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09/11/2026

Smarter, more personalized antibiotic selection.

University of Iowa researchers developed a new machine learning model to predict antibiotic resistance. Led by Michihiko Goto, MD, MS, this work could someday help clinicians choose the right treatment faster.

When a patient develops a serious bacterial infection, doctors often need to begin treatment before lab results show which antibiotics will work. Factors like a patient’s previous infections, recent antibiotic use, or other health conditions can all affect treatment effectiveness.

The researchers' model looks for patterns in a patient’s medical history that could indicate antibiotic resistance, which could make those early decisions more accurate. Future studies will expand to other organisms and explore how the model could fit into everyday clinical practice.

“The information is already in the medical record,” Goto says. “The question is how to put it to work for every prescriber, every time.”

09/10/2026

Congrats to the new Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows representing the Carver College of Medicine! The program is a year-long educational experience designed to immerse emerging leaders in the dynamic world of health care innovation.

09/08/2026

Why does lung inflammation persist in some people with cystic fibrosis, even after highly effective treatment?

Michael Shlossman, MD, a pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellow, received a two-year Clinical Fellowship Research Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to investigate whether the immune system itself may play a role.

His research focuses on long-lived immune cells that remain in the lungs after infection and whether CFTR dysfunction may cause them to become overactive. The findings could help explain why inflammation and respiratory symptoms persist for some patients and point to new therapeutic targets.

09/07/2026

A new NIH training grant will help prepare the next generation of surgeon-scientists at Iowa.

Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, MBA, and Songhai Chen, MD, PhD, have received a five-year National Cancer Institute T32 training grant to establish the University of Iowa Surgical Oncology Research Training Program. The program will support three surgical trainees each year as they complete two-year research fellowships in basic science or clinical research.

09/04/2026

The new Health Sciences Academic Building was dedicated in a special ceremony Sept. 2. Thank you to all who joined us for the celebration. Here’s to many years of learning and innovation in this new space. 🎉

The building, located south of Slater Residence Hall at South Grand and Melrose avenues, is home to the as well as the university’s communications sciences and health, sport, and human physiology programs. Our PT program held its first class in the new space this July.

09/03/2026

First step: University of Iowa Biomedical Science Graduate Program. Next step: Change the world. 💛🥼

09/02/2026

Congratulations to Alicia Gerke, MD, MBA, and Alejandro A. Pezzulo, MD, who earned a new R01 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study pulmonary sarcoidosis. The five-year, $3.8 million award will investigate environmental factors that cause or worsen the disease.

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease that can cause severe lung inflammation and fibrosis, leading to lung transplant or death. Current treatments are limited in their effectiveness and cause negative side effects.

Specific molecules on the surface of airborne particles like pollen, mold, and bacteria are suspected to trigger sarcoidosis, but right now, scientists don’t know exactly why. Gerke and Pezzulo hypothesize that it may be exposures in people’s homes and other day-to-day environments. The researchers will analyze household particles and their relationships to patients' symptoms and outcomes to expand our understanding of how this disease works.

“Until we understand what those factors are and how they impact disease course, we will continue to be limited in finding a cure or a way to prevent the disease,” Gerke says.

09/01/2026

Nick Lembezeder believes being a rural doctor means earning the trust of a community. That connection motivates the medical student from Peosta, Iowa, to return to rural Iowa as a physician after completing his training.

“I want my career to consist of working with, and giving back to, this place and the people that made me who I am,” Lembezeder says. “That’s just how I see my life going.”

Lembezeder’s public health education at Iowa deepened his understanding of the systemic factors that shape health – knowledge he plans to use to serve his future patients.

“In a rural area, you likely don’t have 10 social workers staffed at your hospital,” he says, “so a physician knowing what’s available for patients and families can make a real difference.”

Lembezeder is learning what community-based practice looks like through his clinical rotations at our Des Moines branch campus. While he's still deciding on a specialty, one thing is certain: Lembezeder plans to share the skills he builds at our college in a rural Iowa community.

08/31/2026

Could an old drug have a new use in Alzheimer’s disease?

A new University of Iowa Health Care study led by Qiang (Johnson) Zhang, MD, and Nandakumar Narayanan, MD, PhD, found that terazosin, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat enlarged prostate and high blood pressure, showed potential to protect brain cells and slow cognitive decline by boosting cellular energy production.

The early findings could help pave the way for new approaches to treating Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

08/28/2026

A new home for our top-ranked physical therapy program 💪💛

This summer brought the final touches to the new Health Sciences Academic Building, located south of Slater Residence Hall at South Grand and Melrose avenues. The building is home to the University of Iowa Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science as well as the university’s communications sciences and health, sport, and human physiology programs. Our PT program held its first class in the new space this July.

“One of the features I’m most excited about is the student lounge,” says Rich Shields, PT, PhD, the program’s chair and departmental executive officer. “In the past, our students were spread across campus. Now, we have a student-centered space designed to give back to the students who have helped this department thrive.”

Shields says advanced technology has been built into the building’s infrastructure, giving students access to equipment used in leading rehabilitation clinics across the country.

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