News

Collage of T32 scholars

Twelve scholars join CTSI T32 pre- and post-doctoral training program

Twelve scholars recently joined the CTSI T32 program, a two-year NIH-funded training opportunity integrating a mentored full-time research experience with an individualized curriculum. The program offers unique professional career…
Drs. Winter, Cunningham and Schleiss

Child Health Collaborative grant awards for 2024-25 announced

Child Health Collaborative Grants have been awarded annually over the past decade as part of a broader effort to support child health research partnerships among community and University of Minnesota researchers. The Child Health…
Hafsa Hassan, LaShawna McKinney, Gautam Shroff

Three Hennepin Healthcare projects awarded support to improve clinical care and policy

Three Hennepin Healthcare employees were awarded data analytics support for proposals designed to improve clinical care, workflows, or organizational policy.Projects are supported by CTSI through its hub partnership with Hennepin…
Melena Bellin and Joanne Billings

Bellin and Billings named CTRS Co-Medical Directors

Melena Bellin, MD, and Joanne Billings, MD, MPH, have been named Co-Medical Directors of CTSI’s Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS) core. In this role, they will collaborate with CTRS managers and leaders to grow CTRS and…
T32 scholars and Jayne Fulkerson

Major grants received for CTSI T32 Program

The CTSI T32 Program has received two major grants from the National Institutes of Health. These are five-year awards amounting to more than $4 million total.These awards are linked to the $53.9 million in CTSA funding CTSI received in…
regulatory binders

Regulatory specialist rate changes: FY25

More and more University of Minnesota researchers are turning to CTSI’s regulatory specialists for regulatory support for their clinical trials. We now support nearly 500 active studies and continue to grow. To accommodate this…
Collage of TRDP scholars

Five pre- and post-doctoral scholars join CTSI’s Translational Research Development Program

On July 1, 2024, five talented predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars will join the CTSI Translational Research Development Program and begin a rigorous two-year program of mentored research coupled with professional and career…
Driven to Discover Research Facility at State Fair

Assessing public perceptions of research at the 2024 MN State Fair and beyond

CTSI has had a presence at the Minnesota State Fair since 2012. This year, several CTSI colleagues will conduct a survey on public perceptions of health research. 
Collage of KAP and KR01 scholars

CTSI welcomes new scholars to early-career faculty training programs

CTSI welcomes six new scholars to two early-career faculty training programs that are offered through CTSI’s Research Education, Training, and Career Development team (CTSI-Ed). The scholars represent a range of University of…
Groups of people meeting at Hormel Institute

Rural Collective helps connect UMN expertise across Minnesota

The University of Minnesota has long and deep roots in rural Minnesota that date back to its founding in 1851. Today, the University employs more than 20,000 faculty and staff members across the state on its five campuses and through the…