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MISSION STATEMENT
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of The Hormel Institute is to conduct research and provide education in the biological sciences with applications in medicine
and agriculture. In pursuit of this mission, and as intended by its founders, The Hormel Institute generates fundamental knowledge and disseminates it to the scientific community worldwide. It also serves as a center of technical and educational expertise for the benefit of the Austin community, the surrounding region, and the State of Minnesota.
2 | THE HORMEL INSTITUTE // UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Minnesota Bioimaging Center 4 Every Dollar Furthers Answers 6 Farm to Wellness 8 Clinical Studies 10 Community Outreach 11 Education 12 Structural Biology of Membrane Transport 14 Molecular Bioengineering and Cancer Vaccine 16 Cancer Biomarkers and Drug Resistance 18 Membrane Biochemistry 20 Cancer Systems Biology 22 Genome Instability and Chromosome Biology 24 Nucleotide Metabolism and Drug Discovery 26 Cancer Cell Biology and Translational Research 28 Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Modeling 30
Women’s Health
Cellular Dynamics 34
Cancer Biology
Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis
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Cancer Drug Resistance and Drug Targets Discovery 40
Transcription and Gene Regulation 42
Chromatin and Epigenetic Gene Regulation 44
Stem Cells and Cancer 46
Structural Virology, Informatics and Vaccine Design 48
Cell Signaling and Tumorigenesis 50
Tissue Fibrosis and Regeneration 52
Cancer Immunotherapy, Immunology and
Immune Metabolism 54
RNA Regulatory Networks in Metabolism 56 Inheritance of Epigenetic Information 58 Molecular Biology of Chronic Disease 60 Operations Departments 62 Funding 64 Thank you 65 Publications 66 Directory 67
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We Inspire DISCOVERIES that IMPROVE and
EXTEND HUMAN LIFE