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Tackle Cancer's Research Making a Difference
Big things are happening thanks to Tackle Cancer. Dr. Walter Low is using the Zika virus to attack and kill brain tumor cancer cells. Meanwhile, Dr. Melissa Geller is harnessing the body's...
Research
UMN Lands Patent for Using Synthetic DNA to Target Heart Failure
The University of Minnesota has won a patent on a new method of treatment for coronary disease using recent advances in synthetic DNA to address an underlying cause of chronic heart failure. If...
Faculty, Research
Research Snapshot: New Grant Will Focus on Understanding the Perceptions of Access to Justice in Rural Communities
In an effort to better understand the unique challenges that rural communities face in the northland, Michele Statz, Ph.D., has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Law and Social Sciences and...
Duluth, Research
Dr. Matthew Slattery to Talk Human Genetics at the Duluth Public Library’s Learning & Libations event
Get a crash course in genome biology with Dr. Matthew Slattery from the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus this Saturday at the Learning & Libations event hosted by the Duluth...
Duluth, Faculty
Jeffery Wozniak's New Fetal Alcohol Research Aiding in Early Diagnosis
This past summer Jeffery Wozniak, PhD., was awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to continue his research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum...
Faculty, Research
Cyrile and Stephen Kieffer Lecture in Neuroradiology and the Clinical Neurosciences
Please join us for the 5th annual Cyrile and Stephen Kieffer Lecture in Neuroradiology and the Clinical Neurosciences, presented by our Department of Radiology.
Education, Faculty
Active Surveillance Best Bet for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
In localized prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy early in the course of the disease did not significantly reduce deaths from all causes or specifically from prostate cancer. “We previously...
Patient Care, Faculty, Research
Addiction in the Workforce
Opioid linked deaths due to prescription drug addiction have risen significantly since 2000. In 2015 there were 572 drug overdose deaths in Minnesota, up from 129 in 2000. Now the crisis is...
Patient Care, Education, Faculty, Legislative, Research
Donald Gleason Conference on Prostate and Urologic Cancers
This conference brings together top-notch faculty to share updates and best practices in the interest of advancing our collective knowledge related to early diagnosis, proper staging, and effective...
Patient Care, Education, Faculty, Research
Ingesting Biotin in Large Doses Can Interfere with Lab Tests, New UMN Study Shows
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) found the use of biotin supplements can interfere with diagnostic tests.
Research
Dean Brooks Jackson Explores How Test Scores Impact a Student’s Medical School Journey
Dean Brooks Jackson recently published research exploring how test scores are associated with specific factors in a students’ medical school journey.
UMN Medical School’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research Receives NIH U01 Grant
The University of Minnesota Medical School’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s BRAIN Initiative. The...
Research
Experts Expect a Tough Flu Season This Year
“This year we’ve seen very bad disease in the southern hemisphere, very serious outbreaks in Australia and that usually portends a more serious flu season when flu season rolls around in...
Faculty
Dr. Miguel Fiol Returns From Ravaged Puerto Rico
Dr. Fiol, Department of Neurology, was vacationing with his family in San Juan when Hurricane Maria hit. He had the option fly home but decided to stay so he could be a part of the recovery efforts....
Patient Care, Faculty, Leadership
Research Snapshot: BMBB Graduate, Kun Zhou Highlights Thesis Defense on tRNA Fragments, Expression and Function in Ovarian Cancer
Recent BMBB Program graduate, Kun Zhou reflects on his time collaborating in the research labs at the Medical School, Duluth Campus, and next steps towards his postdoctoral fellowship.
Duluth, Research, Spotlight, Students
Dr. Hank Balfour Hopes to Develop Mono Vaccine
Mono is caused by the EBV virus but its presence in the blood is also a risk factor for certain cancers and auto-immune diseases. Read more.
Faculty, Research
Study by UMN Researchers Quantifies Scope of HIV ‘Reservoir’ in Infected People and Points to Potential Curative Strategies
Researchers find the number of virus-infected cells in lymph nodes and gut is much larger than previously thought and HIV drugs do not concentrate in those tissues at levels sufficient to completely...
Raising Expectations: Alumnus, Dr. Arne Vainio Guides the Way for Young Native Americans
When Vainio tells young Native Americans that they can overcome cultural barriers and succeed in medicine and other professions, he can point to himself as a prime example. Read more.
Alumni, Duluth