News & Events
Hina Durrani, recipient of the 2023-24 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) from the UMN Graduate School
Kudos to Hina! Hina Durrani, IBS PhD Graduate student and Research Assistant in the Zimmer Lab in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus,...
Biomedical, Duluth
NIH invites Dr. Cao to serve on the MIRA Program
Dr. Ray Cao, Associate Professor, has been invited to serve a 4-year term as a Member of the NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award Study Section, Cell Biology Integrated Review Group....
Biomedical, Faculty, Leadership, NIH, Faculty Accomplishments
Memory Keepers-Medical Discovery Team award pilot grant to study delivery of geriatric care services in MN
The Memory Keepers-Medical Discovery Team awarded Drs. Emily Onello (PI), MD, Associate Professor in the department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, Kendra Nordgren (Co-I), PhD,...
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty, Research, Faculty Accomplishments
Dr. Detlef Heck to lead the Biomedical Sciences Department at the Duluth Campus
As of April 1, 2023, Dr. Detlef Heck will take the helm of the Biomedical Sciences Department at the Medical School, Duluth Campus, as the new Department Head. Dr. Heck has over 30 years of...
Biomedical, Duluth
U of M Medical School, Duluth Campus receives $750,000 award to support creation of new master’s program, training of Native students
DULUTH (02/13/2023) — The University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus received a $750,000 award from the Genentech Innovation Fund to support the creation and operation of...
Biomedical
Biomedical Science Department Researchers find a link between autism and a missing copy of the gene BMAL1
Reported by Spectrum News at the Neuroscience 2022 conference in San Diego, California, and published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Dr. Abhishek Mishra, a postdoctoral...
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty, Research
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Awards Grant to Drs. Cormier, Scott, and Hunter for colon cancer research
Drs. Robert Cormier, Associate Professor, and Patricia Scott, Assistant Professor, are both enthusiastic about colon cancer research at the Medical School, Duluth Campus. They are the recipients of a...
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty, Research, Faculty Accomplishments
Congratulations Clara Smoniewski RRM 2022 Awardee!
Dr. Sara Zimmer and Clara Smoniewski, a PhD candidate in Dr. Zimmer’s lab, participated in the Rustbelt RNA Meeting in Cleveland, OH on October 14-15th. Dr. Zimmer co-chaired the 300-person meeting...
Biomedical
High blood pressure during pregnancy linked to Type 2 diabetes
High blood pressure during pregnancy can result in increased risk for Type 2 diabetes in the offspring. To begin to understand the mechanism of this increased risk, the Regal lab in the Department of...
Biomedical
Cao lab awarded NIH R01 grant to study integrated stress response and the circadian clock!
This is the second R01 grant to the Cao lab investigating circadian rhythms and effects on health. In this project, the Cao lab investigates how dysregulation of cellular stress and daily...
Biomedical
AHC Duluth Research Seminar Series
This series is a joint venture by Medical School, Duluth campus and College of Pharmacy, Duluth campus. During the academic year, seminars are held on Wednesdays of each month at 3:30 p.m. in Room 130 Medical School Duluth.
AHC Lab Bench Talks
Mondays, 3-4 pm, Room 142 SMed and via Zoom
A collaborative effort of the Biomedical Sciences Department of the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus, and the College of Pharmacy Duluth to foster interdisciplinary collaborative research efforts and provide a mechanism for faculty and trainees to present their ongoing research.