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CTSI Leads Patient Research Experience at the New Clinics and Surgery Center

CTSI is leading the patient research experience, called the “Discovery Experience” at the new five-story Clinics and Surgery Center, slated to open in February 2016. This blog post, the first in a series to provide updates on research at…
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How One Aspiring Investigator Engaged CTSI's Career Development Programs to Break Into Academic Research and Launch His Career

CTSI is committed to training up-and-coming investigators so they can lead successful research careers, and uncover breakthroughs that can create a healthier tomorrow.The institute’s career development programs help aspiring health…
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Dr. Cloyd Named 2015 CTSI Mentor of the Year

CTSI will honor James Cloyd III, PharmD, with its 2015 Mentor of the Year Award on Jan. 20, 2016 during its Annual Scholar Poster Session and Reception at the McNamara Alumni Center. Dr.
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CTSI Supports Study That Evaluates Potential Treatment for Kids With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

A University of Minnesota research team recently published the results of a clinical trial that showed choline could reduce some of the cognitive defects caused by prenatal alcohol

CTSI awards $20,000 to the planning and implementation of four clinical interventional pilot studies

CTSI’s Clinical and Translational Research Services (CTRS) group announces its grantees for stage 1 of its two-stage pilot funding program available to full-time University of Minnesota faculty for the planning and successful…
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StudyFinder kiosk connects University of Minnesota Medical Center visitors with health research opportunities

CTSI’s StudyFinder kiosk, an interactive web-based tool that enables visitors to explore University health studies currently seeking participants, is now located in the lobby of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, East Bank.
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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…
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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. …
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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…
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Patrick Mann joins CTSI as Finance Manager

CTSI has announced the appointment of Patrick Mann, M.S., as CTSI Finance Manager.  Pat joins CTSI from the Academic Health Center’s Finance Department. Pat will start at CTSI on Tuesday, Sept. 1.