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Gearing up for Preclinical Trials for Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells
SCI faculty member Rita Perlingeiro is at the forefront of research on the generation of skeletal muscle stem cells from human induced pluriptotent stem cells. These cells...
Stem Cell, Research
Using Stem Cells to Understand Cardiac Development and Address Heart Birth Defects
Congenital cardiac diseases are among the most common birth defects and can have devastating consequences perinatally as well as throughout the lifetime of the individual. A clear understanding...
Stem Cell, Research
SCI Faculty Strengths in Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Research Showcased
Skeletal muscle stem cells are responsible for muscle repair after exercise or injury and are a potential source of cells for transplantation therapies for individuals suffering from muscle diseases...
Stem Cell, Research
Stopping Cancer Stem Cells in Their Tracks
Cancer stem cells found in tumors can evade chemotherapeutic treatments and go on to reestablish and/or metastasize and form new tumors in other tissues. Paolo Provenzano and...
Stem Cell, Research
Department of Medicine Celebrates Diabetes Research Day 2023
The Department of Medicine celebrated Diabetes Research Day on June 1, 2023. This year’s event included seven abstract presentations and Lazarow Lecture guest speaker, Dr. Juleen Zierath.
DOM, Research
Chou Lecturer notes that neurosurgeons are at the forefront of diagnosing and treating pituitary conditions
On June 22, Dr. Nelson Oyesiku gave the endowed Shelley N. Chou Lecture hosted by the Neurosurgery Department. His presentation was titled, “Evolution and Revolution in Pituitary Medicine and Surgery...
Neurosurgery
University of Minnesota-led study demonstrates safety of microbiota transplant therapy in stem cell transplant and leukemia patients
Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers led a study that demonstrated the safety of using microbiota transplant therapy (MTT) in patients...
Research
The Aim of Bone Marrow Transplant
Bone marrow transplant (BMT) has been successfully used to treat diseases such as leukemias, lymphomas, aplastic anemia, immune deficiency disorders, and some solid tumor cancers since 1968.
DOM, Faculty, HOT Division
SCI Researchers Seek to Optimize Blastocyst Complementation to Generate Human Organs in Pigs
The shortage of organs and tissues for transplants has led researchers in the Stem Cell Institute to investigate the possibility of making human organs in animals by injecting human pluripotent stem...
Stem Cell
Midwest Antiviral Drug Discover Center Unites Researchers to Advance Drug Discovery
Headquartered at the University of Minnesota Medical School, the Midwest Antiviral Drug Discover Center is one of nine centers nationally developing antiviral treatments to prevent and prepare for...
Research
Rui Zhang and Matt Loth Help Develop Phenotyping Algorithm
Rui Zhang, PhD, and Matt Loth, PhD, helped develop and validate a phenotyping algorithm for statin-associated muscle symptoms.
CLHSS
University of Minnesota researcher leads study showing nearly half of adolescents on semaglutide reached healthy weight
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (07/05/2023) — Published in the peer-reviewed journal Obesity, a University of Minnesota Medical School researcher led a study showing that 45% of teenagers who...
Research
Congratulations, Class of 2023, General Surgery Residents!
It was a time for reflection and gratitude towards mentors, colleagues, and family members who supported the graduates throughout their journey.
As the graduates prepare to move forward with their...
Surgery, Education, Spotlight
200+ M Health Fairview physicians named ‘Top Doctors’ by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
“The health of Minnesota is built on the 135-year legacy of care from remarkable physicians like these,” said Bevan Yueh, MD, MPH, vice dean of clinical affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical...
Pediatric
Top Story: Scientists successfully unfroze rat organs and transplanted them — a ‘historic’ step that could someday transform transplant medicine
A rat kidney is just the size of a quarter. At the University of Minnesota, five rats had their kidneys removed and vitrified—the process in which the kidneys are shocked into an icy state of...
Faculty
Microfluidics Devices – Analysis at a Microscale
Microfluidics devices have made it conceivable to miniaturize biochemical laboratory practices into a microchannel networking structure. Microfluidics encompasses the doctrines of physics, chemistry...
DOM, Faculty, HOT Division
Dr. Timothy O'Connell awarded Research Infrastructure Investment grant
"FujiFilm/VisualSonics F2 Preclinical Ultrasound Imaging System for Shared Use"Congratulations Tim! O'Connell lab site
Physiology
Students Beyond the Inspire Program
The Inspire program provides eye-opening opportunities to help high schoolers see what they are capable of accomplishing in medicine and engineering.
IEM