This project focuses on a major translational bottleneck: the lack of robust preclinical models. Minnesota BRIDGE will create a state-of-the-art…
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Melanie Graham, MPH, PhD
David Largaespada, PhD
Addressing the critical need for quality and safety standards in gene-edited therapies, this new consortium will bring together academic and industry…
James Dutton, PhD
This initiative tackles a key challenge in regenerative medicine: access to clinical-grade starting materials. The project will generate high-quality…
Wesley Wierson, PhD
LEAH Lab’s mission is to identify cell therapy treatments in dogs that, due to lower regulatory requirements and reduced costs, can eventually be…
2023 - 2024
Rosemary Kelly, MD
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Many CAD patients experience reduced cardiac function despite…
2023 - 2025
Maria Athanasiou, PhD
Globally, over 36 million people are living with HIV-1. The current standard of care, antiretroviral therapy (ART), requires lifelong adherence to…
2023 - 2025
Alexander Shin, MD
Peripheral nerve injuries are associated with high-energy trauma and result in substantial numbers of injuries annually. Reconstruction often…
2023 - 2025
Vanesa Alonso Camino, PhD
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a type of brain cancer with no known cure. Recently, an innovative vaccine combining a patient’s own dendritic cells (DCs) with…
2023 - 2025
Beau Webber, Ph D
Cellular therapies using both engineered and non-engineered immune cells have been applied to treat cancer and infectious diseases. This project…
2023 - 2025
Christina Pacak, PhD
Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by problems in DNA repair. It leads to accelerated aging and severe neurodegenerative issues…
2023 - 2024
Hunter Gibbons, PhD
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with no existing cure. In SLE, B cell, a type of immune cell, become abnormally…
2023 - 2025
Ismail Can, PhD
CAR-T cell therapy is an exciting new approach for treating cancer, offering remarkable initial results in some patients. However, many patients…
2023 - 2025