Deadly scorpion venom reveals pain protein structure
An international team of scientists, including UI biophysicist Chris Ahern, used a lethal scorpion toxin to capture detailed, 3D pictures of a protein involved in pain. The toxin locks the pain protein into a “pose,” allowing researchers to see, for the first time, several unexpected interactions in how protein works.
UI mobile app used around the world for speech learning
In 2001, University of Iowa Professor Jerald Moon wanted to show students in his phonetics class how the sounds of different languages are produced.
Moon knew his students could one day work with people who have speech disorders, so a deep understanding of how the tongue, lips, voice box, and other organs work together to make sounds was important.
Are students socially connected? Check their dining-hall-swipe data
Researchers at the University of Iowa collected data on a semester’s worth of ID-card swipes at a dining hall — nearly a half million from about 4,000 students in the fall of 2009 — and created a measure that correlates positively with retention and graduation rates.
UI mobile app used around the world for speech learning
In 2001, Professor Jerald Moon partnered with ITS to create Sounds of Speech, a website for his students that taught the pronunciation of English language sounds. Now a mobile app and a website, Sounds of Speech is used by English language learners around the world.
Ximbio representative on campus April 26 to meet with researchers about reagents
Researchers interested in learning about easier and quicker ways to transfer reagents are invited to meet one-on-one with Ximbio Business Development Manager Jon Viola on Friday, April 26.
UIRF, XIMBIO partner to accelerate sharing of life science research tools
Ximbio, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated to broadening access to life science research tools, has teamed up with the University of Iowa Research Foundation to make the university’s research tools more readily available to researchers.