HHRI News & Press Releases
2026 So Far: Recognizing Excellence
AWARDS & HONORS Mark Linzer, MD, received the 2026 American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Camille Mermod Award for Exceptional Service Board-certified internist and Director of the Institute for Professional Worklife (IPW), Mark Linzer, MD, has received the 2026 American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) Camille Mermod Award for Exceptional Service. The AMWA held an Awards Gala on…
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Driven by Data, Guided by Purpose: The HHRI Transplant Team
When it comes to innovative analytics that help heal and save lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation, no one gives a data-driven push like the HHRI (CDRG) Transplant Team. Nestled within Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute’s (HHRI) Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) division, this team knows transplant data. From statistical…
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Why Research Matters to Me
Our Research Home » Patients & Community » Why Research Matters to Me ADDICTION & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Redefining Tobacco Cessation and Mental Health Care: Inside BHERG’s Mission to Break the Cycle Director of Training and Mentoring and Senior Psychologist, Sandra Japuntich, PhD, LP, and Senior Psychologist and Director of the Hennepin Healthcare Tobacco Dependence…
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SRTR biostatisticians are using data to help transplant communities
One word strikes fear into the hearts of many – math. Biostatistician Yoon Son Ahn, MS, encourages those interested in the field, “Do not be afraid of math. You have to take several math classes, but it’s not that hard compared to other math-driven courses or master’s programs.” Ahn is…
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Dr. Allyson Hart, Leading the “Heart” of Ethical Research for Hennepin Healthcare
Allyson Hart, MD, MS, a Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) investigator and Hennepin Healthcare nephrologist, is surging through the summer in wonderful ways as she reaches the second year of her role as Chair of the Hennepin Healthcare Institutional Review Board (IRB). IRBs are committees charged by the federal government…
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Embedding Human-Centered Design and LHS Research in the Transplantation System
Cory Schaffhausen, PhD, a Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) investigator, was recently featured in the University of Minnesota School of Public Health news where he discussed using the Learning Health System (LHS) model to design a tool to support the organ transplant decision process. Dr. Schaffhausen stated that the current…
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U.S. Kidney Transplant Survival Rates Continue to Improve
Long-term survival rates of kidney transplant patients in the U.S. have increased over the last three decades, but there are opportunities to further improve these outcomes, according to a review article published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. For many patients with end-stage kidney disease, transplants are a…
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HHRI Awarded Continuation of SRTR Contract
Minneapolis, Minn. – The Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) of the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) has renewed its federal contract to operate the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Among its key functions, the SRTR evaluates the status of the nation’s solid organ transplant system and provides analytic support to…
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New website offers added decision support for kidney and liver transplant candidates searching for a transplant center
Minneapolis, Minn. – Transplant candidates face obstacles in finding a transplant program that transplants patients like them. A new online tool developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is helping to remove those barriers. The website transplantcentersearch.org allows patients to conduct searches…
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New online tool helps transplant candidates find center that best matches individual patient’s criteria
A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it easier for organ transplant candidates to choose which transplant center is right for them. The website, transplantcentersearch.org, was developed for candidates seeking kidney, liver, heart and lung transplants. Data…
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CDRG Awarded United States Renal Data System (USRDS) Federal Contract
The Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) of the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) has been selected to administer the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) federal contract. The USRDS is a national registry that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. In…
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