The Carver College of Medicine’s brain bank, called the Iowa Neuropathology Resource Laboratory (INRL), is part of the National Institutes of Health's NeuroBioBank network.

Featuring: Bradley Ford, MD, PhD; Douglas Spitz, PhD

Featuring: Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD

Featuring: Brian Swick, MD, FAAD

December's recipients are Michael Bunney and Juan Sanchez-Ramirez

Featuring: Andrew Bellizzi, MD; Adam Dupuy, PhD; Di Hu, PhD; Hui Li, PhD; Hong Lin; Jia Luo, PhD; Prerna Rastogi, MD, PhD; Wen Wen, PhD; Zuohui Zhang, MD, PhD

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is among the most prevalent mental health conditions in the United States, affecting over 10% of adults. Characterized by compulsive drinking, loss of control over alcohol intake, and negative emotional states during withdrawal, AUD exerts profound structural and functional effects on the brain—impairing cognition, emotion, and behavior.

Featuring: Ellen Abusada; Andrew Bellizzi, MD; Dustin Bosch, MD, PhD; Nastaran Daneshgar, MD, PhD; Aaruni Khanolkar, MBBS, PhD; Vincent Liu, MD, FAAD; Dawn Quelle, PhD

Featuring: Dustin Bosch, MD, PhD; Sophia Gardner; Di Hu, PhD; Nicola De Jager; Lillie Lamont; Lingyun Lan; Vanessa Lazaro-Camp; Hui Li, PhD; Tianyue Li; Hong Lin; Jia Luo, PhD; Maggie Meehan; Xiangbing Meng, PhD; Bishal Parajuli, BS; Amanda Qi; Wen Wen, PhD; Yiqin Xiong; Shujie Yang, PhD; Xudong Zhang; Zuohui Zhang, MD, PhD; Lu Zhao

Melissa Blessing, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology, was featured in The Gazette article, "Doctor lands 'dream job' in Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office" this past December about her new position at the Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office.