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Outstanding faculty mentors recognized by CTSI
Two University of Minnesota faculty members were honored for their outstanding mentorship at the CTSI Translational Science Symposium and Poster Session on Sept. 17, 2024.
UMN researchers find use of metformin in adults with diabetes linked to lower risk of Long COVID
Steve Johnson, PhD, CTSI’s Scientific Director of Clinical Informatics and former KL2 scholar Carolyn Bramante, MD, MPH, are the PIs of a recent research paper that supports previous studies of metformin’s reducing the risk of Long COVID.…
Research professional training program reaches major milestone
The CTSI training program Foundations for Research Professionals recently reached a major milestone when it trained its 50th cohort of research coordinators and other research professionals. The training program is designed for those who…
Recording: How to leverage NIH’s All of Us precision medicine dataset
Earlier this month, CTSI held a webinar about how University of Minnesota researchers can use the groundbreaking national dataset available through the NIH All of Us Research Program. The recording and slides from the Zoom webinar, which…
Training program aims to bolster the effectiveness of University-community partnerships
Last month, 50 University of Minnesota faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and Extension educators from across the system participated in the inaugural Engaged Scholar Summer Institute. The program was fully booked…
Twelve scholars join CTSI T32 pre- and post-doctoral training program
Twelve scholars recently joined the CTSI T32 program, a two-year NIH-funded training opportunity integrating a mentored full-time research experience with an individualized curriculum. The program offers unique professional career…
Major grants received for CTSI T32 Program
The CTSI T32 Program has received two major grants from the National Institutes of Health. These are five-year awards amounting to more than $4 million total and Jayne Fulkerson, PhD, co-director of CTSI's Research Education, Training, and…
Five pre- and post-doctoral scholars join CTSI’s Translational Research Development Program
On July 1, 2024, five talented predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars will join the CTSI Translational Research Development Program and begin a rigorous two-year program of mentored research coupled with professional and career…
CTSI welcomes new scholars to early-career faculty training programs
CTSI welcomes six new scholars to two early-career faculty training programs that are offered through CTSI’s Research Education, Training, and Career Development team (CTSI-Ed). The scholars represent a range of University of…
Twenty-six students join CTSI's summer research training programs
CTSI welcomes 11 undergraduate and 15 graduate and professional health sciences students to its 2024 PReP and A-PReP summer research training programs.