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

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LNACC in Action Week

Wednesday, March 4 to Friday, March 6, 2026 (all day)
Latino Native American Cultural Center
LNACC in Action Week
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An Evening with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
One of our most movingly powerful storytellers returns to Hancher to share his truths.
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Guest Artist: Susan Hagen, double bass

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Guest Artist: Susan Hagen, double bass

Click here for program.

Doublebassist Susan Hagen is the first female to hold the position of principal double bassist of the Boston Pops Esplinade Orchestra. She also performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and tours and records regularly with both ensembles. Hagen is a professor of bass at Berkley College of Music in Boston.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Jazz Repertory Ensemble

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Jazz Repertory Ensemble

Click here for program.

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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LNACC in Action Week

Thursday, March 5 to Friday, March 6, 2026 (all day)
Latino Native American Cultural Center
LNACC in Action Week
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Christian Candler promotional image

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Seminar, Christian Candler

Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, March 5, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:

Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys

Manually and automatically sending surveys

Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms

Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of surveys in...

Spring 2026 IRB Office Hours

Thursday, March 5, 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 Seminar: Dr. David Kast promotional image

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar: Dr. David Kast

Thursday, March 5, 2026 10:30am to 11:20am
Medical Education Research Facility

This event is open to the public.

Organelle Dynamics in Metabolism and Immunity

David Kast, PhD
WashU Medicine

Faculty Host: Kris DeMali, PhD

Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Ruiqi Lyu (Strack Lab) and Zhuo Zhen (Tucker Lab) promotional image

Neuroscience and Pharmacology Workshop - Ruiqi Lyu (Strack Lab) and Zhuo Zhen (Tucker Lab)

Thursday, March 5, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Inhibitory Circuit Development and Dysfunction in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Ruiqi Lyu
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Stefan Strack's Lab

Exploring cellular models for Nf1-associated optic pathway glioma
Zhuo Zhen
Pharmacology Graduate Student
Dr. Budd Tucker's Lab

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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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