Eric Wauson, Ph.D., has been awarded more than $200,000 by the American Heart Association (AHA) to fund his research into autophagy in relation to the heart. Autophagy is a normal process cells use to save themselves from starvation. They feast on their […]
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The DMU campus was alive and well during this year’s DMU Commencement week festivities. Click the image below each event to view more photos. Events kicked off on Friday, May 22, as our Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty and graduates came together to
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Des Moines University was well represented at the 20th Annual Iowa Physiological Society Meeting held on campus on Saturday, April 25. University researchers presented 10 posters, including two award winners. Briana Gebert-Oberle, M.S.B.S.’18, won second place for “Calmodulin: A New
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Des Moines University will grant degrees to 463 graduates at the University’s 115th Commencement Ceremony, on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, Des Moines. The dean from each of
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Congratulations to Julie Meachen, Ph.D., for securing the first National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to a Des Moines University faculty member. Dr. Meachen is being awarded $400,000 to support her project in Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave in collaboration with
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Vanja Duric, Ph.D., faculty member in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology in the College of Medicine was recently awarded a $100,000 Research Starter Grant in Pharmacology/Toxicology from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation (PhRMA). Dr. Duric was awarded
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A record 67 researchers presented their work to students, faculty and health care professionals at the 2014 DMU Research Symposium on December 4. Five DMU students and two alums were recognized for outstanding research in the most competitive field in the Symposium’s five
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Des Moines University will grant 539 degrees at its 2014 Commencement Ceremony, the 114th in the university’s history, on Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, Des Moines. The dean
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Nielsen has taken a job as a research associate III with Insight Genetics in Nashville, TN. He is designing and conducting experiments as part of the company’s research and development team. Previously, he worked for Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Aegis
Tyler J. Nielsen, M.B.S.’10 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