Author Archives: Gina Chiri-Osmond

Video Competition: Clinical Lab Science Program Celebrates Profession

March 29th, 2013 - 3:11 pm

In celebration of National Laboratory Professionals Week, students from the Mayo Clinic Clinical Laboratory Science Program produced a short video explaining what sparked their interest in laboratory science. Mayo Clinic has hundreds of young professionals working in its research labs … Continue reading →

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Postpartum Stroke Study at Mayo Clinic

February 15th, 2013 - 3:22 pm

“Postpartum stroke” is a stroke that occurs within six weeks of giving birth. Strokes are a focal brain problem causing loss of function, which occurs because of occlusion of the blood vessel causing lack of blood flow. As a consequence, … Continue reading →

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National Research Study on Lung Cancer Prevention

January 11th, 2013 - 2:07 pm

Mayo Clinic in Rochester is a member of the Cancer Prevention Network (CPN) and is participating in a national research study on lung cancer prevention. You may be eligible to participate in this research study if you: are age 45–79 … Continue reading →

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Raymond Iezzi, Jr., M.D. Receives Visionary Award from Foundation Fighting Blindness

March 16th, 2012 - 1:08 pm

Congratulations to Raymond Iezzi, Jr., M.D.! Dr. Iezzi is being honored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness with the organization’s 2012 Visionary Award. Dr. Iezzi is a consultant in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He holds the academic … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Young Investigators’ Symposium: March 31 – April 1

February 24th, 2012 - 2:13 pm

Register now for the 2012 Mayo Clinic Young Investigator Research Symposium (YIRS), From Bench to Bedside, which will take place Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1, at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota. View the complete YIRS program and … Continue reading →

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Research Proves It: Better Mood, Longer Life

February 13th, 2012 - 9:22 am

I was recently reading through an issue of Science magazine (yes, I do that occasionally) and came across an article about a published study from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that found that happy people really do live … Continue reading →

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Rajiv Kumar, M.D. Receives 2012 John Phillips Memorial Award

January 6th, 2012 - 12:16 pm

A huge congratulations goes out to Rajiv Kumar, M.D., a consultant in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Departments of Internal Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minn. Dr. Kumar is the 2012 recipient of … Continue reading →

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