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IBM MarketScan® Data now accessible to University researchers
Through CTSI’s Best Practices Integrated Informatics Core (BPIC), researchers now have access to IBM MarketScan® data, which can be used as reference material and to support research findings for health-related studies.
CTSI and Center for Magnetic Resonance Research to host national conference
CTSI announces a conference entitled “Toward the Clinical Translation of Ultra-High Field MRI” on Nov. 18-19, 2019.
The event, which is jointly hosted with the University’s Center of Magnetic Resonance Research, brings together…
CTSI awards funding to UMN innovations that focus on the unique role of caregivers
Through a targeted funding opportunity, the CTSI’s Office of Discovery and Translation (ODAT) has selected four UMN projects to receive funding and guidance. Each project will be supported by a cross-disciplinary team, led by ODAT, to…
Tim Beebe joins CTSI as Community and Collaboration co-lead
CTSI welcomes Tim Beebe, PhD, to the leadership team as co-lead for the Community and Collaboration component of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). Dr.
CTSI welcomes CTRS Medical Advisors Dr. Melena Bellin and Dr. Byron Vaughn
In early August 2019, CTSI will welcome Melena Bellin, MD, and Byron Vaughn, MD, as Clinical Translational Research Services (CTRS) Medical Advisors.
Immigrant Microbiome Project brings community together
Researchers from the University of Minnesota and community are expanding upon work done during the Immigrant Microbiome Project that was partially funded by CTSI in 2015. The project identified changes in gut microbiomes in Southeast Asia…
Three new KL2 Scholars to advance children’s health research
CTSI is pleased to welcome three new Scholars into its KL2 Scholar Career Development Program, a three-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Career Development Award program for University of Minnesota assistant professors…
Community Mentorship Training program connects Scholars to community partners
Four pairs of mentors and mentees will begin the first cohort of the Community Mentorship Training program in July. The program is a year-long, collaborative training for Scholars in the KL2 program that connects them with mentors from…
CTSI-Ed Grant Library now available to more University researchers
CTSI’s Education core (CTSI-Ed) and the Department of Medicine have curated an online grant library available to University researchers in early July, 2019. The library houses grant applications, study protocols, and summary statements…
CRSC continues evolving the University's clinical research infrastructure
As the Clinical Research Support Center (CRSC) approaches its one year anniversary in September, it remains committed to identifying the appropriate experts and functional groups to support researchers and study teams as they navigate and…