See where grants have been awarded across Minnesota.
Diana Trujillo, PhD
Our goal with this grant is to push innovation to increase yield and lower production cost for targeted proteins, using molecular farming. Reducing…
2022-2023
Wesley Wierson, PhD
LEAH Labs is an innovative biotech startup headquartered at Mayo Clinic's 'Hatchery Lab' developing regenerative cell therapies, first focused on…
2022-2023
Richard Murphy
This project aims to develop and implant a preclinical model of a regenerative tissue tube for nerve repair. The TRUE™ Tissue allogeneic biomaterial…
2022-2023
Ross Dunbar
1) Build and test a customer demonstration model of the liquid nitrogen-free cryogenic storage system. This system will allow storage and…
2022-2023
Maria Athanasiou, PhD
We are developing a one-time treatment for durable remission of HIV, after which patients will no longer need to take traditional antiretroviral…
2022-2023
Ferenc Toth, DVM, PhD
Our ultimate goal is to bring our chondrocyte product, harvested from human induced pluripotent cell derived multi tissue organoids, into human…
2022-2024
Atsushi Asakura, PhD
To elucidate how muscle vascular regeneration is regulated during muscle remodeling.
To identify the interactions between muscle stem cells and…
2022-2024
Troy Lund, MD, PhD
The goal of this project is to describe a new field of science: peroxisome transfer. This has never been shown, and we are poised to be the first lab…
2022-2024
Elizabeth Bradley, PhD
Type 2 diabetes is a highly prevalent chronic condition that affects Minnesotans' quality of life while also imparting a significant financial burden…
2022-2024
Ricardo Battaglino, PhD
The goal of this project is to test the efficacy of intraspinal administration of the protein Netrin-1 (NTN1), as a therapeutical approach to promote…
2022-2024
Chunfeng Zhao, MD
The overall goal of this project is to develop a novel biological therapy to treat rotator cuff tears, which is a common injury that causes shoulder…
2022-2024
Jennifer Westendorf, PhD
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of doctor visits, chronic disability, and joint pain. OA occurs when…
2022-2024