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Maria Hordinsky, MD, Elected to American Academy of Dermatology Board of Directors
Maria Hordinsky, MD, professor and head of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, was recently elected to the American Academy of Dermatology’s (AAD) Board of...
Faculty, Leadership, Patient Care
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Third U-Developed Testing Strategy May Help Trace Spread of COVID-19
Glenn Simmons Jr., PhD, leads a third testing strategy developed at the University of Minnesota Medical School that may help monitor COVID-19 prevalence in communities, both metro and rural, across...
Duluth, Faculty, Research
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New Research Finds Saturated Fats Can Lower Change of Cognitive Function Over Time
Research conducted by Danni Li, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, which studied very long-chain saturated fatty acids, shows a positive association with...
Faculty, Research
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Respirator Safety Shield Protects Physicians, Patients During COVID-19
A collaborative team at the University, including faculty, residents and a mechanical engineer, developed a respirator safety shield to protect patients and physicians during COVID-19 care.
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
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New Cystic Fibrosis Research May Lead to Improved Treatments
Ryan Hunter, PhD, assistant professor for the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and his colleagues noticed inconsistencies among how effective antibiotics are in treating patients with...
Faculty, Patient Care, Research
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University of Minnesota Medical School Professor Named to National Academy of Sciences
Marc Jenkins, PhD, director of the Center for Immunology and Regents' and Distinguished McKnight Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Minnesota Medical...
Faculty, Legacy
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U of M Faculty Employs ECMO to Support Severe COVID-19 Patients
Melissa Brunsvold, MD, and other faculty use the life-saving ECMO device to rescue COVID-19 patients with extreme respiratory failure.
Education, Faculty, Patient Care
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Three Faculty Earn McKnight Honors
Ryan Langlois, PhD, has been designated and McKnight Presidential Fellow, and Essa Yacoub, PhD, and David Masopust, PhD, have received Distinguished McKnight University Professor awards.
Faculty
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Launching
Beyond our labs, in our clinics or hospitals, I know there also are many working tireless hours from dining room tables and desks ill-equipped for the volume of work taking place now.
Office of the Dean
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Model Aims to Guide Physicians in Best Course of Treatment for COVID-19-Related ARDS
John J Marini, MD, and Luciano Gattinoni, MD, have co-authored “Management of COVID-19 Respiratory Distress,” which was published in JAMA Insights, April 24, 2020.
Patient Care, Research
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Treating Chronic Venous Insufficiency with New Compression Garment
Surbhi Shah, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, and Brad Holschuh, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Design, plan...
Patient Care, Research
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New Scholarship Honoring Cynthia Rask ’80 Grants Full-Tuition
Pam Rask recently created a scholarship, the Cynthia A. Rask Medical School Scholarship, in honor of her late sister who graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1980.
Alumni
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Using Social Networking to Provide Health Education to African American Men
A study led by the University of Minnesota, including Glenn Simmons Jr., PhD, in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in Duluth, looks at how using social networking could provide better access to...
Duluth, Faculty, Research
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Betsy Seaquist, MD, Honored by American Diabetes Association
The ADA recently announced this year's National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Award recipients. Dr. Seaquist is the recipient of the 2020 Albert Renold Award.
Faculty
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The Program of Mortuary Science Hosts Virtual Seminars to Improve Funeral Care During COVID-19
With in-person funerals on a hold because of COVID-19, the Program of Mortuary Science at the University of Minnesota Medical School is committed to helping families and funeral service practitioners...
Alumni, Education
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U of M Researcher Examines the Psychosocial Dynamics of Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use
Professor Mustafa al’Absi, PhD, and his team of researchers with the Stress and Resilience Laboratories seek to understand the effects of stress on addictive behaviors.
Duluth, Faculty, Research
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U-developed Antibody Test, Key Component in Reopening Minnesota
A new antibody test developed by the laboratory of Marc Jenkins, PhD, is now in clinical use with the help of Amy Karger, MD, PhD, and the Advanced Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at the...
Patient Care, Research
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Earth Day 2020
People have been willing to change their behaviors in order to survive a virus. Perhaps now, too, is the time to change in order to ensure our survival as a planet. We have the chance to build on...
Office of the Dean
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SCI Researchers Engineer Special Cell to Kill Cancer Tumors
Bruce Walcheck, PhD, describes how membership in the Medical School’s Stem Cell Institute led to today’s first-ever, FDA-approved clinical trial using genetically-engineered, induced pluripotent stem...
Research
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University of Minnesota Launches COVID-19 Clinical Trials of Blood Pressure Drug Losartan
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have begun enrolling patients in newly launched clinical trials involving a blood pressure medication, losartan, as a potential treatment for those...
Faculty, Patient Care, Research