Latest Holden News

Why there’s hope for cancer in Iowa

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

UI Health Care awarded grant for AI-enhanced clinical research project aimed at improving advanced prostate cancer care

Friday, November 7, 2025
Clinicians at the University of Iowa were recently awarded a competitive grant for a multi-faceted quality improvement project using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve advanced prostate cancer care.

How Do GLP-1 Agents Factor Into Neuroendocrine Tumor Care Strategies?

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
In neuroendocrine tumor management, patients with insulinoma may be at risk of severe hypoglycemia following receipt of GLP-1 receptor agonists.

UI researchers receive grant to continue studies on rare neuroendocrine cancers

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Second NET SPORE grant at Iowa focused on translating research into improved treatments for patients
Jessica Tucker, PhD

Dr. Jessica Tucker Receives V Foundation for Cancer Research Grant

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Jessica Tucker, PhD, has received a new grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to investigate how tRNA cleavage by Angiogenin influences Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).

Jesus Gonzalez Bosquet, MD, PhD, highlights test for earlier ovarian cancer detection

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Jesus Gonzalez Bosquet, MD, PhD, discusses how machine learning could improve early ovarian cancer diagnosis by identifying methylated DNA in blood.

NanoKnife procedure offers new hope to pancreatic cancer patients in Iowa

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
University of Iowa Health Care is the only place in Iowa offering a unique, minimally invasive technique for patients with pancreatic cancer.

UI research identifies promising new target for treating rare, aggressive childhood cancer

Friday, August 15, 2025
The cancer’s reliance on a sugar metabolizing pathway may be an exploitable weakness.

Faculty awarded 2025 American Cancer Society seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Three early-career scientists have each been awarded a one-year, $40,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant through University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.