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By receiving the Clinical and Translational Science Award, the University of Minnesota is now required by NCATS and NIH to ensure an acknowledgment of the CTSA in any publications that result from UMN CTSI assistance with a project.

How to acknowledge CTSA support
All publications resulting from the use of CTSI resources are required to credit CTSA by using the text below.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health Award Number UL1TR000114. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

When to acknowledge CTSA support
Please note that assistance is not limited to monetary support (e.g., pilot grant funds), but also includes use of CTSI space, consultation with CTSI faculty or staff, and use of any CTSI Internal Service Organization services (Project Management, Clinical Research Coordinators, Nursing and Nutritional Services, Biostatistical support, and Regulatory assistance such as IND/IDE support, clinical trial monitoring, or ClinicalTrials.gov support).

Please join us in congratulating nine new Clinical and Translational Science Institute scholars, recipients of career development awards designed to support junior investigators as they build independent research careers.
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The New Investigator Pre-K Pilot Grant provides mentorship, oversight, and pilot funds to junior investigators interested in clinical and translational research. The program is designed to prepare investigators to successfully compete for NIH K or R awards.

Naomi Duke, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical School
Identifying Mechanisms for Health Disparities: Exploring the Impact of Youth Survival Expectations on Future Health

Stephanie Misono, Department of Otolaryngology, Medical School
Development of online intervention for distressed voice-disordered patients

Rebecca Shlafer, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical School
Nutritional Status and Unmet Needs among Incarcerated Women of Reproductive Age
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The K to R Transition Grant aims to place junior investigators, who have K awards, further on the path to be competitive for R01 awards.

Cari Clark, Department of General Medicine, Medical School
Impact of Yoga on Violence Survivor's Mental and Cardio Metabolic Health: A Feasibility Study of a Cluster Randomized Trial

Terri Laguna, Divsion of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical School
Biomarkers of Injury and Destruction in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung
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The R to R Pilot Grant provides research funds for first time R01 awardees in clinical and translational research or funded junior faculty in the basic sciences who need pilot data to transition to translational work. This program provides supplemental funds to ensure that awardees compete successfully for a second NIH R01.

Alvaro Alonso, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health
Comparative Effectiveness of New Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation

Robert Jones, Division of Pediatrics, Developmental/Surgical Sciences, School of Dentistry
Examining Combination Antimicrobial Therapies to Control Pathogenic Oral Biofilms in Young Children

Erik Peterson, Division of Rheumatic & Autoimmune, Medicine, Medical School
PTPN22: genetic determinant of vaccine efficacy

Marnie Peterson, Division of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy
Alpha toxin: Role in biofilm formation by MRSA wound isolates and therapeutic target

On Tuesday, September 11, 56 University of Minnesota scholars and community partners presented their clinical and translational research projects in a poster session, which opened the first annual Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Research Conference. 

Posters were judged on the presenters' translation plans, including next steps, barriers to translation, and how the the project will contribute to improving human health. 

Top posters in each category were chosen for travel awards of up to $1200 to attend a national conference to present their CTSI-sponsored research.

Please join us in congratulating the 2012 CTSI travel award recipients!

Community Pilot Grant
Erica Gerrity
Submitted by: Rebecca Schlafer, Dept of Pediatrics.
Project Title: Health disparities in the context of a parenting and pregnancy support program for incarcerated mothers

Undergraduate Research Program (URP)
Nguyen-Tran, Hai
Training Program: CHE - Undergraduate Research Program
Area of Research: Women's Health; Health Disparities
Mentor: Rahel Ghebre
Project Title: Comparison of Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Somali and Vietnamese Women

Truong, Uyen
Training Program: CTSI - Undergraduate Summer Research Program
Area of Research: Hematology, Pulmonary
Mentors: Anna Solovey; Robert Hebbel
Project Title: Analysis of muscularized pulmonary arteries due to pulmonary arterial hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease

Radtke, Kendra
Training Program: CTSI - Undergraduate Research Program
Area of Research: Pharmacology
Mentor: James Cloyd
Project Title: Glutathione Redox Status in Blood of cALD Patients Undergoing Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation with NAC Adjuvant Therapy

Konchellah, Mercy
Training Program: Center for Health Equity Undergraduate Scholar
Area of Research: Addiction, Behavioral Sciences
Mentors: Jasjit S. Ahluwalia
Project Title: Are there Differences in Frequency of Smoking, Alcohol Consumption and Intent to Quit among Social Nondaily Smokers and "Other" Nondaily Smokers?

Advanced Research Program (ARP)
Aby, Elizabeth
Training Program: CTSI - Advanced Summer Research Program
Mentors: Jerrold Vitek; Diane Kachel
Area of Research: Neurology
Project Title: Evaluation of Clinician vs Automated ParkinTune™ Motor Score Assessments for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Programming in Patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD)

Agarwal, Suresh
Training Program: CTSI - Advanced Summer Research Program
Area of Research: Pharmacology, Neurology
Mentors: James Cloyd; Richard Brundage
Project Title: A Meta-Analysis of the Absorption Characteristics of Diazepam Following Alternative Routes of Administration to Optimize Future Bioequivalence Trial Design

Parker, Sarah
Training Program: CTSI Advanced Research Program
Mentor: Bruce Blazar
Project Title: Potential of Deriving iPS from Peripheral Blood T Cells using Retroviral Approach

F&T Pilot Grant Program
Frosch, Anne
Training Program: CTSI-F&T Pilot Grant
Area of Research: Infectious Disease, Immunology
Mentor: Chandy John
Project Title: The effect of HIV on malaria specific B-cell responses

Pre-K Pilot Grant and KL2 Scholars Program combined category
Bhargava, Maneesh
Training Program: CTSI KL2 Scholars Program
Area of Research: Biomarker Discovery in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Mentor: Chris Wendt
Project Title: Proteomic Biomarkers of Survival in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Clark, Cari
Training Program: KL2 Scholar
Area of Research: Epidemiology, Child Health and Development
Mentors: Michael Resnick; Susan Everson-Rose; John Connett; Iris Borowsky; Robert Krueger
Project Title: Dating Violence and its Association with Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood

Gillick, Bernadette
Training Program: CTSI Pre-K Scholar, CTSI BDAC Pilot Funding, MMF
Area of Research: Neurosciences, Pediatrics
Mentors: Kelvin Lim, Jeremiah Menk
Project Title: Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Pediatric Hemiparesis

K2R and R2R Pilot Grant Program combined category
Cormier, Robert
Training Program: CTSI R01 to R01 Pilot Grant
Areas of Research: Cancer, Oncology
Co-Investigator: Kevin Silverstein
Project Title: Discovery of Fusion Oncogenes in Colorectal Cancer

Ostrander, Julie H
Training Program: CTSI - K to R transition award
Area of Research: Cancer
Mentors: Doug Yee, Chap Le
Project Title: PELP1 localization as a Biomarker for Early Mammary Carcinogenesis and Response to Tamoxifen Chemoprevention

Polgreen, Lynda
Training Program: CTSI K to R
Area of Research: metabolic bone disease
Mentor: Chester Whitley, Ph.D., M.D.
Project Title: Cross-Sectional Study of Associations of Osteocalcin with Obesity, Adipokines and Inflammation in the Mucopolysaccharidoses

The CTSI F & T Pilot Grant Program is for predoctoral and NIH fellowship trainees, and includes up to $16,000 in pilot funds for clinical and translational projects and mentoring. Please join us in congratulating these accomplished trainees!

Daniel Beisang, BS, Medical School
Primary Mentor: Marc Jenkins, PhD
Subproject Mentor: Michael Georgieff, MD
Project Title: Quantitative Assessment of the Diversity of the Neonatal T cell Repertoire

Jose Debes, MD, Medical School
Primary Mentor: Paul Bohjanen, MD, PhD
Subproject Mentor: John Lake, MD
Project Title: Expression of the Hepatitis C Protein NS5A and Its Target Transcripts in Human Liver

Caroline Diep, BA, BS, Medical School
Primary Mentor: Carol Lange, PhD
Subproject Mentor: Peter Argenta, MD
Project Title: Ex vivo Modeling of Primary Ovarian Cancer Cells in 3D Culture Systems

Anne Frosch, MD, Medical School
Primary Mentor: Chandy John, MD, MS
Subproject Mentor: George Ayodo
Project Title: The Effect of HIV Infection on Malaria Specific B cell Subset Frequency

David Knorr, BS, Medical School
Primary Mentor: Michael Verneris, MD
Subproject Mentor: Todd DeFor, MS
Project Title: Evaluation of the CD4+ T cell Response against Influenza following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Jessica Musselman, MS, School of Public Health
Primary Mentor: Jenny Poynter, PhD
Subproject Mentor: Julie Ross, PhD
Project Title: Methylation of the BMP/TGFβ Pathway and Correlation with Survival in Childhood Germ Cell Tumors

Ryan Nelson, BA, Medical School
Primary Mentor: Marc Jenkins, PhD
Subproject Mentor: Marshall Hertz, MD
Project Title: CD4+ T cell Responses toward Minor Y antigens following Male to Female Lung Transplant

Brent Sorenson, School of Dentistry
Primary Mentor: Mark Herzberg, DDS, PhD
Subproject Mentor: Rajaram Gopalakrishnan, DDS
Project Title: Tumor-targeted Reduction of Hyopxia-inducible Factor in Oral Carcinoma by Calprotectin

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Center for Health Equity (CHE) are pleased to announce the 2012 Summer Undergraduate and Advanced Research Program awardees. Please join us in congratulating them!

Advanced Research Program Scholars
The Advanced Research Program is open to University of Minnesota health sciences professional students with an interest in clinical and translational science research. The program provides research training through a structured core curriculum, mentored research projects, weekly research seminars, and a final mini-symposium to present research to other scholars and mentors.

Elizabeth Aby, Medical School
Mentor: Jerrold Vitek, MD
Clinical Assessment of the Reliability and Feasibility of ParkinTune in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Programming

Suresh Kumar Agarwal, College of Pharmacy
Mentor: James Cloyd, PharmD
A Meta-Analysis of the Absorption Characteristics of Diazepam Following Alternative Routes of Administration for Acute Repetitive Seizures

Krista Johnson, College of Pharmacy
Mentor: James Cloyd, PharmD
A study comparing blood and plasma assay methods for measurement of topiramate concentrations

Susan Lee, Medical School
Mentor: Ruby Nguyen, PhD
Comparing Diagnostics of OB Ultrasounds in Obese Minority Women

Craig Meyer, School of Public Health
Mentor: Pamela Schreiner, PhD, MS
Self-reported depression and discrimination and brain tissue volume

Sarah Parker, Medical School
Mentor: Bruce Blazar, MD
Characterization of Distinct iPS Cells for Potential Therapy in Hurler Syndrome

LeeAnna Pederson, College of Pharmacy
Mentor: Robert Straka, PharmD
Consideration of Genetic Variations of UGT2B7 and APOE Genes Within the Pharmacogenomics for Hypertriglyceridemia in Hispanics Trial

Gina Piscitello, Medical School
Mentor: Susan Everson-Rose, PhD, MPH
How psychosocial stressors such as hostility, anxiety, anger, discrimination, and depression differ in the way they affect progression of paw and adiposity in African-American women versus non-Hispanic Caucasian women

Casey Sautter, Medical School
Mentor: Chandy John
Health Problems of International Adoptees

Faduma Sharif, Medical School
Mentor: Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH
Factors that Contributed to High Retention Rate in Quit Smoking Study in Homeless Population

Undergraduate Research Program Scholars
The Undergraduate Research Program provides promising students from populations under-represented in research with knowledge, skills, and experience in health care research. This summer program includes research training through a structured core curriculum, closely supervised research projects, and clinical research seminars.

Co Duong, College of Biological Sciences
Mentor: ?Susan Everson-Rose, PhD, MPH

Nima Odowa, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Naty Lopez?, PhD, MEd

Kendra Radtke, College of Biological Sciences
Mentor: James Cloyd?, PharmD

Uyen Truong, College of Science and Engineering
Mentor: Brian Van Ness, PhD

Sara Cronquist, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Janet Thomas?, PhD

Anthony Osifuye, College of Liberal Arts
Mentor: Kathleen Call?, PhD

Danielle Swichtenberg, College of Biological Sciences
Mentor: Carol Peterson?, PhD

John Tarnowski, College of Biological Sciences
Mentor: Julie Ross, PhD