January 23, 2012

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New conflict of interest program: SBIR/STTR

A new conflict of interest program at the University of Minnesota addresses concerns that arise when Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and/or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants could be used to fund a startup company based on a university technology.

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January 17, 2012

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Call for proposals: Minnesota Futures Grant Program

The Office of the Vice President for Research is now seeking proposals for the Minnesota Futures Grant Program. Proposals may be for up to two years and a maximum of $250,000 each.

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January 11, 2012

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Year in review: top stories of 2011

Here’s a list of our Top 5 stories from 2011. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing your ideas throughout the year.

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January 11, 2012

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U of M research selected as Method of the Year 2011

Nature Methods’ choice for Method of the Year 2011 is genome editing with engineered nucleases. TAL effector nucleases (TALENs) technology, developed in part by College of Biological Sciences professor Dan Voytas, makes precise DNA sequence changes possible, and has applications in genetic research for plants and humans.

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