The Des Moines University Office of Research hosted Dr. John Robertson for a second grant writing workshop on June 20, 2014. Attended by DMU faculty and staff, Write Winning Grant Proposals aimed to help both basic scientists and clinical investigators
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Active lifestyles, particularly those that include extreme sports, come with their risks. Just ask Russian freestyle skier Maria Komissarova, who recently reported she is paralyzed from the waist down after breaking her back in a training crash at the Winter
Don’t just sit there – it could disable you Read More
The annual DMU Research Symposium was held on Thursday, December 5, and featured Laurel L. Haak, Ph.D., executive director of ORCID. The program entertained and educated a record audience of more than 400 attendees. Students competed in both oral and
DMU students win five of six awards at 2013 Research Symposium Read More
I had the great pleasure on Dec. 5 of attending the DMU Research Symposium, which was an shining showcase of a lot of hard work by very smart, inquisitive DMU students and faculty, medical residents and even some undergraduates. It
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Suzanne Bohlson, Ph.D., started doing research as an undergraduate at the University of California-Irvine, investigating how a circulating protein called C1q regulates the immune system. Twenty years later, she continues probing that and other proteins and cellular processes relating to inflammation
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New data on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Iowa and their impact on adult health and behaviors was analyzed at a DMU lunch and learn on October 14. Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., FAAP, M.P.H., discussed why this new data is
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James Hollis, Ph.D., assistant professor of the Sustainable Food Processing Alliance at Iowa State University, presented at the October 25 Friday Research Seminar Series on the topic, “Does how you eat influence appetite and body weight regulation?” Hollis’s presentation described
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I have mixed feelings when it comes to meat. I grew up on a family farm where my parents raised cattle, hogs and chickens, most of which ended up on someone’s plate (including ours). While I understand people who consider
Should “meatless Monday” be every day? Read More
Paleontologist Rachel Dunn, Ph.D., shared her research in animal anatomy at the October 11 Friday Research Seminar Series. A new faculty member and researcher at Des Moines University, Dunn’s presentation, “Ankles and Adaptation: From Gorillas to Gazelles,” discussed evolutionary biology
Friday Research Seminar Series explores animal anatomy Read More