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. 

Postdoc Spotlights

Maddie Mocchi

Maddie Mocchi, Psychiatry

A possible new approach to depression treatment
Farnoosh Shemirani

Farnoosh Shemirani, Internal Medicine

Rethinking chronic disease care through nutrition science

Featured Community

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

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Get involved with UIPDA

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

Current Openings

Grad Postdoc Listserv

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

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Upcoming Events

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Blood Drive at University Capitol Center

Monday, June 29, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Old Capitol Town Center
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29th at University Capitol Center (Old Capitol Center).
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Blood Drive at Old Capitol Town Center

Monday, June 29, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Old Capitol Town Center
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2026 at Old Capitol Town Center.
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Summer Bird Banding

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 7:30am to 9:30am
Macbride Nature Recreation Area - Iowa Raptor Project Parking Area
Summer Bird Banding

Summer 2026 Office Hours

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
IRB Office Hours are for all UI faculty, staff, and Investigators, HawkIRB delegates, and research team members involved with Human Subjects research. No appointment necessary.
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NSF I-Corps Workshop

Monday, July 6, 2026 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Virtual
The NSF I-Corps program at the University of Iowa, led by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC), helps researchers, innovators, and early-stage startups explore the commercial potential of their work and make a real impact in the world.

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual

This is the first step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will build a new REDCap project from scratch and cover basic features such as:

• Building forms with proper field types and validation
• Assigning user permissions
• Project backup and overview with data dictionary, codebook, pdf, and xml
• Ensuring your project works properly by testing with real world application
• Making mid-study modifications safely after having started data collection in production
• Creating and...

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Blood Drive Hills Bank Blood Drive @ Hills Community Center

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 2:00pm to 6:00pm
Hills Community Center
Hills Bank and the DeGowin Blood Center are hosting a blood drive from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7th at Hills Community Center.
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Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Ahmet Kuralay

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 2:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Ahmet Kuralay is a PhD candidate in the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. His research has been conducted in Dr. Jon Resch's laboratories.

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.

Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Info Session

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

Please join us via Zoom for an info session to learn more about earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work degree.

https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/96938044127

Contact our Admissions Office directly with any questions or requests.

ssw-admissions@uiowa.edu

319-335-1250

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Summer Bird Banding

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 7:30am to 9:30am
Macbride Nature Recreation Area - Iowa Raptor Project Parking Area
Summer Bird Banding
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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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