BIOLOGY AT IOWA
2022 NEWSLETTER
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biology.uiowa.edu Dear Alumni and Friends, Greetings from the Department of Biology! I am very pleased to serve as the interim chair of the department and have greatly enjoyed working with all of the wonderful faculty, students, and staff over the past year. I am also excited to announce that Professor Tina Tootle will take over as the chair of the department starting July 1, 2023. We will be working together over the next several months to ensure a smooth transition in leadership. Biology continues to be a top draw for recruiting undergraduate students to the College of Jodie Plumert, Ph.D. Liberal Arts and Sciences and serves as a hub for students interested in pursuing careers Interim Chair/Departmental in science and medicine. We provide amazing hands-on learning opportunities for students Executive Officer (DEO) across all levels of the curriculum, including working in faculty labs to gain world-class research experience. We again welcomed a set of students this past summer who did research internships with faculty through our NSF-funded Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research in Evolution REU site led by Dr. Andrew Forbes. Faculty and students continue to generate cutting-edge research across a wide variety of areas in the biological sciences, from identifying aging-resilient neural circuits to quantifying species-richness of parasitic wasps. We were especially pleased that Dr. Anna Malkova was named the Roy J. Carver Professor in recognition of her exceptional research accomplishments and that the prestigious Rex Montgomery Dissertation Prize was awarded to Dr. Beth Osia, a former iBio PhD student. Biology continues to lead in providing outstanding research opportunities for underrepresented students through the leadership of Dr. Lori Adams, who was recently named the Director of Science Engagement in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Needless to say, the accomplishments in the Department of Biology across all of our endeavors are greatly facilitated by the support of our generous alumni and friends. We look forward to sharing more about these accomplishments in this issue of the newsletter.
Prospective Undergraduate Students In February 2022, the Department of Biology hosted an undergraduate recruiting event inviting selected prospective students and their guests to learn about the various programs in Biology, hear from current students about their experiences, and receive a tour of the department. Prospective students interested in visiting campus and the Department of Biology can go to admissions.uiowa.edu or call 319-335-1566 to schedule a time. 2022 Newsletter
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