Browsing by Author "Demerath, Ellen"

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    Driven to Discover: An Innovative Platform for University Research and Public Engagement at the Minnesota State Fair
    (Society of Clinical Research Associates, 2022-08) Demerath, Ellen; Spector, Logan; Hotop, Annie
    The Driven to Discover research facility at the Minnesota State Fair leverages the annual gathering of approximately two million fairgoers to engage Minnesota residents in science and to provide a venue for rapid participant recruitment and data collection for researchers. This article describes the development and success of this innovative research infrastructure partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Fair. Lessons learned and some ideas for undertaking similar participant enrollment strategies elsewhere are shared.
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    Infants and obesity
    (2009-01-29) Finnegan, John; Demerath, Ellen
    Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. Research tells us that babies who gain weight rapidly have twice the risk of obesity compared to babies with more gradual weight gain. But researchers know little about how much weight gain in babies is fat as opposed to lean tissue. University of Minnesota researcher Ellen Demerath, using the latest technology, aims to find out. Her project is titled the Minnesota Infant Nutrition and Neurodevelopment Obesity Study. Or Minnows. Demerath hopes the Minnows study will shed light on specific nutritional recommendations for infants.