Research

$226M Sponsored Research

#28 NIH Ranking

At the University of Minnesota Medical School, we’re leading the way to new treatments and methods of care.

Our research serves as an economic engine that drives Minnesota’s health industry. We develop new health technologies and we collaborate with Minnesota’s biomedical companies to bring these technologies to clinics and hospitals worldwide.

We are finding better and faster ways to translate our laboratory research into clinical trials for patients—the only path to new treatments and cures.

MEDICAL DISCOVERY TEAMS

This state-funded initiative aims to solve complex health problems in the areas of Addiction, Biology of Aging, Optical Imaging and Brain Science and Rural & American Indian Health Disparities.

WALL OF SCHOLARSHIP

Faculty listed on the Wall of Scholarship have achieved first or last author credits on a publication that has been cited at least 1,000 times as indicated by two of three major citation indices.

RESEARCH STRENGTHS

Our researchers, educators, and medical professionals thrive in an environment where cross-discipline teamwork is valued, encouraged, and rewarded.

Our commitment to research

Allows us to attract the best and brightest students and faculty
Results in discoveries that change people’s lives and redefine the way health care is delivered
Creates jobs and fuels a thriving biomedical industry in Minnesota and beyond
Provides a cutting-edge learning environment to educate the next generation of medical professionals

RESEARCH NEWS

25 Years of Visible Heart® Laboratory Research & Training at the U of M

Principal Investigator, Paul Iaizzo, PhD, was awarded a Bronzed Human Heart Model by Medtronic in late June during the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Visible Heart® Laboratories within the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Research Brief: immune response to parasitic worms

Research led by the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at if exposure to pathogens, in particular helminths, can stimulate the immune system and reduce predisposition for inflammatory bowel disease.

Research Brief: Cell-cell signaling of GI bacteria can unlock future infection preventions

Research from the U of M and Mayo Clinic sought to understand how microbial communities help people resist pathogens.

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