The University of Iowa Genetics Graduate Program is a broad-based discipline that incorporates cutting-edge techniques to answer the foremost questions facing biology, medicine, evolution, and bioinformatics.

News & Announcements                             

Cancelled due to weather,has been rescheduled to April 28th. Dr. George Weinstock (Washington University, St. Louis, MIssouri) will present "New Directions in Genomics from Microbes to Man" at the Genetics & Environment Seminar on April 28th, 2117 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 4 p.m

Dr. Michael Owen, Iowa State University, will present "Impact of GMO-based Crop Production Systems on Agroecosystems Selection for Evolved Resistance to Glyphosate in Weed Populations" at the Genetics & Environment Seminar on April 21th, 2117 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 4 p.m.

Dr. John Greally, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, will present "The Unexpected Relationship of Cytosine Methylation with Gene Transcription" at the Genetics & Environment Seminar on April 7th, 2117 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 4 p.m.

Dr. William Wilson, Senior Research Scientist Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in W. Boothbay Harbor, Maine will present "Berry Stone Viruses: 30-years of Climate Control and Face Cream" at the Genetics & Environment Seminar on March 24th, 2117 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 4 p.m.

Dr. Alex Bassuk, Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, The University of Iowa Department of Pediatics will present "The Genetics of Human Neural Tube Defects" at the Genetics & Environment Seminar on February 25th, 2117 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 4 p.m.

Anthony Fisher, "Augmenting Antiviral Host Defense in the Respiratory Epithelium" Thesis presentation is scheduled on March 7, 2008 in 2117 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 2 p.m. defense follows in 240 G, EMRB at 3 p.m.

Matthew Dickson, "Role of USF in Regulating Angiotensinogen Expression: A Tail of Two Alleles" Thesis presentation is scheduled on March 27, 2008 in 2117 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 9 a.m. defense follows in 3112 MERFat 10 a.m.

Fedik Rahimov, "Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 and Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and Palate" Thesis presentatin is scheduled on April 10, 2008 at 2189 MERF (Medical Education and Research Facility) at 2 p.m. defense follows in 1176 Medical Lab at 3 p.m.

Recruitment weekend for Ph.D. students at The University of Iowa have been scheduled for February 7-10 and March 6-9, 2008.

Stone reappointed as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. (10/31/07)

UI's Bhattacharya, Flatté, Stinski elected 2007 AAAS Fellows. (10/25/2007)

UI Genetics Welcome David C Page, Director of Whitehead Institute for Retreat. (10/22/07)

UI signs third $1.5 million Alcon contract for study of blinding eye diseases. (10/11/07)

UI receives funds in genetics collaboration. (9/10/07)