University of Minnesota Foundation

Legacy

Fall 2018
Issues/Contents
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Feature

Other side of the white coat

Eight years after a cord blood transplant to treat her Fanconi anemia, Angela Bedoya returns to the University of Minnesota, this time as a student and scientist.
Feature

Back in the rhythm

With expertise and ingenuity, a University of Minnesota team helps people born with heart disease live long, healthy lives.
Feature

Loyal companions

A pair of University of Minnesota doctors teams up to improve treatments for dogs and people facing brain cancer.
Q&A

Pathways for resisting relapse

Jazmin Camchong, Ph.D., explains how differences in people’s brains can help predict their risk of relapse after treatment for alcohol addiction.

Departments

Forefront

Forefront

Gratitude on ice

Cheers to these cousins who sell lemonade to benefit kids at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.
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A different kind of brain protection

U researchers explore how genes can protect the aging brain.
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Never speechless

Tongue cancer took away Katy Laing’s ability to speak, but not her ability to communicate.
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Making headlines

Hugs without pain for one 13-year-old girl, healthier food shelves in Minnesota, and alternatives to opioids.
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‘Lifting the veil’ on shoulder injuries

Can fluoroscopy provide a clearer path for treatment?
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Coming to a clinic near you

The Minnesota Cancer Clinical Trials Network gives people across the state easier access to leading-edge clinical research trials.

Gallery

Gallery

Big answers on a micro scale

See a selection of images from the University Imaging Centers, which provide detailed views of the body’s inner workings.

Synopsis

Synopsis

Transplant transport

For each heart transplant surgery, getting a donor heart to the operating room in the best possible condition is a finely rehearsed relay race.

Gratefully Yours

Gratefully Yours

Pumping strong

“Thank you for saving my son’s life—and my life.”

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