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Kris Hogquist – AHC Academy of Excellence in Health Research
Kris Hogquist was inducted into the AHC Academy of Excellence in Health Research in 2015. Her commemorative plaque is displayed on the wall in the PWB/Moos concourse. The citation reads: "Kristin Hogquist is widely recognized by the international scientific community for her many important contributions in the field of immunology. Her work helped to put the University of Minnesota on the map as a major international center for immunology research." Learn more about Kris Hogquist's honor
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Dr. Bryce Binstadt has been selected to receive the University of Minnesota Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education Award. The Award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education was established in 1999 to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to postbaccalaureate, graduate, and professional education at the University. Read more about the ceremony
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The 2W antigen was developed by co-author James Moon, PhD, of Harvard Medical School, and Marc K. Jenkins, PhD, of the University of Minnesota. Using this "model antigen," researchers at UCSF, led by Tiffany C. Scharschmidt, MD, were able to precisely monitor the immune response to the modified bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis, which they named Epi-2W. Read more about the study
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Yoji Shimizu and Jill Siegfried from the Department of Pharmacology have received NIH R25 funding for a five-year education program titled Cancer Research, Education, and Training Experience (CREATE). Read more about the program
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Dr. Michael Farrar’s paper, “The Molecular Cell Biology of Interferon-Ƴ and Its Receptor”, is one of the inaugural articles recognized on the Wall of Scholarship. The Wall highlights high-impact publications by faculty who are first or last authors and whose work has been cited over 1,000 times, as measured by two of three major citation indices. Read more about the Wall of Scholarship
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The University of Minnesota Medical School has been awarded a five-year National Research Service Award (T35) Research Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This funding supports the Medical Student Summer Research Program, providing opportunities for students to engage in hands-on biomedical research. Read more about the program
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In the December 2015 issue of Nature Reviews Immunology, Dr. Ron Germain highlights two seminal papers from Dr. Marc Jenkins and colleagues over the past 25 years that introduced innovative techniques for analyzing the T cell repertoire. Read more about these studies
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Norwegian researchers base a new blood test to diagnose coeliac disease on Jenkins lab research
Researchers in Norway have developed a new blood test to diagnose coeliac disease using a method originally developed in the laboratory of Marc Jenkins, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota. Read more about this research
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Can bacteria defeat diabetes
Can bacteria defeat diabetes? U of M gastroenterologist Dr. Alexander Khoruts studies if fecal transplants may lead to a new treatment for diabetes.
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Shimizu recognized by National Association of MD-PhD Programs
Director of the University of Minnesota Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)Yoji Shimizu, PhD, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, was recognized for five years of outstanding leadership by the National Association of MD-PhD Programs at this year's meeting of the National Association of MD-PhD Programs in Keystone, Colo.
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MD/PhD student Sakeen Kashem wins 1st place
MD/PhD student Sakeen Kashem won 1st place for this presentation made at the 3 Minute Thesis Competition during the 8th annual Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs Research Recognition Day on May 21, 2015.
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The Dean’s Distinguished Research Lectureship (DDRL) recognizes up to two outstanding faculty members each year. Awardees share their research stories, highlighting the state of the science when they began, the advancements influenced by their work, and their predictions for the future of medicine and basic science research. Read more about the DDRL