Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs

Attention undergraduates interested in biomedical PhD or MD/PhD programs Apply for a paid, 10 week summer research program at a major research university - The Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

https://z.umn.edu/lssurp-app

Application Information Application Information Application to the LSSURP Admissions Process The LSSURP receives more than 400 applications each year and from that group, around 70 students are selected. Some LSSURP programs (see list below) admit on a rolling basis, so early submission of your application is encouraged. A...

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Masonic Cancer Center announces appointment of Dr. Kaylee Schwertfeger to a leadership role | Masonic Cancer Center Kaylee Schwertfeger, PhD, Professor in the Medical School’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, has been appointed as the Co-Leader of the Cellular Mechanisms program at the Twin Cities’ only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center.

Expansible residence decentralizes immune homeostasis — JRNLclub, the online journal club Sathi Wijeyesinghe explains expansible residence decentralizes immune homeostasis

A Dream Realized A conversation about the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain with VP Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD, and Co-Directors Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD, and Michael Georg...

Next-generation science Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Ph.D., explains what it means to dream big in the world of 3D bioprinting.

Really interesting findings!

Engineering Functional Vasculature in Decellularized Lungs Depends on Comprehensive Endothelial Cell Tropism - PubMed Tissue engineering using decellularized whole lungs as matrix scaffolds began as a promise for creating autologous transplantable lungs for patients with end-stage lung disease and can also be used to study strategies for lung regeneration. Vascularization remains a critical component for all solid....

B 1 -gradient-based MRI using frequency-modulated Rabi-encoded echoes - PubMed For the first time, FREE enabled slice-selective 2D imaging of the human brain without a B0 gradient in the y-direction. FREE achieved high resolution in regions where the B1 gradient was steepest, whereas images were distorted in regions where nonlinearity in the B1...

https://med.umn.edu/news-events/life-sciences-summer-undergraduate-research-program-engages-underrepresented-students-stem

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program Engages Underrepresented Students in STEM The Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (LSSURP) engages underrepresented students in STEM through hands-on research. The 80 LSSURP scholars from across the country present their research projects to culminate the 10-week program. LSSURP students share how this experience impacted th...

For decades, thousands of Masonic Cancer Center researchers & clinicians have contributed to &improved the health of all Minnesotans.
So, in honor of our 30th Anniversary, we are highlighting the stars who embody the legacy, the present, & the future of the Masonic Cancer Center.

A well deserved honor for these two outstanding scientists.

McKnight Presidential Fellows | Scholars Walk The McKnight Presidential Fellows Program is a three-year award given to the most promising individuals who have been granted both tenure and promotion to associate professor in an academic year. It recognizes recipients who are recommended by their college dean and chosen at the discretion of the e...