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We offer two programs:

  1. Graduate Program in Free Radical and Radiation Biology, Ph.D. Objective
  2. Postdoctoral Program in Free Radical and Radiation Biology
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Calendar

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Honors Symposium

Monday, May 4, 2026 2:30pm
Eckstein Medical Research Building

Celebrate Seniors graduating with Honors in Microbiology and Immunology.

REDCap Basic Training

Tuesday, May 5, 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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BMB Research Workshop

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Medical Education Research Facility

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology holds research workshops featuring internal speakers on Tuesdays, 12:30-1:20pm. For Spring 2026, these will occur in 2117 MERF. Presentation titles are not publicly available due to the use of unpublished research. Individuals interested in attending workshops or being added to the email list should contact the office at biochem@uiowa.edu.

Jan. 20: CANCELED

Jan. 27: Lori Wallrath, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Feb. 3...

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