Every semester we are proud to host outstanding seminar speakers. Seminars will be held at 9:00 AM in the following rooms.
Fall 2023 - 2117 MERF unless otherwise noted
Spring 2024 - 1117 MERF unless otherwise noted
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Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 Seminar Schedule
Spring 2024
DATE | SPEAKER | EVENT | TITLE |
| Wed. Jan 24 9:00 AM | Levi Sowers, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics University of Iowa | Special Lecture: Technical Rigor | An introduction to the use of optogenetic and chemogenetic tools in behavior |
| Wed. Jan 31 9:00 AM | Louis Kolling, PhD (Marcinkiewcz lab) Postdoctoral Research Scholar Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology Micah Johnson (Hultman lab) Gradute Research Assistant Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics | Work-in Progress | Semaglutide: A dual intervention for metabolic dysfunction and psychiatric disorders?” Brain-wide local field potential connectivity patterns underlying an evoked migraine-related network |
| Wed. Feb 7 9:00 AM | Carolina Valencia, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor College of Health Sciences University of Texas at El Paso | Visiting Speaker Host: Dr. Frey-Law | |
| Wed. Feb 14 9:00 AM | Adriana Della Pietra, PhD (Russo lab) Postdoctoral Research Scholar Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Erik Zorrilla (Russo lab) Graduate Research Assistant Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics | Work-in Progress | |
| Wed. Feb 21 9:00 AM | Emine Bayman, PhD Associate Professor Dept of Biostatistics College of Public Health University of Iowa | Work-in Progress | |
| Wed. Feb 28 9:00 AM | Christine Blaumueller, PhD Director, Senior Scientific Editor & Writing Consultant Scientific Editing & Research Communication Core University of Iowa | Special Lecture: Grant & Paper Writing Skills | |
| Wed. Mar 6 9:00 AM | Benedict Kolber, PhD Associate Professor Department of Neuroscience University of Texas at Dallas | Visiting Speaker Host: | |
| Wed. Mar 13 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| Wed. Mar 20 9:00 AM | Alex Keyes, PhD (Usachev lab) Postdoctoral Research Scholar Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology Kavita Solanki, PhD (Usachev lab) Postdoctoral Research Scholar Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology | Work-in Progress | |
| Wed. Mar 27 9:00 AM | Adam Janowski, DPT (Sluka lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Robert Wiederien, DPT (Frey Law lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science | Work-in Progress | |
| Wed. Apr 3 9:00 AM | Eric Kaiser, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Neurology Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania | Visiting Speaker Host: Dr. Russo | |
| Wed. Apr 10 9:00 AM | Katherine Hadlandsmyth, PhD Associate Professor Dept of Anesthesia University of Iowa | Work-in Progress | |
| Wed. Apr 17 9:00 AM | Karley Monaghan (Benson lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology Andrew Post (Chimenti lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science | Work-in Progress | |
| Wed. Apr 24 9:00 AM | Yassini Filali (Hultman lab) Graduate Research Assistant Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Yaroslav Andrianov (Usachev lab) Visiting Scholar Dept of Neuroscience & Pharmacology | Work-in Progress | |
| Wed. May 1 9:00 AM | Emine Bayman, PhD Associate Professor Department of Biostatistics College of Public Health University of Iowa | Special Lecture |
Fall 2023
DATE | SPEAKER | EVENT | TITLE |
| Wed. Aug 31 9:00 AM *1459 PBDB | WIP Series Introduction Drs. Kathleen Sluka and Yuriy Usachev Timothy Fleagle (Chimenti lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science | Work-in Progress | Minimal Clinically Important Difference of Movement-evoked Pain in Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions |
| Wed. Sept 20 9:00 AM | Adam Janowski, DPT (Sluka lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science | Statistics Interpretation I | Statistics Interpretation: P-values, Effect Sizes, and Biological/Clinical Significance |
| Wed. Sept 27 9:00 AM | Levi Sowers, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics University of Iowa | Special Lecture: Technical Rigor | |
| Wed. Oct. 4 9:00 AM via Zoom | Steven Cohen, MD Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine Director, Pain Medicine Division of Medical Education Johns Hopkins University | Visiting Speaker Host: Dr. Chimenti | Nociplastic pain and other predictors of pain procedure outcomes |
| Wed. Oct. 11 9:00 AM | Shaoshuai (Shirley) Chen (St. Marie & Herr labs) Alex Glebov-McCloud (Strack lab) | Work-in Progress | Preventing Post-Herpetic Neuralgia Through Shingles Vaccination PRKAR1B Mutation that Reduces Pain Sensitivity in Individuals with Marbach-Schaaf Neurodevelopmental Syndrome |
| Wed. Oct. 18 9:00 AM | Adam Janowski, DPT (Sluka lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science | Statistics Interpretation II | Stats Integration II: ANOVA vs Regression, main effects, and interactions |
| Wed. Oct. 25 9:00 AM | NO MEETING | ||
| Wed. Nov 1 9:00 AM | Stephanie Shiers, PhD Research Scientist II Project Lead, Human Tissue Procurement and Processing Core University of Texas at Dallas | Visiting Speaker Host: Dr. Usachev | Investigation of pathological abnormalities of diabetic neuropathy in the human dorsal root ganglia |
| Wed. Nov. 8 9:00 AM | Ashley Plumb (Sluka lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Angela Smith (Sluka lab) Graduate Research Assistant Dept of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science | Work-in Progress | Elucidating the role of testosterone in the descending pain pathway after activity-induced muscle pain
Exploring the role of descending dopaminergic pain modulation in the transition to chronic pain |
| Wed. Nov. 15 | Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting | ||
| Wed. Nov. 22 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Wed. Nov. 29 9:00 AM | Giovanni Berardi, PhD (Sluka lab) Robert Bowers, DDS | Work-in Progress | Post-exertional Malaise & Immune Changes Following Exercise in Long-COVID and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Predictors of pain outcomes in dentistry - potential correlations beyond the mouth |
| Wed. Dec. 6 9:00 AM | Jamie Morton, PhD, RN (St. Marie lab) Postdoctoral Research Scholar College of Nursing | Work-in Progress | Concurrent Use of TENS and Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment |