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MSI PI Claudia Schmidt-Dannert Leads BioTechnology Institute

The BioTechnology Institute website features an interview with MSI PI Claudia Schmidt-Dannert, who is the new BTI Director: Q&A with BTI Director Claudia Schmidt-Dannert.

March 2023 Maintenance

On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

Barocas Receives Education and Mentorship Medal

Long-time MSI PI Victor Barocas (professor, Biomedical Engineering; Institute for Engineering in Medicine) has been awarded the 2023 Robert M.

Gunda George Interviewed About Male Contraceptives

Minnesota news website MinnPost recently interviewed MSI PI Gunda Georg (Regents Professor; Medicinal Chemistry; Director, Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development (ITDD)) about advances in the development of a male contraceptive.

MSI PI Named AAAS Fellow

MSI PI Changquan Calvin Sun (professor, Pharmaceutics) is part of the 2022 class of Fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in the Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Making Synthetic Cells

MSI PI Kate Adamala (assistant professor, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development) is leading a multi-institutional team, the Build-a-Cell Network, that is looking for ways to build synthetic cells.

Saad Receives John von Neumann Award

MSI PI Yousef Saad (professor; Computer Science and Engineering) has won the 2023 John von Neumann Award from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Fighting Fungal Pathogens

MSI PI Dean Malvick (professor, Plant Pathology) is studying the diseases corn Tar Spot and soybean Sudden Death Syndrome, which can greatly reduce the yield of the crops they infect.

MSI PIs Named 2023-25 McKnight Land-Grant Professors

Several MSI PIs have been named McKnight Land-Grant Professors for 2023-25.

February 2023 Maintenance

On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, MSI staff will perform scheduled maintenance and upgrades to various MSI systems.

Coalition’s New Leadership Takes Action to Promote Academic Scientific Computation Nationally

The Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation, or CASC, welcomes the newly elected CASC executive committee members to represent 100 of the most forward-thinking research computing and data organizations from academic institutions, national labs, and research centers around the U.S.

MSI PI Damien Fair Receives Eva King Killiam Research Award

Professor Damien Fair (co-Director, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB); Institute of Child Development; Pediatrics) has received the 2022 Eva King Killiam Research Award.

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