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grants & training.

Learn about funding opportunities, award information, eligibility, and much more related to the many rich opportunities available to Early-Stage Investigators (ESI).

Pilot grant Program

The C2DREAM Pilot Grant Program, facilitated by the C2DREAM Investigator Development core, offers an opportunity for ESIs to engage in mentored research projects that address cardiovascular diseases (CVD) or related chronic conditions (RCC; e.g., hypertension; obesity), with a focus on solutions and pathways to reduce chronic diseases in Minnesota.

The program prioritizes proposals that examine CVD and RCC disease risk, emphasizing community experiences, and patient outcomes. Successful applicants align their proposals with the C2DREAM Conceptual Model and receive support to obtain preliminary data necessary for independent grant applications to the National Institute of Health or other funding sources.

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c2dream pilot grant scholars – Cycle 4

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    Tongtan Chantarat, PhD, MPH - University of Minnesota

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    Habiba Ibrahim, PhD - St. Catherine University

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    Gretchen Buchanan, PhD, MA - Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute; Psychiatry/Redleaf Center for Family Healing

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    Sarah Kaja, PhD, MS - University of Minnesota

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    Glen Morris, PhD - University of Minnesota Medical Research Center, The Hormel Institute

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    Justine Mrosak, MD - Hennepin Healthcare

c2dream pilot grant scholars – Cycle 3

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    Ebiere Okah, MD, MS - University of Minnesota

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    Antonio Paniagua Guzmán, PhD, MS - University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus - Memory Keepers-Medical Discovery Team

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    Mary Whipple, PhD - University of Minnesota

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    Junia Nogueira de Brito, PhD, MPH, MBA - University of Minnesota

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    Samuel Savitz, PhD - Mayo Clinic

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    Amy Noser, PhD - University of Minnesota

c2dream pilot grant scholars – Cycle 2

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    Hannah Cory, PhD, MPH, RD – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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    Jeremy Van’t Hof, MD, MS – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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    Guillaume Onyeaghala, PhD, MPH – Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

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    Francine Overcash, PhD, MPH – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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    Patrick Hammett, PhD, MA – The Minneapolis VA Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research (CCDOR)

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    Warren McKinney, PhD – Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

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    Laura Hooper, PhD, MS, RD – University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

c2dream pilot grant scholars – Cycle 1

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    Katherine Diaz Vickery, MD – Hennepin Healthcare

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    Mohamed Ibrahim, MMBS – Wellshare International

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    Erin Westfall, DO – Mayo Clinic

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    Abby Lohr, PhD, MPH – Mayo Clinic

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    Laura Suarez Pardo, MD – Mayo Clinic

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    Ambria Crusan, PhD, RD/LD – St. Catherine University