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. 

Featured Community

Read about the UI postdoc population and find resources for our 2025-2026 featured population: Postdoc Parents

Get involved with UIPDA

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

Grad Postdoc Listserv

This Listserv is used to communicate news and events about the UIPDA.

Upcoming Events

One Day for Iowa | The University of Iowa's Annual Giving Day promotional image

One Day for Iowa | The University of Iowa's Annual Giving Day

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (all day)
Virtual

One Day for Iowa returns on Wednesday, March 25, marking 10 years of Hawkeyes coming together to support what matters most at the University of Iowa.

Give now: https://1dayforiowa.org/3N96oqb

Our 24-hour online giving day is a chance for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends to make an impact — supporting scholarships, research, health care, the arts, student experiences, and more. With special matching and unlocking opportunities throughout the day, every gift has the power to go further...

Pride Week promotional image

Pride Week

Wednesday, March 25 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
Pride Week
Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium promotional image

Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium

Thursday, March 26 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Iowa City Public Library

Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), "Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research" will bring together scholars, community leaders from across the U.S., and professionals who work with rural populations and in rural spaces. During the symposium, attendees will be invited to collaborate in theorizing rurality, share how it impacts their work, examine how rurality is represented and celebrated, and begin to discuss challenges...

Pride Week promotional image

Pride Week

Thursday, March 26 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Pride Alliance Center
Pride Week

Design Your Own Copilot Agent: Custom AI for Everyday Tasks

Thursday, March 26, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual
Hands-on with Microsoft Copilot Agents: create, customize, and collaborate using everyday AI.

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, March 26, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Nicholas Hammons promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Thesis Seminar: Nicholas Hammons

Thursday, March 26, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

Structural Insights into Bacterial Chemosensory and Two-Component Signaling Pathways

Nicholas Hammons
PhD Candidate
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Advisor: Ernesto Fuentes, PhD

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Sarah Preston (Doorn Lab) and Brenna Powers (Stewart Lab) promotional image

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Sarah Preston (Doorn Lab) and Brenna Powers (Stewart Lab)

Thursday, March 26, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Modulation of Organophosphate Metabolism and Toxicity via NRF2 Signaling

Sarah Preston
Drug Discovery and Experimental Therapeutics Graduate Student
Dr. Jonathan Doorn's Lab

Sex- and Region-Dependent Regulation of the Dopamine Transporter by D2 Autoreceptors

Brenna Powers
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Adele Stewart's Lab

2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 Huddle promotional image

2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 Huddle

Thursday, March 26, 2026 2:30pm to 4:30pm
J-Bar-M Barbecue
Join us at a Hawkeye Huddle during Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament! Hosted by the I-Club, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Engagement, this Hawkeye Huddle is free and open to all Hawkeye fans. We’ll host another Hawkeye Huddle if Iowa advances to the second round.
Creating Communities that Care and Promote Health: Learning from Japan and the U.S. promotional image

Creating Communities that Care and Promote Health: Learning from Japan and the U.S.

Thursday, March 26, 2026 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
Researchers from Japan will visit the University of Iowa (UI) and, alongside U.S. based health care professionals, will share how their work is improving health and well-being through community-based approaches, from suicide prevention in schools to addiction treatment in primary care and brain health for older adults.
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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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