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Website

https://www.ctsi.umn.edu/

Contact PI Organization

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Programs

UL1 Award
KL2 Award
TL1 Award

Funded Years

2012 – 2015, 2018 – 2020

Networks

• Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium (UCDC)Visit UCDC Website
• Nephrotic Syndrome Rare Disease Clinical Research Network III (NEPTUNE)Visit NEPTUNE Website
• Lysosomal Disease Network (LDN)Visit LDN Website
• Frontiers in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (FCDGC)Visit FCDGC Website
• Congenital and Perinatal Infections Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortium (CPIC)Visit CPIC Website
• Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN)SIREN Network
• Midwest Consortium

Page Administrators

Jennifer Cieslak
Chief of Staff
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Elizabeth Nunnally
CFO and CTSA Administrator
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Rachel Matthes
Administrative Core Program Manager
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

UL1

UL1 Director

Bruce Blazar
Director, Clincal and Translational Science Institute
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Daniel Weisdorf
Professor
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

UL1 Administrator

Jennifer Cieslak
Chief of Staff
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Elizabeth Nunnally
CFO and CTSA Administrator
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Education

KL2 Director

David Ingbar
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, & Integrative Biology & Physiology; CTSI Associate Director
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

KL2 Administrator

Megan Larson
Senior Program Associate
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

TL1 Director

Jayne Fulkerson
Professor
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

TL1 Administrator

Angela Merrifield
Program Manager
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Enterprise Committees

Integration Across Lifespan Voting Member

Mark Schleiss
Professor of Pediatrcs
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Methods and Processes Voting Member

Boris Volkov
CTSI Director of Monitoring & Evaluation; Executive Leadership Team Member
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Workforce Development Voting Member

David Ingbar
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, & Integrative Biology & Physiology; CTSI Associate Director
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Collaboration and Engagement Voting Member

Jerica Berge
Professor and Vice Chair for Research; Co-director of the Community and Collaboration CTSI Core
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Primary CM Contact

Boris Volkov
CTSI Director of Monitoring & Evaluation; Executive Leadership Team Member
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Additional CM Contacts

Chris Pulley
M & E Manager
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

• Michele Allen
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Robin Austin
  Assistant Professor
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Jerica Berge
  Professor and Vice Chair for Research; Co-director of the Community and Collaboration CTSI Core
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Bruce Blazar
  Director, Clincal and Translational Science Institute
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Nicole Bowman
  Executive Administrative Specialist
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Audrey Boyle
  Sr. Grants & Finance Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Jennifer Cieslak
  Chief of Staff
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Milton “Mickey” Eder
  Asst Professor
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Joshua Fehrmann
  CTMS Director
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Gwenyth Fischer
  Assistant Professor Pediatric Critical Care
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Jayne Fulkerson
  Professor
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Jen Hedtke
  Communications Specialist Contractor
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Emily Heller
  Human Resources Partner
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Michelle Hoedeman
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Megan Hoffman
  Program Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• David Ingbar
  Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, & Integrative Biology & Physiology; CTSI Associate Director
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Steve Johnson
  Scientific Director, CTSI Clinical Informatics
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Michelle Lamere
  Assistant Director for Education Programs
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Megan Larson
  Senior Program Associate
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Patrick Mann
  CTSI Finance Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Rachel Matthes
  Administrative Core Program Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Brook Matthiesen
  Communications Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Angela Merrifield
  Program Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Karen Monsen
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Ana Núñez
  Vice Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; School of Medicine
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Elizabeth Nunnally
  CFO and CTSA Administrator
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Brenda Prich
  Clinical Research Operations Director
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Chris Pulley
  M & E Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Sara Rohde
  Independent Consultant – Evaluator
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Katie Rydberg
  Program Manager
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Mark Schleiss
  Professor of Pediatrcs
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Gretchen Sieger
  Associate Director, Clinical Informatics Services
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Byron Vaughn
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Boris Volkov
  CTSI Director of Monitoring & Evaluation; Executive Leadership Team Member
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Daniel Weisdorf
  Professor
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Sandra Wells
  Assistant Director, Office of Discovery and Translation
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Tonya Wilson
  CTSI Exec Administrative Specialist
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Jessica Wright
  Clinical Research Trainer
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Educational Content

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Biostats4You

The Biostats4you website was developed to serve medical and public health researchers and professionals who wish to learn more about biostatistics. The site contains carefully selected and vetted training materials especially suited for a non-statistician audience. This site is being developed and

Optimizing the Practice of Mentoring: An Online Curriculum for the Professional Development of Research Mentors

Content is organized into five modules that cover mentoring models, mentor roles and responsibilities, structure and dynamics of the mentoring relationship, and strategies for facilitating, and addressing challenges to, the mentoring process. The course engages learners through text, audio, mini

Data Monitoring Committee Training

Online video, developed as a joint project between the UW-Madison ICTR and the University of Minnesota CTSI. The training video features David DeMets, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison and James Neaton, PhD, University of Minnesota. This video is for training current or prospective Data

Events

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Annual Research Ethics Day Conference – Conducting Research in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethics in an Emergency

Hear from top national experts on how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing research ethics. Experts will discuss how to advance ethics and equity when conducting pandemic research, how to reconcile the need for research with the clinical imperative to save lives, and how the pandemic is affecting

Toward the Clinical Translation of Ultra-High Field MRI 2019 Conference

The University of Minnesota CTSI, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, is hosting a conference, “Toward the Clinical Translation of Ultra-High Field MRI”, for the national CTSA community on November 18-19, 2019 in Minneapolis, MN. The continued

Opportunities

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CEARCH Assistant Director

About the Job The CEARCH Assistant Director builds and nurtures relationships across different communities and the University; works collaboratively with the CEARCH Management Council, CEARCH leadership, and CTSI faculty and staff to develop, lead and sustain community-engaged research initiatives

Clinical Research Operations Director CTRS

Clinical and Translational Research Services (CTRS) is charged with providing high quality and efficient support for human subjects research, serving the entire clinical and translational research enterprise at the University of Minnesota. The CTRS Operations Director is part of the strategic

Program Director – Biorepository and Laboratory Services

The Biorepository and Laboratory Services (BLS) Program Director leads an integrated biospecimen core program within the University of Minnesota’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). This encompasses oversight and expansion of BioNet, the University’s Biological Materials

Posters

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Sustaining the Careers of Women in Health Science Research Keeping Researcher-Moms at the Table

This poster describes the Mothers Leading Science (MLS) program developed by the University of Minnesota – CTSI and the evaluation of the first cohort, especially as the program has supported the participants during the pandemic. MLS is a year-long leadership development program for research

A Model for Overcoming Challenges in Academic Pediatric Medical Device Innovation

Pediatric medical technology advancement is about a decade behind adult technology advancement. This technology lag was reflected in a lack of pediatric-specific innovation within the University of Minnesota (UMN). To address this institutional and national deficit, we developed a novel program