The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust committed a transformational $45 million grant to the University of Iowa that supported the creation of a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary neuroscience center within the Carver College of Medicine

The Iowa Neuroscience Institute creates synergy within the broad neuroscience community leading to transformative research and an intellectually stimulating environment that supports innovation in basic science, opportunities for translational applications and creative means to understand how the nervous system mediates behavior and how this goes awry in neurodevelopmental, psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Worthington Biomedical Engineering Research

140+

Members
Dr. Gantz in research lab

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UI Colleges represented in the INI
Dr. Geerling research lab

30

Departments with INI faculty members

Upcoming INI Events

Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar

Monday, April 27, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
Neuroscience presentations (virtual) hosted by Big Ten Academic Alliance members
Neuroscience Postdoc Retreat promotional image

Neuroscience Postdoc Retreat

Friday, May 1, 2026 9:00am to 8:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Join us for a gathering of scientists from all career levels within the Iowa Neuroscience Institute!

Big Ten Neuroscience Seminar

Monday, May 18, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Neuroscience presentations (virtual) hosted by Big Ten Academic Alliance members