News & Publications

In an article on “Stolen Breaths” in the New England Journal of Medicine, Professor Rachel Hardeman and co-authors powerfully argue that “for the health of the black community and, in turn, the health of the nation, we address the social, economic, political, legal, educational, and health… Read more

The American Bar Association Journal recently spotlighted Professor Francis Shen’s work in a feature story about investment in neurolaw. Professor Shen’s Neurolaw Lab at the University of Minnesota Law School studies a range of issues including dementia, brain injury, and the law. He is… Read more

In a paper recently published in Stem Cell Reports, Dr. Daniel Garry of the Stem Cell Institute and co-authors discuss ethical issues raised by the use of chimeras for research purposes and human organ transplants. The article focuses on pig-human chimeras to… Read more

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) has published “Smart testing for COVID-19 virus and antibodies,” the third in a series of reports focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. The report includes a proposal for a smart testing framework and offers considerations for policy makers… Read more

Remdesivir is the only drug found so far to potentially shorten recovery time from COVID-19. On May 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of this antiviral medication for patients with severe disease. The Minnesota Department… Read more

The University of Minnesota has announced a $35 million grant from Minnesota Masonic Charities that will be used to create the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain. This interdisciplinary institute will be led by the Medical School and College of Education and Human Development… Read more

The Strategic Partnerships and Research Collaborative (SPARC) is the Consortium’s newest member center, elected by vote of the current members. SPARC was established at the U in January 2019 as an innovation and research hub, and is led by Professors Amy Kircher, DrPH, and Katey… Read more

The Consortium’s NIH-funded grant on the law of genomics, led collaboratively with Vanderbilt University, has just published a major symposium in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics on "LawSeq: Building a Sound Legal Foundation for Translating Genomics into Clinical… Read more

In a New York Times op-ed on April 28, Michael T. Osterholm and Mark Olshaker analyze the challenges of diagnostic testing for COVID-19, including the potential for false negatives, the fact that individuals would need to be screened … Read more

The University of Minnesota Genomics Center, a Consortium member center, worked with the University of Minnesota Medical School, the Molecular Diagnostics Lab, and M Health Fairview to develop a procedure that increases COVID-19 testing volume. Findings were recently published in bioRxiv… Read more