One potential cure for diabetes is the transplantation of pancreatic islets—insulin secreting clusters of cells that reside within the pancreas.…
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Erik Finger, MD, PhD
2019-2021
Deborah Ferrington, PhD
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic disease that causes central vision loss and affects one's ability to read, drive, and recognize…
2019-2021
Veena Taneja, PhD
We have generated a novel expeditious model of cigarette smoke-induced COPD in mice that expresses human immune genes and mimics human immune…
2019-2021
Bhairab Singh, PhD
Cardiovascular disease in the number one cause of death worldwide and it is the most common cause of death in the United States. This grant…
2019-2021
Jacob Montgomery, PhD
Spinal cord injury often leads to loss of function below the injury, greatly reducing patient life expectancy and quality and, because the human…
2019-2021
Mi-Hyeon Jang, PhD
In the United States, cognitive dysfunction stemming from chemotherapy (chemobrain) is a major adverse condition affecting approximately 14 million…
2019-2021
Wenqian Hu, PhD
A major problem in leukemia treatment is the rise of drug-resistant mutations in the genome of cancer cells, which makes many well-designed cancer…
2019-2021
Leigh Griffiths, DVM, PhD
Minnesota Department of Health statistics indicate that almost 100,000 Minnesotan’s are currently affected by ischemic heart disease (IHD),…
2019-2021
Jonathan Finnoff, DO
Musculoskeletal injuries and diseases are the main cause of disability in the U.S. Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is defined as an autologous blood…
2019-2021
LaTonya Hickson, MD
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common cause of kidney failure in the U.S. and has no adequate cure. Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)…
2019-2021
Anna Wirta Kosobuski, EdD
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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa - Nett Lake Elementary School
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa - Oshki Ogimaag Community…
2018-2019
Timothy D. O'Brien, DVM, PhD
Our overall goal is to develop a cell therapy product for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. In the present proposal we will evaluate…
2018-2019