Category Archives: Progress Updates

Mayo and NBC News: Tweeting on Flu, Whooping Cough

December 12th, 2012 - 10:35 am

Three Mayo Clinic physician researchers joined colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control and NBC’s Robert Bazell and his crew for a timely Twitter chat on the flu, which is starting early this year. Gregory Poland, M.D., Ph.D., Priya Sampathkumar, … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged Centers for Disease Control, Flu, Mayo Clinic, NBC News, pertussis, vaccine, whooping cough | Leave a comment

Czech Clinical Research Center opens on Mayo model

October 17th, 2012 - 10:11 am

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 →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Awards, Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged cardiac research, cardiology, clinical research, Czech Republic, European Union, International medicine, Mayo Clinic | Leave a comment

Interview with Dr. Michael Snyder, Stanford University

October 3rd, 2012 - 9:16 am

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

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged Center for Individualized Medicine, individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, michael snyder | Leave a comment

“Altered States” – Tracking Your Genome Over the Years

October 1st, 2012 - 9:58 am

When Dr. Michael Snyder of Stanford suggested doing an in-depth study of individuals’ genomes he began with himself… and discovered he was at risk for diabetes…and some months later, discovered he had diabetes. It was an odd situation of prediction … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged Center for Individualized Medicine, individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic | Leave a comment

Beginning the Conversation – Individualizing Medicine

October 1st, 2012 - 8:39 am

More than 500 people are sitting around me watching the opening videos showing profiles of three composite patients, the examples that will be used as recurring touch points in this Individualizing Medicine conference. Now Dr. Michael Snyder of Stanford has … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Findings, Innovations, People, Progress Updates | Tagged Center for Individualized Medicine, genomics, individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, personalized medicine | Leave a comment

Advancing the Science home for upcoming Individualizing Medicine Conference

September 28th, 2012 - 3:53 pm

This is your home base for insights into what will be happening at next week’s Individualizing Medicine conference at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. From October 1st through the 3rd, experts in genomics will be explaining how the new science is … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Events, Innovations, People, Progress Updates, Uncategorized | Tagged Center for Individualized Medicine, genomics, individualized Medicine, Ira Flatow, Mayo Clinic | Leave a comment

Five Reasons to Sign Up for Mayo Clinic Cancer Center’s New Email Newsletter

September 27th, 2012 - 9:06 am

Forefront is the complimentary magazine of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, a leader in translational cancer research and the effort to discover better ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer for patients around the globe. Published in print and online … Continue reading →

By Nicole Ferrara | Posted in Findings, Innovations, Progress Updates | Tagged cancer, cancer center, research | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Veterinarian Receives ACLAM Diplomate Certification

September 10th, 2012 - 2:19 pm

It’s no small task ensuring that the animals used in medical research on Mayo’s Florida campus are healthy and properly cared for. C. Douglas Page, DVM, PA, the attending veterinarian at Mayo Clinic’s Department of Comparative Medicine in Florida, the … Continue reading →

By Robert Nellis | Posted in Awards, Events, People, Progress Updates | Tagged biomedical research, comparative medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, veterinary medicine | Comments (1)

Getting the full picture of MGUS

August 9th, 2012 - 6:46 am

Robert Kyle, M.D., is a pioneer in the study of blood disorders. His work documenting patient histories, archiving blood samples and observing vast numbers of patients with plasma cell proliferative disorders has greatly contributed to the understanding these conditions and changed the practice of … Continue reading →

By joedangor | Posted in Findings, Progress Updates | Tagged M.D., Mayo Clinic ProceedingsX MGUSX multiple myeloma, mgus, plasma cell proliferative disorders, Robert Kyle | Comments (4)

“What Everest Teaches About Disease” – WSJ

May 29th, 2012 - 8:42 am

Kudos to Shirley Wang for her article in today’s Wall St. Journal on the Mayo Everest expedition. Page D3 in the print edition, here’s the online story. Share/Bookmark