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How Biomedical Researchers started a National Program in Wastewater Surveillance?
Although looking at infectious pathogens in wastewater is not a novel idea, back in 2020 Drs. Glenn Simmons Jr. and Richard G. Melvin, UMN researchers, launched a research project to detect COVID-19...
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty, Leadership
Experts share tips to stay safe during tick season, as Lyme disease cases are up
In Minnesota, we understand spring means ticks are out! What are the best means to protect ourselves against the risks of contracting Lyme’s disease? MN Daily reports that there is an uptick in cases...
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty
Dr. Fernandez-Funez recipient of the 2023 Provost's Unit Service Award
Congratulations to Dr. Pedro Fernandez-Funez, who is the recipient of the 2023 Provost's Unit Service Award. Read more here.
Biomedical, Faculty, Faculty Accomplishments
Mini Medical School in Duluth
The University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus inspired the next generation of healthcare professionals with their annual mini Medical School on June 1.
Students from local high...
Biomedical, Biobehavioral, Community Engagement, Duluth
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
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
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
Congratulations, Dr. Amy Yang!
Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, PhD, joined the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus in 2016. Since then, with guidance from her mentors, Drs. Tim Ebner and Bob Cormier, she has established...
Biomedical, Faculty, Leadership, Legacy, Research, Students
Neuronal circuitry for recognition memory of object and place in rodent models
The Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Medical School, Duluth Campus, is pleased to announce that a new article by Drs. Owen Y. Chao, PhD, Assistant Professor, and Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang,...
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
Trypanosoma cruzi strain and starvation-driven mitochondrial RNA editing and transcriptome variability
Sara Zimmer, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, published a new article about chagas disease, titled "Trypanosoma cruzi strain and starvation-driven mitochondrial RNA editing and...
Biomedical
American Lung Association Grants Catalyst Award to Dr. Sarah Lacher
Sarah Lacher, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, received the American Lung Association Research Award for its Catalyst Award program. This grant is a collaboration...
Biomedical
Medical School faculty earn promotion in 2022!
On May 24, 2022, the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, held a celebratory reception in the Atrium to honor the promotion of five faculty members.
Biomedical
Hands-on Sciences for Students from Underserved Communities at the Medical School, Duluth Campus
On June 2, the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus, offered a day-long science community event to students from underserved communities, from Denfeld and East High Schools, to learn...
Biomedical