Research & Support
University health research stories, breakthroughs, and background
From the first-ever bone marrow transplant to the development of anti-HIV drugs, we translate research into innovative, excellent patient care.
Research services within health science schools, colleges, and centers
View services that support both researchers external to and based at the University of Minnesota
Discover services and facilities available to researchers affiliated with individual health science schools.
Medical School
Explore research within the Medical School
Units that serve researchers within the school:
- Lillehei Heart Institute Flow Cytometry Core Facility: Flow cytometry and multi-parameter cell sorting instrumentation for Lillehei Heart Institute core investigators.
College of Pharmacy
Explore research within the College of Pharmacy
Units that serve researchers within the college:
- Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development: Biological and screening services as well as chemistry (medicinal, organic, process, analytical, and purification).
School of Nursing
Explore research within the School of Nursing
Units that serve researchers within the school:
- Office of Nursing Research and Scholarship: Comprehensive grant assistance to faculty and students.
School of Public Health
Explore research at the School of Public Health
Units that serve researchers within the school:
- Epidemiology Clinical Research Center (ECRC): Facilities for research in osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, estrogen, exercise, and cardiovascular disease prevention.
- Nutrition Coordinating Center (NCC): Methods and databases for researchers collecting and analyzing dietary data.
- Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC): Assistance for researchers interested in using Medicare and Medicaid data for their research.
College of Veterinary Medicine
Explore research within the College of Veterinary Medicine
Units that serve researchers within the college:
- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: Full-service laboratory for animal health diagnosis.
- Minnesota Urolith Center: Quantitative urolith analysis utilizing primarily optical crystallography and infrared spectroscopy.
- Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory: Hematology, coagulation, and biochemical testing, urinalysis, and body fluid analysis for a variety of species.
- Blood and Laboratory Support Services: Bovine blood, full chemistry and hematology analysis, contract research, and other services.