Category Archives: Events

Celiac Disease Foundation’s National Education Conference and Gluten Free Expo


Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist and celiac disease expert Joseph Murray, M.D., will be serving as the 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

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Researchers Gather to Learn More About Lou Gehrig’s Disease


Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida and the University of Florida have shed new light on the genetic and molecular underpinnings of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which may lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The findings were … Continue reading

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Fecal transplants vs. C. diff.


Nature is touting the first randomized clinical trial to show that fecal transplants are more effective than standard antibiotic treatment against that modern scourge of the gut, Clostridium difficile. The article by Ed Yong on Jan. 16 details the paper by … Continue reading

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Francis Collins on NPR, Mayo researchers in Science, Wired


It’s been a fun week watching people pop up here and there — some in unexpected places. Steven Ekker, Ph.D., head Mayo Clinic’s zebrafish research program, was part of Elizabeth Pennisi’s article on that up and coming animal research model … Continue reading

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Celiac Disease Webinar Featuring Mayo Clinic Gastroenterologist Joseph Murray, M.D.


Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist and celiac disease expert Joseph Murray, M.D., will be taking part in a webinar organized by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) this Wednesday, December 19, 2012. The webinar, titled “You Ask, We Answer: 60 Minutes with … Continue reading

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Our Week at the 2012 World Stem Cell Summit


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Czech Clinical Research Center opens on Mayo model


  This week they cut the ribbon on what will become the first Euro-wide clinical research center. Located in Brno, the second largest Czech city, the International Clinical Research Center or ICRC will conduct clinical studies with physician-researchers throughout Europe. … Continue reading

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Interview with Dr. Michael Snyder, Stanford University


Our colleague Hoyt Finnamore caught up with Michael Snyder, the kickoff speaker at the Individualizing Medicine conference…..   Share/Bookmark

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Media Panel Big Success


If you were watching last evening’s media panel from the Individualizing Medicine conference here on Advancing the Science, you already know what a good exchange it was between the journalists and other experts under the moderating of Ira Flatow. In … Continue reading

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Ethics and Genomics


Hank Greely (J.D.) of Stanford Law School is now on stage, talking without a PowerPoint. That is interesting in itself… but his take on ethics of genome sequencing is direct and also interesting. He predicts that in 10 to 12 … Continue reading

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