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Research Spotlight

Amy Ryan, Associate Professor in Anatomy and Cell Biology and Internal Medicine, Director of the P30 funded Precision Medicine Center for CF and Vice Chair for Research In Anatomy and Cell Biology

Latest Publications

Dietary fiber selectively regulates intestinal persistence of probiotic bifidobacteria

Saturday, October 24, 2026
Garam Choi
Bifidobacteria dominate the gut microbiota of breast-fed infants, and are strongly associated with human health, including immune regulation, colonization resistance, and protection against inflammation. However, bifidobacteria persist at high abundance after weaning in only a subset of individuals, and the factors that regulate intestinal persistence of bifidobacteria are poorly understood. Using gnotobiotic mouse models, we identified a common dietary fiber, raffinose, as a critical...

Events

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ACB Seminar Series - Jackson Kilburg

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Jackson Kilburg, a Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student in Sam Stephen's Lab will present a seminar titled "Inflammatory Remodeling of the Pancreatic β-Cell Surface: Investigating Glycosylation, MHC-I, and Golgi Regulation."

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Michael Schnieders, PhD

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Dr. Michael Schnieders, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical and Molecular Biology
University of Iowa

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

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ACB Seminar Series - Dr. Kevin Eliceiri

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building

Dr. Kevin Eliceiri, Professor of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will present a seminar titled "Computational Imaging of Cellular Microenvironments."

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Juan Rodriguez Thesis Defense

Thursday, November 12, 2026 10:30am to 1:30pm
Medical Education Research Facility

Juan Rodriguez, a Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Student in the Yang Lab will defend his thesis titled "Obesity-Associated Nitrosative Stress Impairs Hepatic IDE Activity and Insulin Metabolism."

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Anatomy of an Idea - Kate Kragness

Friday, November 13, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Bowen Science Building