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Brain Map
Posted: April 5, 2024

A new online tool, launched by the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB), allows researchers to better evaluate brain organization by identifying an individual’s neural networks. The tool aims to help clinicians develop personalized approaches for care. The MIDB Precision Brain Atlas is an open resource compiled using brain images collected from more than 9,900 participants representing a range of cohorts… Read More

Masonic Cancer Research Building
Posted: April 1, 2024

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) at NIH renewed its designation of the Masonic Cancer Center (MCC) as a comprehensive cancer center last summer. MCC’s community engagement efforts and innovations to high-impact clinical trials were contributing factors in the renewal. With that renewal, NCI has now awarded a five-year, $20.4 million commitment, funding that will help MCC continue to fight cancer through research… Read More

Torres and Jenkins
Posted: April 1, 2024

Thanks in part to initial seed money from UMN’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute’s Office of Discovery and Translation (ODAT), a new low-cost, portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner… Read More

Q-Rounds
Posted: March 20, 2024

Family members tracking the progress of hospitalized loved ones have a new tool to connect with clinicians. With funding from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), UMN researchers Michael Pitt, MD (Pediatrics), and John Sartori, PhD (Electrical & Computer Engineering), have developed the Q-… Read More