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Dr. Kola Okuyemi to direct CTSI faculty career development program
CTSI recently appointed Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH, as Director of the K to R01 Transition to Independence Program, a two-year career development program that aims to place junior investigators with K awards further on the path to be…
From Undergrad to Global Health Researcher: A CTSI Scholar's Translational Path
When Sudip Bhandari began the CTSI Undergraduate Research Program (URP), he had an interest in public health research, but virtually no research experience.
Two years later and only one year out of college, he’s been published in a peer-…
New process for requesting BioNet registration and services
BioNet has unveiled a convenient new request process to enable researchers to request BioNet registration and services through the CTR Portal, a web-based system from CTSI that enables research teams to request research services. This…
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.
Dr. Weisdorf appointed CTSI Deputy Director
Daniel Weisdorf, MD, will work closely with the CTSI executive leadership team to oversee the institute's operations. He assumes responsibilities from Jeffrey Miller, MD, who recently stepped down to accept the National Cancer Institute…
CTSI Scholar Presents Research on Capitol Hill
Undergraduate student Jamie Morrissette had an experience that many researchers can only dream of: presenting her research to legislators on Capitol Hill.
Morrissette represented the state of Minnesota at the annual Posters on the Hill…
CTSI awards nearly $40,000 to health informatics research projects
Two University of Minnesota research teams have received funding through the inaugural Informatics Seed Grants Program, a joint initiative from CTSI’s Biomedical Informatics (BMI) function and the Institute for Health Informatics (IHI).
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…
CTSI expands informatics team
Gretchen Sieger and Kathleen McKay, PhD, recently joined CTSI’s Informatics Consulting Service (ICS), which helps investigators efficiently and effectively leverage data and information for their health research.