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Study from former KL2 scholar finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound
A team of University of Minnesota researchers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease the amount of COVID-19 virus in the body and lower the chances of the virus coming back strongly after initial…
Dr. Rachel Hardeman honored by TIME
Congratulations to Rachel Hardeman, PhD, who was named to the 2024 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list recognizes the impact, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential…
Training module on equity-grounded community-engaged research now available
People interested in forging high-impact community-academic research partnerships have a new, free training module designed to help them do just that. The module, “Building a foundation for community-engaged research,” focuses on what…
CTSI welcomes Dr. Angelica Koch, CEARCH Assistant Director
Angelica Koch, DrPH, has joined CTSI as Assistant Director of our Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) team. In this role, she’ll develop, lead, and sustain community-engaged research initiatives, programs…
Inventing a low-cost MRI to dramatically expand access
A CTSI grantee has developed a new kind of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that has the potential to change medical care for millions of children.
ODAT-supported technology facilitates patient-doctor communication
Family participation in hospital rounds, when a medical team visits a patient to review the patient’s status and care plan, are an important part of the care regimen. But the timing of rounds changes frequently, oftentimes making it…
CTSI part of team studying follow-up of infants with CMV infections
Several CTSI colleagues are conducting a longitudinal congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) study on the heels of Minnesota becoming the first U.S. state to screen all newborns for the infection. The team recently received $1.51 million from…
Mothers Leading Science continues to build and inspire a network of leaders
How do you sustain momentum and create an ever-expanding network of institutional changemakers over the long haul? This was top of mind for the leaders of the CTSI Mothers Leading Science (MLS) program when they designed the program in the…
CTSI receives funding for K12 career development program
CTSI has received additional funding from the National Institutes of Health for its K12 Scholars Career Development Program. It’s a five-year award amounting to more than $5.3 million.
Child health researchers and practitioners gather for annual dinner
More than 75 attendees gathered in early December at the University of Minnesota Campus Club for the Research in Child Health Dinner Forum. This annual event hosts child health researchers and practitioners from Children's Minnesota, the…