industry Talk 

Speaker: Justin Topp, Senior Manager, IDT 
Date: December 12, 2025 
Location: Seebohm Conference Room, EMRB 
Sponsor: Graduate College 
 

Book Club First Meetup

Date: December 10, 2025 
Location: The Greenhouse 
Organizer: Rachel Kehrberg 
Attendance: 4 participants

 

UIPDA Holiday Party 

Date: December 3, 2025 
Attendance: 25 participants

 

Zoom Watch Party and Career Talk

Speaker: Chris Rader, CTO, Aethon Therapeutics 
Date: November 3, 2025 
Location: PBDB, Zoom watch party 
Sponsors: CLAS, HCCC, INI, CoE 
Attendance: 18 participants

 

2025 Career Ladder Program 

Dates: September to October 2025 
Format: Multi session career development series 
Average attendance: 9 participants per session 
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