Thursday, 03 Sep 2015
New Faculty Luncheon with the VP for Research
New faculty are invited to join vice president for research Sarah Nusser and staff from the VPR office at a luncheon to learn more about research services at Iowa State. RSVP requested.
Thursday, 10 Sep 2015
Grants Hub workshop: Finding Funding Opportunities
For research faculty and staff. Bring your laptop and learn how to use the COS Pivot searchable database to broaden your funding portfolio and increase your interdisciplinary opportunities. Register online by Sept. 8.
Thursday, 17 Sep 2015
Seminar: Nanovaccine Initiative and Political Science
"Countering Myths About Vaccines: Are Facts the Answer?" Brendan Nyhan, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Nyhan will discuss how motivated reasoning can make people vulnerable to misinformation about controversial topics in medicine like vaccines. A reception precedes his seminar at 12:40 p.m.
Friday, 18 Sep 2015
Seminar: Nanovaccine Initiative and Immunobiology Graduate Program
"Human Intestinal Epithelial Response to Gastrointestinal Virus Infection Using Enteroids," Sarah Blutt, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Blutt will discuss her research on Enteroids model human rotavirus infection in the small intestine. Refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, 23 Sep 2015
Grants Hub workshop: Grant writing
This presentation will cover tips for improving proposal writing. Topics include how to organize paragraphs and proposal sections, how to use transitions to improve writing flow, how to improve clarity and avoid jargon, and much more. The focus of this presentation is not so much on the content of proposals, but rather on communicating the content optimally. Online registration is available; bring your lunch.
Monday, 28 Sep 2015
Seminar: Nanovaccine Initiative and Immunobiology Graduate Program
"Tissue Resident Memory CD8 T Cells: Location and Function," David Masopust, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Masopust will discuss the relationships among T cell location, function, differentiation and immunological protection, with particular emphasis on mucosal responses and vaccine applications. Refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, 30 Sep 2015
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Seminar Series
"Second-Generation Ethanol and Colombian Biofuels," Carlos Grateron and Luis Enrique Prado, USDA Foreign Ag Services Cochran Fellows.