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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and University of Minnesota professor Michael T. Osterholm discussed U.S. flu vaccine policy on Nov. 13 at the University of Minnesota.

Their comments focused on the causes of widespread shortages of the seasonal influenza vaccine and the H1N1 vaccine.

Klobuchar and Osterholm called for new technologies to develop vaccines. And Osterholm explained why the current vaccine-producing methods can result in shortages.

Listen to the entire discussion (57:10)

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(Nov. 3, 2009) — Bradley P. Carlin, PhD, has been appointed head of the Division of Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

Carlin, who has been a professor in the SPH since 1991, will take over as division head in May 2010. He will work with other SPH leaders to solidify the division's ranking as one of the top biostatistics units in the nation. In addition to continuing the high level of research productivity among the division's faculty members, he will work to grow the division's student body and educational programs, as well as its focus on collaborative, translational research.

"As head of the Division of Biostatistics, I'm looking forward to working with colleagues across the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center," said Carlin. "More and more, it's critical for biostatisticians to collaborate with colleagues across the health sciences. Our division has a good track record of this sort of collaboration in the broader areas of clinical trials and environmental health, as well as the study of complex chronic conditions such as cancer, heart and lung disease, and HIV/AIDS."

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Experts from the University of Minnesota will soon be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging infectious diseases that pose a threat to human and animal health.

The University is part of a team that will implement a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement with funding up to $185 million.

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