Category Archives: Events

Mayo Research Adds “New Chapter” to National Geographic’s Everest

May 15th, 2013 - 9:21 am

Our friend, the veteran mountaineer Conrad Anker, is the author of the latest National Geographic book on Mount Everest, covering the earliest days of attempted assaults on the peak to the latest climbs including the expedition that included Mayo Clinic’s … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Innovations, People | Tagged Bruce Johnson, Mount Everest, National Geographic, physiology, remote monitoring | Leave a comment

Showing the Power of Individualized Medicine through Patient Experiences

April 26th, 2013 - 8:51 am

CHICAGO — “Individualized medicine … it’s not just about deciphering your own genome … it’s about you having the power to choose your own care and having access to information that can best keep you well.” That was the message … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Awards, Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged Center for Individualized Medicine, Edison Awards, Gianrico Farrugia, individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, personalized medicine | Comments (1)

The People You Meet – BIO 2013

April 24th, 2013 - 1:18 pm

CHICAGO — You never know who you’ll bump into here at this largest biotech conference, now in its 20th year. It’s a bit like strolling the United Nations. If you walk down one aisle and think you’re whiffing Turkish food, … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, People, Progress Updates | Tagged BIO 2013, biotechnology, International medicine, Japan, Mayo Clinic | Leave a comment

Individualized Medicine and BIO 2013

April 23rd, 2013 - 2:37 pm

CHICAGO– There was a time at the BIO conference when the term genomics was scarcely known. Today it ranks with other buzz words on the exhibit floor here in Chicago and as a topic in the hundreds of meetings that … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Innovations, People, Uncategorized | Tagged BIO 2013, Center for Individualized Medicine, individualized Medicine, individualized Medicine clinic, Mayo Clinic | Comments (1)

Minnesota High Schooler in Science Finals – BIO 2013

April 23rd, 2013 - 10:37 am

CHICAGO — The next generation of scientists from Minnesota and the rest of the nation are making themselves known. The Biotechnology Institute has sponsored another international competition for high school scientists here at BIO 2013 and Minnesota’s finalist is Rena … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Awards, Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged awards, BIO 2013, Mayo Clinic, New Prague, science education | Leave a comment

Biotech Advances Through International Networking

April 22nd, 2013 - 8:38 am

CHICAGO — Collaboration has no borders. That was clearly evident last evening when nearly 200 people — an international cross section of economic developers, researchers and government officials — crowded a networking reception hosted by the state of Minnesota. Many … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Innovations, People | Tagged BIO 2013, biotechnology, DEED, economic development, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota | Leave a comment

How to be a Science Writer

April 18th, 2013 - 10:43 am

Sometimes paths and purposes cross and good things happen. Internationally-read science writer Kendall Powell was on campus in Rochester today to speak to Mayo Graduate School students on the prospects for writing about science as a career. Kendall has … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, People | Tagged Kendall Powell, Mayo Graduate School, National Association of Science Writers, Nature, science writing | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic to co-host 2013 World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego

April 16th, 2013 - 9:19 am

On the heels of a major advancement in the field of regenerative medicine, Mayo Clinic and others continue to look to the future and the potential of regenerative medicine. Today, Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) announced details of the 9th annual … Continue reading →

By jenniferschutz | Posted in Events | Tagged Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Andre Terzic, Mayo Clinic, regenerative medicine, research, stem cells, World Stem Cell Summit | Leave a comment

Dr. Joseph Murray Named a Keynote Speaker at Celiac Disease Foundation’s National Education Conference

April 12th, 2013 - 3:01 pm

Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist and celiac disease expert Joseph Murray, M.D., will be serving as a keynote speaker at the Celiac Disease Foundation’s upcoming National Education Conference and Gluten Free Expo being held May 4th and 5th in Pasadena, CA. Dr. … Continue reading →

By brentwestra | Posted in Events | Tagged celiac disease, gastroenterology, gluten, gluten free, joseph murray | Leave a comment

Mayo’s Individualizing Medicine Conference – Registration Open

March 29th, 2013 - 7:47 am

This week we’ve heard how genomics is helping to determine individual risk predictions for breast, ovarian and prostate cancers, with Mayo Clinic in the forefront of some of those huge studies. That’s a good opener for touting Individualizing Medicine: From … Continue reading →