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CTSI submits CTSA proposal to NIH
Earlier this year, CTSI submitted an application to renew its Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).CTSI’s proposal focuses on enhancing the scope, quality, and efficiency of team-based clinical and translational science research…
CTSI awards grants to support health research at the Minnesota State Fair
Nearly $17,000 has been awarded to six faculty investigators through CTSI’s Driven to Discover Community Health and Research Grants Program to conduct health research at this year’s Minnesota State Fair.
University of Minnesota developing its Medical Discovery Teams' leadership
The University of Minnesota Medical School is searching for nationally prominent researchers who are outstanding leaders in their field to develop the University’s specialized Medical Discovery Teams (MDT).
These individuals will lead…
Star Tribune story features CTSI-funded group's innovative approach for getting pediatric medical devices to markets
Minnesota’s largest newspaper (read by 1.4 million adults every week in print and online) showcased the Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium (PDIC) and its efforts to accelerate the development of new medical technologies for children.
Dr. Rebecca Shlafer Recognized With CTSI's Outstanding Junior Mentor Award
On Thursday evening, CTSI honored Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, with the second annual Outstanding Junior Mentor award (shown above: Laurel Davis, a mentee of Dr. Shlafer, accepts the award on her behalf).
The award recognizes exceptional…
Local Media Outlets Feature Child Health Research Project Funded by CTSI, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, and the Department of Pediatrics
Stories in the Minnesota Daily and KSTP-TV described how researchers from the University of Minnesota and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota are teaming up to help Somali children and families better manage Type 1 diabetes. …
Grant to support collaborative research project to improve diabetes knowledge among Minnesotan-Somali children
Researcher-physicians Muna Sunni, MBBCH, of the University of Minnesota and Jennifer Kyllo, MD, from Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota received a $200,000 Child Health Collaborative Grant Award to develop new diabetes…
Get involved with research at the Minnesota State Fair
This year’s Minnesota State Fair will feature several CTSI-supported studies and the StudyFinder kiosk -- all in the University of Minnesota’s Driven to Discover Building.
CTSI awards $313,000 to five community-University research projects
CTSI has announced the annual winners of the 2015 Community Health Collaborative Grants, which support community-University pilot research projects that address important health issues identified by Minnesota communities.
Funding awarded to eight community-University research partnerships
Eight research collaborations between University researchers and Minnesota-based community organizations will receive funding through CTSI’s Dissemination and Implementation Awards program.
CTSI is awarding combined total of $31,000 to…