Mayo Clinic, University of Minnesota collaboratory awards seed grant
October 24, 2024
The University of Minnesota School of Nursing and Mayo Clinic academic-practice partnership awarded a seed grant to School of Nursing Associate Professor Kristin Sandau, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, and Mayo Clinic Nurse Scientist Samantha Conley, PhD, RN, for their study Care Partners and Patients Navigating Year 1 of Dyadic Self-Management post-LVAD.
The joint seed grant is awarded each year to collaborating teams of investigators consisting of one School of Nursing faculty member and one Mayo Clinic nurse scientist.
Grants are peer reviewed by University of Minnesota School of Nursing faculty and Mayo Clinic nurse scientists and are awarded for up to two years.
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