Anya Kim will study microglia in the context of neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 

The one-year pilot grant, “Nanoscale Therapeutics to Reduce Microglial-mediated CNS Inflammation Associated with Hypertension Sensitization,” supports a collaborative project between the Dailey lab (Biology), the lab of Dr. Alan Kim Johnson (Psychological & Brain Sciences), and the lab of Dr. Aliasger Salem (Laboratory of Advanced Drug and Gene Delivery, UI College of Pharmacy).  

Congratulations to Robert Taylor for completing his Masters of Science degree in the iBio Program.

Anj Droe received a summer research fellowship from the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU) to study the efficacy of nanoparticles to reduce neuroinflammatory responses in brain microglia.

Ms. Kim was one of five recipients of the award presented by ICRU Director, Dr. Bob Kirby, at the University of Iowa Discovery & Innovation Awards Ceremony held at the Coralville Marriott Hotel on April 24, 2017.

Ms. Kim was selected to present a platform talk at the 8th Annual Midwest Great Lakes Undergraduate Research Symposium (mGluRs), held Oct. 22 on the campus of Ohio State University.

In a newly awarded pilot grant from the UI Environmental Health Sciences Research Center (EHSRC), we will test the hypothesis that pyrethroids and their metabolites alter the neuron environment yielding microglial activation and inflammatory events that increase risk for ASDs.  This is a collaborative project with Dr. Jonathan Doorn, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, in the UI College of Pharmacy) and Dr. Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Health in the UI College of Public Health).  

Anya Kim has received an undergraduate student research program award from the Midwest Affiliate of the American Heart Association for her research project titled, “Adenosine Regulation of Microglial Survival and Function During Stroke.”

Anya Kim has received a Fulbright Summer Institute scholarship to study at the University of Dundee and the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, on one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating world-wide. 

Ms. Shelley Lee received a summer 2016 Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU) Fellowship to continue her research in the Dailey Lab.