The inaugural Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Conference, held on June 26, 2026 at the Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF), brought together postdoctoral scholars from across disciplines to showcase their research, exchange ideas, and strengthen the postdoctoral community at the University of Iowa.

Farnoosh Shemirani, PhD, explores how nutrition can improve health outcomes for people living with neurological and metabolic diseases.

UI postdoc Maddie Mocchi’s research examines pupil as indicator of depression severity.