UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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John C Bischof
- Mechanical Engineering - Professor
- Health Sciences Administration - Leader
- Office of Academic Clinical Affairs
- Surgery - Adjunct Professor
- Cellular Mechanisms of Cancer
- Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-BIO) - Director
- Institute for Engineering in Medicine - Director
- Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment, and the Life Sciences
Person: Member, Faculty, Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Staff, Adjunct Faculty
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Bruce R Blazar
- Health Sciences Administration - Associate Vice President
- Office of Academic Clinical Affairs
- Transplant and Cellular Therapy
- Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment, and the Life Sciences
- Center for Immunology
- Pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy - Regents Professor
Person: Member, Faculty, Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Staff
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Carol R Bradford
- Administration (TMED) - Dean
- Health Sciences Administration - Vice President
Person: Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Staff
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Skin-targeted Cell Therapy for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Tolar, J. (PI), Blazar, B. R. (CoI), Cui, T. (CoI), Reineke, T. M. (CoI), Osborn, M. J. (Co-Principal Investigator), McElroy, A. N. (Other Role), Panda, S. (Other Role), Riddle, M. J. (Other Role) & Zhou, P. (Other Role)
NIH NIAMS NATIONALL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRIT
9/8/25 → 8/31/30
Project: Research project
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In Vivo Gene Therapy for Fanconi Anemia
Osborn, M. J. (PI), Blazar, B. R. (Co-Principal Investigator), McElroy, A. N. (Other Role) & Saha, A. (Other Role)
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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Restoring Survivors with an Excellent SANE Workforce: The Re LAB Trauma-Informed Community of Practice & Wellbeing
Porta, C. M. (PI), Bradley, C. D. (CoI) & Hoffman, S. J. (CoI)
US Dept. of Health & Human Services HRSA
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 inhibition increases Treg metabolism and graft-versus-host disease treatment efficacy via mitochondrial fusion
McDonald-Hyman, C., Aguilar, E. G., Compeer, E. B., Zaiken, M. C., Rhee, S. Y., Mohamed, F. A., Larson, J. H., Loschi, M. L., Lees, C., Thangavelu, G., Sleeth, M. L., Smith, K. D., Whangbo, J. S., Ritz, J., Sparwasser, T. D., O’Connor, R. S., Crawford, P. A., Rathmell, J. C., Kean, L. S. & Zeiser, R. & 3 others, , 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 136, 1, p. 1-21 21 p., e182480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Primary Care and Geography: Global Populations
Prasad, S., von Pressentin, K., Birkland, B., Prasad, R. & Johnston, E. M., Mar 2026, In: Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice. 53, 1, p. 103-108 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Regulatory T Cells and Nanomaterials: Dual Perspectives in Therapeutics and Immunomodulation
Chen, Y., Huang, H., Wang, X., Yu, X., Huang, Z., Jin, Z., Chen, C., Chen, Y., Blazar, B. R., Xu, Y. & Lu, Y., Jan 2026, In: Small Science. 6, 1, e202500481.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Alpha-defensin gene single nucleotide polymorphism shapes the gut microbiota
Herman, A. C., Rashidi, A., Wang, J., Blazar, B. R. & Weisdorf, D. J., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2019
DOI: 10.13020/9wn7-9142, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202578
Dataset
Activities
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Predictors and Outcomes of Flares in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Okoev, G. (Author), Weisdorf, D. J. (Author), Wagner, J. E. (Author), Blazar, B. R. (Author), MacMillan, M. L. (Author), De For, T. E. (Author), Lazaryan, A. (Author), El Jurdi, N. (Author), Holtan, S. G. (Author), Brunstein, C. G. (Author), Betts, B. (Author), Takahashi, T. (Author), Bachanova, V. (Author), Warlick, E. D. (Author), Rashidi, A. (Author) & Arora, M. (Author)
2020Activity: Talk types › Poster
Press/Media
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Several countries seeing uptick in new COVID-19 cases this week
Prasad, S. & Youde, J. R.
9/14/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Coronavirus In MN: Dr. Jakub Tolar Shows How Minnesota Is Using Science To Overcome Pandemic
5/6/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview