Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program | Carver College of Medicine | The University of Iowa

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Welcome

The Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program (FRRBP) is a unique, storied PhD-granting program that resides within the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

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About Us

Opportunities For You

We offer two programs:

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

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Questions?
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News

Yu awarded the Larry W. Oberley Award in Radiation Oncology

Friday, October 10, 2025

Yang earns K12 Scholar Award

Friday, May 16, 2025

Lighting a new path in cancer care with radiation therapy

Monday, May 5, 2025

AMA NEWS WIRE

James Byrne, MD, PhD, of University of Iowa Health Care, is doing highly innovative research to improve patient outcomes. The NIH is noticing.

A tardigrade protein helped reduce radiation damage in mice

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

ScienceNews

Humans undergoing similar radiation for cancer treatment often suffer painful side effects

Calendar

ACB Seminar Series - Sadia Islam Mou & Emily Liu

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Sadia Islam Mou, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Tootle Lab, will present a seminar titled “Determining the Role of Prostaglandin Signaling During Collective Cell Migration."

Emily Liu, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Ryan Lab, will present a seminar titled “Intra and Intercellular Interactions Driving Lung Remodeling in Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis."

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 1/29/2026

Thursday, January 29, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

General Hospital

"The Many Faces of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis" by Gatr-Alnada Gheriani, MBChB

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Workshop - Jeffrey Anders and Tayfun Ates

Thursday, January 29, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Medical Education Research Facility

Cholesterol dysregulation in microglia links spinal cord and optic nerve pathology in Multiple Sclerosis

Jeffrey Anders
Graduate Student
Dr. Oliver Gramlich's Lab

Impact of Recurrent Hypoglycemia on CNS Glucose Dynamics and Regulation

Tayfun Ates
Graduate Student
Dr. Deniz Atasoy's Lab

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