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Hardin Open Workshops - EndNote Desktop (Zoom)

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 1:00am to 2:00pm
Virtual

EndNote is a reference management tool that helps you to easily gather together your references in one place, organize them, and then insert them into papers and format them in a style of your choosing. This session will walk you through the basics of using EndNote to collect and format your citations. The class will be hands-on, and there will be time for questions at the end.

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Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance...

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Neuroscience and Pharmacology Seminar - Rong Grace Zhai, PhD

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 10:30am to 11:30am
Medical Education Research Facility

Harnessing the Power of Drosophila for Therapeutic Discovery for Genetic Neuropathies

Rong Grace Zhai, PhD
Jack Miller Professor of Neurology
Vice Chair of Research
Department of Neurology
University of Chicago

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Pain Interest Group Workshop - Ezgi Yarasir, PT, PhD and Alex Keyes, PhD

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 9:00am to 10:00am
Medical Education Research Facility

Exercise-derived biomarkers
Ezgi Yarasir, PT, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Kathleen Sluka's Lab

Dynorphinergic neurons in the lateral pons inhibit inflammatory, neuropathic, and post-surgical pain via a descending circuit
Alex Keyes, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Yuriy Usachev's Lab

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