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Male Contraceptives Near Human Trials

MSI PI Gunda Georg (Regents Professor; Director, Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development) has been interviewed by several media outlets about a new contraceptive pill for men that may soon enter clinical trials.

Developing Stable Quantum Structure

MSI PI Vlad Pribiag (professor, Physics and Astronomy) is leading a team that is developing a new process combining quantum physics and biochemistry that could lead to a major breakthrough in the quantum computing field.

MSI PI Eric Watkins Named Vice Provost for Distributed Learning

Professor Eric Watkins, an MSI PI in the Department of Horticultural Science, has been named the Vice Provost for Distributed Learning.

MSI PIs Receive $1.7M Grant From National Institute on Drug Abuse

Several MSIs PIs are participating in a project that has received a $1.7M grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Roadside Habitats for Pollinators

MSI PI Emilie Snell-Rood (associate professor, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior) is studying the development of roadsides as habitats for pollinators.

Reduced Snowfall May Harm Winter Crops

Climate change is having enormous effects on farming.

2023 UMII-MnDRIVE PhD Graduate Assistantship Program

MSI’s Research Computing partner, the University of Minnesota Informatics Institute (UMII), has opened the application period for the 2023 MnDRIVE Graduate Assistantship program.

August 2022 Maintenance

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

Developing Artificial Blood Vessels That Grow With the Patient

A U of M-led research team has received a grant from the Department of Defense totaling $3.7M over four years for a project that is developing bioengineered blood vessels that will grow with the patient.

Getting Ready for Mountain Pine Beetles

The mountain pine beetle (MPB) is destroying pine forests throughout North America.

MSI PI Harry Orr Awarded Kavli Prize

MSI PI Harry Orr (professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology; Director, Institute for Translational Neuroscience) is one of four winners of the 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

MSI Operations During COVID-19

This information was last updated on July 21, 2022.MSI staff are now working under a hybrid model; not all staff are working on-site full time.

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