Examples of Translational Research
and Translational Science Projects
The following list of project titles and investigators are from former T32-level Scholars. They are intended to demonstrate the range of research that is considered translational. See more information about current and former Scholars at z.umn.edu/ctsi-t32-program.
Translational Research Projects
“Phagocyte heterogeneity and T cell dependence of cellular host defense mechanisms in tuberculosis,” Tailor Mathes, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MICaB) Program, Medical School
“Resting-state brain networks underlying psychopathology and associations with early life stress”, Max Herzberg, Child Psychology PhD Program, College of Education and Human Development
“Development of predictive screening tool for patient-reported symptom clusters for artery disease,” Rebecca Brown, RN, Nursing PhD Program, School of Nursing
“Computer-aided diagnosis for prostate cancer detection on multiparametric MRI,” Ethan Leng, MSTP Student, Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, College of Science and Engineering
“Altered neuroplasticity of the motor system with people with idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a harbinger of Parkinson's Disease?” Rebekah Summers, DPT, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurology, Medical School
“Creating a culturally-sensitive report card for African-American kidney transplant candidates,” Warren McKinney, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI)
Translational Science Projects
“Identification of ancestry-linked differential EWS-FLI1 response loci to determine novel targets to combat Ewing Sarcoma tumorigenesis,” Rachel Moss, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, College of Science and Engineering
“Optimizing integrated care implementation in primary care settings using latent class analysis,” Gretchen Buchanan, Family Social Science PhD Program, College of Education and Human Development
“Utilizing real world evidence to increase efficiency of clinical trials with application to COVID-19 clinical trials,” Lillian Haine, Biostatistics PhD Program, School of Public Health
“The clinical and economic impact of the implementation of prospective pharmacogenomic testing in the care of patients with cancer,” Zachary Rivers, PharmD, Social and Administrative Pharmacy PhD Program, College of Pharmacy *could be considered both translational science and research
If you have questions about how your research might relate to translational science, please contact CTSI-Ed staff at ctsieduc@umn.edu.