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Carolyn Porta

Carolyn Porta Appointed Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs

Carolyn Porta, PhD, has been appointed Associate Vice President in the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs. She will oversee several clinical affairs centers and provide leadership on interprofessional education and practice.  
CRSC Feature

CRSC Continues Building the University's Clinical Research Infrastructure

September will be the Clinical Research Support Center (CRSC)'s one year anniversary. Since its inception, CRSC has remained committed to identifying the appropriate experts and functional groups to support researchers and study teams as…
Facing the Future

Facing the Future

How do we face the future? The world around us is changing, and health care in 2028 will look very different than it does today. New technologies, artificial intelligence, big data, personalized therapies—all of these have had and will…
Regen Med

6 "Firsts" in Advancing Regenerative Medicine Toward Patient Care

ROCHESTER, Minn. - June 17, 2019 - A statewide bipartisan initiative is transforming health care from a focus on treating disease to one of tapping the body's ability to heal itself. Regenerative Medicine Minnesota is a…
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New Online Training Module Released for University of Minnesota Research Community

A SMART Way to Develop Adaptive Intervention Strategies, a new biostatistics module, is now available for clinical research professionals and other faculty members who want to learn about the experimental research design called Sequential…
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Clinical Trials Day Honors Clinical Research Professionals

On May 20, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute joined celebrations around the world as part of Clinical Trials Day, an annual event recognizing those at the forefront of conducting and raising awareness of clinical trials in…
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CTSI’s Northern LITeS Leadership Training Program Promotes Team Science

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute will welcome 28 university faculty members to its inaugural cohort to promote team science.
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UMN Researchers Examine Rural Health Disparities

The University of Minnesota's Rural Health Research Center and the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team on the university's Duluth campus are partnering to address rural health disparities in Minnesota and nationwide.
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Dean Tolar's Remarks at School of Nursing's 110th Anniversary Celebration

Nursing is the backbone of health care, and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing has been at the forefront of developing nursing as a profession since 1909. On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the invitation of Dean Connie Delaney, Vice…
Brain

UMN's Brain Institute Looking to Position Itself at the Forefront of Innovation

The idea for the Brain Institute was founded on two concepts. First, is the concept of what is called the first thousand days.