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U of M Researchers Help Write the Encyclopedia of the Human Genome
Juan Carlos Rivera-Mulia, PhD, in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, helped to expand the catalogue of functional elements in the human genome to nearly one million as...
Faculty, Research
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American public opinion about research involving human-animal chimeric embryos
SCI faculty member Walter Low and others recently published the results of a survey of whether the American public is ready to accept research involving human-animal chimeric embryos...
Stem Cell
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U of M joins Global Network of Age-Friendly Universities
Right now, unlike any other point in our history, the number of older people is greater than the number of children in Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities is proud to be the first...
FMCH
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Dr. Tom Birkey, ’61, Celebrates RPAP’s Anniversary by Starting New Student Scholarship
Dr. Birkey became one of the very first preceptors of the Rural Physician Associate Program in 1971, where he mentored and trained 24 medical students for 29 years. In 2019, he donated $50,000 to...
Alumni, Education, Legacy, Spotlight
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Decades-long friendship leads to $1.4M Donation to UMN Researcher
David Largaespada, PhD, Professor with the Department of Pediatrics and Associate Director for Basic Sciences for the Masonic Cancer Center has recently received a generous donation of $1.4 million...
Pediatric
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University of Minnesota Trial Shows Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Prevent COVID-19 in High-Risk Health Care Workers
University of Minnesota Medical School physician researchers studied hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to prevent COVID-19 for those with high-risk for exposure to the virus – health care workers....
Research
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$1.8M NIH Grant Will Seek to Understand Circadian Sleep Problems in Neurological Diseases
Ruifeng (Ray) Cao, MD, PhD, in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, will investigate the unknown mechanisms of disrupted circadian rhythms that contribute to various neurological and psychiatric...
Duluth, Research
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Faculty member receives prestigious award for his lab’s brain tumor research
On October 14, Assistant Professor Andrew Venteicher, MD, PhD, was notified that he would join a rarified group. He became one of four physicians to be given a 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award from...
Neurosurgery
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Biotechne seeks Stem Cell & Gene Therapy Scientist
The Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Scientist at Biotechne will be part of a team responsible for the design and development of novel products...
Stem Cell
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$1.8M NIH Grant Will Seek to Understand Circadian Sleep Problems in Neurological Diseases
Dr. Ruifeng (Ray) Cao is featured in this article written by Alyssa Dindorf, Communications Specialist, outlining his current research funded by a grant from the National Institute of Health.v
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty, Research
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Dr. Alexandra Zachwieja Publishes Paleoecology Article on Human Land Preferences
Dr. Alexandra Zachwieja, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, co-authored an article titled, "Understanding Late Pleistocene human land preference using ecological niche...
Biomedical, Duluth, Faculty, Research
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Andrea Westby, MD, Appointed Inaugural Josie Robinson Johnson Endowed Chair in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We are proud to announce that the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health has created the Josie Robinson Johnson Endowed Chair in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our inaugural...
Office of the Dean
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Researchers Manipulate Astrocytes to Better Understand Fear in the Amygdala
Paulo Kofuji, PhD, and Alfonso Araque, PhD, both in the Department of Neuroscience, recently received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study how...
Faculty, Research
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Introducing the UIC's new JEOL JEM-1400PLUS TEM
The University Imaging Centers is excited to announce the completed move and installation of the JEOL JEM-1400Plus transmission electron microscope at our Snyder Hall facility in Saint Paul.
UIC
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Dr. Rachel Ulfers, ’05, Makes Gift to Support Diversity in Physical Therapy
A 2005 graduate from the Doctor of Physical Therapy program in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr. Ulfers and her partner recently made a gift to the program’s diversity efforts and...
Alumni, Spotlight
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Be a Voter (NOW) (Please)
As President Gabel and Provost Croson have already said in their recent messages, with COVID-19 and other factors impacting our world, it is good to plan in advance how you will cast your vote. Even...
Office of the Dean
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To Support Minnesota Families During COVID-19, U of M Team Identifying Best Practices
Katie Loth, PhD, MPH, RD, in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, is leading a study to identify ways that public health practitioners and policymakers can support vulnerable...
Community Engagement, Faculty, Research
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Couple Returns to Minnesota, This Time to Make an Impact in Medicine
Rahel Nardos, MD, MCR, and Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD, a married couple with two different medical specialties just joined the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Fair is a...
Pediatric
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University Of Minnesota Opens First Of Its Kind Clinical Trial To Treat Metastatic Gi Cancers Using Crispr Genetic Engineering
A Phase II clinical trial has recently opened and has begun enrolling patients at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center. This trial will utilize CRISPR genetic engineering to...
Pediatric
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Anita Randolph, PhD, to Lead Community Engagement and Education at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain
Anita Randolph, PhD, has been named Director of Community Engagement and Education for the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB). In this new role, Dr. Randolph will help design and co-...
Pediatric