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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The University of Iowa Lecture Committee presents: Hill Harper

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Harper was born in Iowa City, IA, the son of two doctors – his father, a psychiatrist and his mother, an anesthesiologist. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and was named Valedictorian of his department. Harper then graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, as well as with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, with honors, from the Kennedy School of Government. He holds honorary doctoral degrees from Howard University, Winston-Salem State University, Cheyney University, Le-Moyne Owen College, Westfield State College, Dillard University and Tougaloo College.

Catie Hickey - Trombone Guest Artist

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Catie Hickey - Trombone Guest Artist

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Men's basketball vs. Ohio State

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 8:00pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
The Iowa men's basketball team hosts Ohio State.
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Forget It, I'm Using Paper

Thursday, February 26, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Feeling the pressure to use digital assignments while worried that students might use AI tools to complete their work? Keep it old-school with trusty paper assignments and enjoy peace of mind. This session explores how instructors can use paper-based assignments and assessments while leveraging Gradescope's powerful grading and feedback tools. Learn how students can submit their handwritten work to Gradescope, allowing instructors to annotate, comment, and grade efficiently online. Discover...

TriNetX Basic Training

Thursday, February 26, 2026 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual

TriNetX with University of Iowa Health Care provides researchers with the ability to securely explore limited, de-identified data from the Electronic Health Record.

This is a web-based platform that allows the user to specify inclusion and exclusion criteria to find populations of interest.

This tool is most useful for identification of patient cohorts for preparation to research.

ICTS provides TriNetX at no cost to University of Iowa Faculty, Staff and Students doing Health Science Research

Registe...

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Maximizing Pivot to Find Funding and Collaborators (February 2026)

Thursday, February 26, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

Do you want to maximize your time spent searching for funding opportunities or potential project collaborators? Join us to learn how Pivot can save you time and effort in identifying the right funding opportunities for your research lines as well as identifying collaborators with the relevant expertise.

Register here. The RDO will send a calendar invitation and Zoom link upon registration.

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, February 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.
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. Rui Zhao

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

This event is open to the public.

Mechanisms and Modulation of 5' Splice Site Recognition

Rui Zhao, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz

Faculty Host: Lori Wallrath, PhD

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Dangran Li & Kyle Rosenberg

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

RalA mediates Nf1-regulated metabolism in Drosophila

Dangran Li
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Seth Tomchik's Lab

The Role of Bardet Biedl Syndrome Proteins in Cell Cycle Progression

Kyle Rosenberg
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Kamal Rahmouni's Lab

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot: How AI Can Assist You

Thursday, February 26, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
An introductory training on Copilot
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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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