May 2020

Val Sheffield (right), the Roy J. Carver Chair in Molecular Genetics in the Carver College of Medicine, with members of his research laboratory (from left) Calvin Carter, Sunny Huang, Charles Searby, and Qihong Zhang.

Developing at-home method for collecting COVID-19 testing samples

University of Iowa genetics expert Val Sheffield has converted part of his lab to help fight the coronavirus pandemic by creating a simple specimen-collection method that skips the swab and removes the need for medical personnel. All people have to do is spit in a cup.

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Research ramp-up enters Phase 1

The following message from Vice President for Research Marty Scholtz was shared with campus on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

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Engineering and public health collaboration leads to NSF RAPID grant on PPE materials which capture and kill pathogens

Engineers at the University of Iowa and the University Notre Dame are collaborating with a UI College of Public Health faculty member to develop protective equipment that captures and kills viral pathogens, thereby improving protective equipment performance and reusability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ICRU helps undergraduates retool summer research experiences

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Spring rains: A surprising source of pollen

Spring rains wash away some pollen, but not all. University of Iowa researchers have found tree pollen fragments can remain airborne for hours after a storm. The tiny particles can make their way deep into the lungs, exacerbating allergies.

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CCOM gap funding supports 3 medical innovation projects

Three University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty and staff have received gap funding for innovative translational research projects that potentially could lead to new, commercially viable medical devices or technologies.

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OVPR offers research ramp-up planning guidance

The following message from University of Iowa Vice President for Research Marty Scholtz was sent to the campus research community on May 18, 2020. To receive important announcements about research activities during the COVID-19 outbreak click here to subscribe to a special edition of the OVPR newsletter.

Good afternoon:

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Researchers, scholars, inventors and mentors recognized

OVPR recognized faculty, staff, and students who stand out for their commitment to discovery, their shepherding of young students, their entrepreneurship, their gifts as research communicators, and their support of the campus research enterprise with the office’s annual Celebrating Excellence Awards.

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Researchers, scholars, inventors and mentors recognized

Like much else this spring, the Office of the Vice President’s annual Celebrating Excellence awards event had to be tabled because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Mother roundworms have ultra-protective instincts

University of Iowa biologists have learned animals can alert future offspring of dangers they will encounter. In studies with roundworms and mouse cells, researchers showed how mothers pass chemical signals to their unfertilized eggs, where the warning is stored and passed to offspring.

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Developing at-home method for collecting COVID-19 testing samples

Research ramp-up enters Phase 1

Engineering and public health collaboration leads to NSF RAPID grant on PPE materials which capture and kill pathogens

ICRU helps undergraduates retool summer research experiences

Spring rains: A surprising source of pollen

CCOM gap funding supports 3 medical innovation projects

OVPR offers research ramp-up planning guidance

Researchers, scholars, inventors and mentors recognized

Researchers, scholars, inventors and mentors recognized

Mother roundworms have ultra-protective instincts

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