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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
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
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
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
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
Faculty Help Build Resilience in Providers and Staff Using Military Model
The United States Army uses the “Battle Buddy” system to encourage peer mentorship and emotional support for soldiers. Now, to help medical professionals in the fight against COVID-19, the University...
Faculty
Office of Admissions Hosting Virtual Information Session
The information session will take place on Wednesday, April 22 from 2 to 3 pm.
Education, Students
Cancer Treatment Research Breakthroughs at Medical School
Subbaya Subramanian, MS, PhD, explains new findings where he and his team compared administering different combinations and timings for chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments for cancer patients...
Faculty, Research
New Study Underway to Research Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Young Girls
Kathryn Cullen, MD, and her colleagues began a study called, “BRIDGES,” which looks to better understand adolescent brain development in youth with self-harm behaviors.
Faculty, Research
Gratitude and Growth
Know that we see you, we recognize what you are doing for us—for all of us—and that we are deeply grateful.
Office of the Dean
University of Minnesota Launches COVID-19 Antibody Test
The University of Minnesota has developed a COVID-19 antibody test that will be available first to frontline health care workers in M Health Fairview’s Bethesda hospital.
Research
New COVID-19 Test, Developed by U Researchers, Increases Daily Testing Volume
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Minnesota recently refined and expanded a laboratory-developed procedure that tests for COVID-19, using more readily available reagents...
Research
Medical School Alumna Shares Experience as Small Town Doctor
Kaitlyn Schoeck, MD, a 2014 Medical School alumna, describes her day-to-day as a doctor in Staples, Minnesota.
Alumni, Duluth
Resident Creates Children’s Book to Bring Comfort During COVID-19 Pandemic
A University of Minnesota Medical School third-year pediatric resident, Holly Belgum, MD, recently wrote and illustrated the book, Piggy & Bunny and the Stay-At-Home Plan, with hopes of...
Students
Free, New Course Now Available Addressing Disaster Preparedness, Infectious Disease Outbreak Response
This 10-hour course, available online to anyone around the world, was created by Kristina Krohn, MD, and her colleagues in the Department of Medicine, focusing on the principles of disaster...
Education, Faculty
Preparedness
Right now, our best way forward is to prepare. We prepare for best-case scenarios and for worst-case scenarios and for everything in between.
Office of the Dean
A Team of U of M Faculty Designing Face Masks that Filter
A group of University of Minnesota faculty are developing two masks with special filtration material that may be able to support local PPE demands.
Faculty, Research
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Recognizes 2020 “Top Doctors: Rising Stars”
The Mpls.St.Paul Magazine’s 2020 “Top Doctors: Rising Stars” included 97 University of Minnesota Medical School doctors this year, across 18 departments.
Faculty, Patient Care