Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH INNOVATIVE GENETIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTE FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING THE GENETIC CONTROL OF NORMAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES USING THE MOUSE AS THE MODEL SYSTEM. THE INSTITUTE ALSO OFFERS RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH INNOVATIVE GENETIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
MRI CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARD TRANSLATING RESEARCH ON NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES INTO PATIENT CARE AND DISEASE PREVENTION. MRI HAS BEEN WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE AND METABOLIC WELLNESS. WHILE NOT UP AND RUNNING YET DUE TO FUNDING CHALLENGES AND THE INTRICACIES OF PROCESSING PATIENT SAMPLES, THE CENTER CONTINUES TO BE A GOAL OF MRI. WHEN THE CENTER OPENS, IT WILL PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED MODEL FOR SPEEDING APPLICATION OF RESEARCH DISCOVERIES TO THE PATIENT. THE INSTITUTE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE NIH IN THE AMOUNT OF $405,000/YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS ($2 MILLION TOTAL) AND IS CONTINUING TO FUND RESEARCH ON NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE. THE INSTITUTE ALSO HAS THREE SUB-AWARDS WITH COLLABORATORS TOTALING CLOSE TO $210,000. IN ADDITION TO GRANT RELATED INCOME, MRI HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE EXTRA CAGE SPACE THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED TO INVESTIGATORS OUTSIDE OF THE INSTITUTE WHOSE HOME INSTITUTION'S PER DIEMS ARE COST PROHIBITIVE. THE FDA HAS RECENTLY MADE IT EASIER TO GET PROMISING COMPOUNDS INTO CLINICAL TRIALS AND AS A RESULT, SEVERAL FOR-PROFIT PHARMA COMPANIES AND A PRIVATE FOUNDATION HAVE REACHED OUT TO COLLABORATE WITH MRI TO TEST PROMISING THERAPEUTICS FOR TREATING PROTEIN MISFOLDING DISEASES AND HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE. THE SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH THESE ENTITIES ARE FOR FUNDING IN EXCESS OF $430,000.
THE INSTITUTE SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION IN A RURAL REGION LACKING A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE LONG BEEN AVAILABLE AT THE INSTITUTE. THE GOALS OF THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE TO FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING, ENHANCE SCIENCE LITERACY, AND HELP TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS. THE INSTITUTE SELECTS TWO TO THREE SUMMER INTERNS EACH YEAR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, TWELVE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INSTITUTE'S LABORATORY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WORKING WITH RESEARCH STAFF TO CHARACTERIZE A NOVEL AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER, SLC1A4, IN MOUSE BRAIN. INSTITUTE FACULTY, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS AND RESEARCH ASSISTANTS WORKED WITH AND TRAINED THE STUDENTS IN VARIOUS LAB PROCESSES, INCLUDING IMMUNOSTAINING AND IMAGING. THE INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING ITS LONG TRADITION OF TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR LOCAL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND CONTINUES TO SET ASIDE FUNDS TO SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Teresa Gunn | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 40 | $114,559 |
| Michael Kavanaugh Phd | DIRECTOR | 40 | $71,947 |
| Arlyne Reichert | HONORARY BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gay Larsen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gene Thayer | EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Irving Weissman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Erik Sletten | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Peters | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Phillip Krezowski Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bjarne Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Bjelland | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Lane | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Reiquam | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Maxon Davis | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| David Cameron Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Randy Gray | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| George A Carlson Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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