Proud to announce that I joined UIowa Research Iowa Neuroscience Institute faculty this month as an Assistant Prof of ObGyn & Psychiatry. I chose UI bc it’s a place that lets me be a whole person, and therefore my best scientist. SO grateful to mentors and peers who lit this path. Here we go!!

Psilocybin-induced changes in neural reactivity to alcohol and emotional cues in patients with alcohol use disorder: an fMRI pilot study nature.com/articles/s4159…

Banu Gumusoglu, PhD, studies how illness and environmental factors during pregnancy influence a baby’s brain development and lifelong health, illuminating new approaches to screening and treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders. #DiscoverUI spr.ly/6015nRZS5

Sustained antidepressant effects of ketamine metabolite involve GABAergic inhibition-mediated molecular dynamics in aPVT glutamatergic neurons: Neuron cell.com/neuron/fulltex…

Today, my colleagues and I in University of Iowa Psychiatry will potentially administer psilocybin legally for the first time in the state of Iowa as part of our psilocybin-assisted vs. ketamine-assisted psychotherapy trial for alcohol use disorder! #psilocybin #ketamine #alcoholusedisorder

Today, I’m thrilled have our lab’s work featured on the cover of nature In this article, we have developed a therapeutic approach for a severe condition called Timothy syndrome. This has been a long journey. It started with making hiPS cell-derived neurons in 2D cultures 15

Looking forward to participating in this landmark NIDDK workshop on gastrointestinal #interoception tomorrow. With this incredible group of speakers there are some surely amazing insights ahead! niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-…

Department of Psychiatry Chair Peg Nopoulos, MD, was featured on KCRG this past Saturday to talk about Huntington's disease and the importance of community.

Nicholas Trapp, MD, was featured in today's Noon News for innovations in interventional psychiatry! Check out the article below. medicineiowa.org/spring-2024/ni…

We're excited to announce the 2024 Department of Psychiatry graduates! 🎉 Click the link to learn more about their incredible achievements and future plans: medicine.uiowa.edu/psychiatry/fil…

Congratulations to our 2024 Psychiatry graduates!

Just found this little gem I had saved back in December 2022 (when ChatGPT was brand-new):

What's your favorite thing about Iowa City? Our residents answer. youtube.com/watch?v=cVgpky…

I have Asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and Depression. But I will tell you that what you have does not define what you can become. Why Not You!

I'd be much more interested in a To Catch a Predator type series, but with successful labs. Chris Hansen going around and trying to reproduce flashy findings from raw data, hugging distraught visa-hostages, calling the ombudsperson on the PI, that kind of thing

Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above

“50% indirect” means adding $0.50 for facilities and administrative costs to each $1.00 of directly budgeted costs = $1.50 total = *33%* of total grant budget. Similarly, “65% indirect” = 39% of total. Debate, but if you want anyone to take you seriously, please learn the facts

Congratulations to our 2025 Pilot Grant Winners!

I can’t believe this needs to be said. TransGENIC mice are not TransGENDER mice

Congrats to Joshua Gowin on becoming a new ACNP Associate Member #WelcomeToACNP👋