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University of Minnesota study shows enhanced accuracy of CMV detection method in newborn screening
In Minnesota, there are currently about 60 diseases that all newborns are screened for at birth using a heel prick and a few drops of blood. Of all the screenable disorders combined,...
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
Dr. Julen Harris, ’17, Honors Her ‘Minnesota Mom’ with Scholarship
Julen Harris, ’17, MD, MPH, came to Minnesota from New York expecting to have a unique medical school experience. What she found was a family who changed the way she thought about medicine.
Alumni, Faculty, Spotlight
Expert in the Mechanisms of Decision-making Joins the Medical Discovery Team on Addiction
Stephanie Groman, PhD, joins the Department of Neuroscience and the Medical Discovery Team on Addiction. Her research is focused on understanding the biological and neurodevelopmental mechanisms of...
Faculty, Research, Spotlight
Mutating for Good
Our researchers have overcome unbelievable obstacles to pivot or continue their work. The speed of launching clinical trials, the out-of-the-box thinking, and the disintegration of silos are all...
Office of the Dean
Research Works to Understand Drug Efficacy Sex Disparity in HIV Prevention
Nichole Klatt, PhD, a professor and the director of the Division of Surgical Outcomes and Precision Medicine Research in the Department of Surgery, is studying how vaginal microbial communities...
Faculty, Research
Dr. Alexandra Zachwieja Blends Anatomy with an Anthropological Perspective
Alexandra Zachwieja, PhD, in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, blends her passion for the classroom and international research on human origins to bring an anthropological perspective to...
Diversity & Inclusion, Duluth, Faculty, Research
Professor of Medicine Uses National Recognition to Advocate for Change in Interprofessional Health Teams
Brian Sick, ’04, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine, has been elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (...
Alumni, Education, Faculty, Leadership, Spotlight
BIRCWH Scholar is Studying Sex Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Progression and Presentation
Catherine Burrows, PhD, LP, in the Department of Pediatrics, has been appointed as a NIH K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Career in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Scholar, where she will focus...
Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty, Leadership, Research, Spotlight
Stem Cell Institute Researchers Speed Up Neuron Reproduction with New Differentiation Protocol
Two faculty members at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Ann Parr, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, and James Dutton, PhD, associate professor in the...
Faculty, Leadership, Research
Two Medical Students Use Grant Funding to Study Disparate Health Equity Issues
Medical research can encompass a wide variety of ideas and scientific processes. It can lead to new discoveries, inform best practices for clinical care and confront challenges within healthcare...
Diversity & Inclusion, Research, Students
Civic, Civil, Civility
Dr. King wrote eloquently about the long and painful history behind those and other symbols. He also inspired this country to reject their use and the racism they represent.
Office of the Dean
To Embody the Joy of Practice
Jon Hallberg, MD; Maren Olson, MD, MPH MEd; and Ben Trappey, MD, lead the new CFAM focused on storytelling in medicine as an outlet to reduce physician burnout and promote the joy of practice.
Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty, Legacy
Jim Boulger, PhD, Endowed Scholarship: Honoring the Professor Who Knows Your Name
For nearly 48 years, Dr. Jim Boulger has been known by students and alumni as a professor and mentor who encouraged their academic and professional success. In recognition of his support, an endowed...
Alumni, Duluth, Faculty
University of Minnesota Medical School launches COVID-19 vaccine trial
The University of Minnesota Medical School announced today its plans to participate in a Phase 3 COVID-19 clinical trial in the fight against the novel coronavirus. The clinical trial will test the...
Research
‘Rescue Study’ Analyzes if a Protective Substance in the Blood Vessels Can Impact COVID Infections
The Rescue Study seeks to determine if early administration of an endothelial protective substance, Razuprotafib, reduces the severity of COVID lung disease, shortens the need for hospitalization,...
Faculty, Leadership, Research
Adding ‘Family’ Back into Medicine
Peter Nalin, MD, MBA, FAACP, and James Pacala, MD, MS, detail the ways in which the U of M Medical School—on both campuses—succeeds in graduating family medicine physicians.
Duluth, Education, Legacy
‘Social Medicine on Air’ Podcast Hopes to Build Community and Provide a Platform for Conversation
Brendan Johnson, a University of Minnesota Medical School student, and two of his collaborators are producing “Social Medicine On Air,” a podcast that has already published over a dozen episodes on...
Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion, Spotlight, Students
Three Long-time Duluth Campus Faculty Members to Retire
Dr. Jim Boulger, Dr. Arlen Severson and Dr. George Trachte have experienced multiple decades of instruction, leadership and student mentoring at the Medical School, Duluth Campus. All three...
Alumni, Duluth, Faculty, Legacy
To be continued…
Continue to take care of each other. Beginning to have the vaccine available is wonderful, but there are difficult days still ahead.
Office of the Dean
Researchers Conduct Comprehensive Analysis to Try and Determine Why Some Families Live Longer
The Long Life Family Study is a unique, international project designed to reveal why some people live until a very old age and why some families maintain their health far longer than others. Bharat...
Research