Narges Firouzshahi receives the Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship for Spring 2027

Narges Firouzshahi receives Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship for Spring 2027 semester

Thursday, October 15, 2026
Congratulations to Narges Firouzshahi, MS, a doctoral student in Marco Hefti, MD’s research laboratory, who has been awarded the Ada Louise Ballard & Seashore Dissertation Fellowship by the Graduate College for the Spring 2027 semester.

Recent publications

Publications: Week of October 13, 2026

Featuring: James Goeken, MD; Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA; David Meyerholz, DVM, PhD; Steven Offer, PhD

Publications: Week of October 6, 2026

Featuring: Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA; Nicole Becker, MD

Publications: Week of September 29, 2026

Featuring: Carol Holman, MD, PhD; Osorio Lopes Abath Neto, MD, PhD; Deqin Ma, MD, PhD; Nasreen Syed, MD

Upcoming events

Pathology Grand Rounds

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UI Employee Health Fair Blood Drive

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 10:30am to 2:30pm
Field House
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21st 2026 on the main floor of the Fieldhouse

Degowin Blood Drive @ Medical Center Downtown

Thursday, October 22, 2026 10:00am to 2:00pm
Medical Center Downtown
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday October 22nd 2026 at the University Center Downtown.

Degowin Student Org Blood Drive

Friday, October 23, 2026 11:00am to 3:00pm
Petersen Residence Hall
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday October 23rd 2026 at Peterson Residence Hall in the Multi Purpose Room

Under the Scope: Employee Recognition Program

Under the Scope: August 2026

August's recipients are Derek DeSotel, An Pham, and Kiarash Salari.

Under the Scope: June 2026

June's recipients are Paul Meyer, Anne O'Mara, Susan Parsons, and Samantha Pierson.

Under the Scope: April 2026

April's recipients are Abigail Burger, Jason Hackman, Tylyn Lang.