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Stories originating from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and its five schools, as well as stories about students, interns, fellows, etc.

January 31, 2023

Training scientists to rebuild health

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

Experts predict that regenerative medicine will transform clinical practice. A conservative estimate is that 20% of future medical and surgical solutions will involve regenerative solutions. Regenerative medicine shifts the focus of medicine from fighting disease to rebuilding health. Regenerative medicine could improve human health span — the number of disease-free years — so a person’s […]

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Tags: Andre Terzic, Armin Garmany, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Douglas Brownfield, Isobel Scarisbrick, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, medical research education, Nathaniel Blackwell, research education, Shan Gao, Stijn De Langhe


January 17, 2023

‘Walleye Tank’ competition reels in entrepreneurs and innovators

By Caitlin Doran Caitlin Doran (@caityrosey)

The recent “Walleye Tank: Ice Fishing Edition” brought together innovators and entrepreneurs from across Minnesota to pitch their ideas to win prizes to fund the continuing development of their projects. Innovators from Mayo Clinic and across Minnesota gathered on Dec. 2 to compete in “Walleye Tank: Ice Fishing Edition,” pitching their ideas to a panel […]

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Tags: artificial intelligence, cancer, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Diogo Moniz Garcia, entrepreneurship, Mayo Clinic Platform, Office of Entrepreneurship, Rena Hale


January 12, 2023

Studies show resiliency training may help kids’ well-being, decision-making skills, more

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

Mayo Clinic students and researchers are studying whether resiliency training can help children and adults live healthier, more productive lives.

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Tags: anxiety, Catherine (Kit) Knier, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Chris Pierret, depression, education, health equity, Lisa Schimmenti, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, medical research education, Medical Scientist Training Program, mental health


November 24, 2022

The future will be personalized: Accelerating microbiome research

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

We’re in the midst of a microbiome research epidemic, according to Purna Kashyap, M.B.B.S., co-associate director of the Microbiome Program in the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine. “We started early and are pushing hard,” says Dr. Kashyap. “We’re one of the top accelerators in the field and are well poised to move microbiome research findings to […]

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Tags: arthritis, C. diff, cancer, Center for Individualized Medicine, colitis, colorectal cancer, diabetes, endometrial cancer, Francis Farraye, gastroenterology, gut health, gynecology


October 11, 2022

Meet Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S., M.D. – Driven to learn, incorporating learning to improve care

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a hematologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona., whose focus is on treating patients with non-cancerous blood disorders. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Shah dedicates time both to learning, and to sharing what she learns – through teaching, mentoring, presentation and publication. To expand her own understanding and increase Mayo’s […]

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Tags: anticoagulant, blood disease, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, clinical research, Fadi Shamoun, hematology, hemophilia, Jennifer Ridgeway, Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars, learning health system, medical innovation, mentorship


September 26, 2022

Meet Khushboo Gala, M.B.B.S. — Finding fulfillment in helping others

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

Khushboo S. Gala, M.B.B.S. is a gastroenterology fellow in the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. She cares for patients and conducts clinical research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Gala recently became a Kern Health Care Delivery Scholar, commencing a mentored training and research program within the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and […]

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Tags: Andres Acosta, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Juan Brito Campana, Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars, Khushboo Gala, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, obesity, Victor Montori


September 15, 2022

Meet Gustavo Cortes Puentes, M.D. — Compassionate Clinician Scientist

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

Gustavo Cortes Puentes, M.D. (@DrivingPressure), is a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Originally from Colombia, he came to Mayo by way of an internal medical residency with the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, following a research scholar appointment during which he studied pulmonary mechanics and acute respiratory […]

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Tags: Caroline Davidge-Pitts, Cassie Kennedy, Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Cesar Gonzalez, diversity, Gustavo Cortes Puentes, health disparities, Kaiser Lim, Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars, pulmonary and critical care medicine, Sean Phelan


September 1, 2022

Meet Yan Bi, M.D., Ph.D. — Physician and Scholar

By Advancing the Science contributor Advancing the Science contributor (@advancingthescience)

Originally from China, Yan Bi, M.D., Ph.D., now lives in Florida. She holds a clinical appointment in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, where she treats patients with a variety of gastrointestinal disorders. As one might surmise from her doctoral degrees, Dr. Bi is a lifelong learner. Today she seeks to apply her […]

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Tags: artificial intelligence, cancer research, cancer screening, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Che Ngufor, clinical research, collaboration, data science, gastroenterology, Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars, Michael Wallace, pancreatic cancer


July 12, 2022

A 13-step plan to ‘change the face’ of academic medicine

By Caitlin Doran Caitlin Doran (@caityrosey)

Researchers have outlined a 13-step action plan for improving equity, inclusion and diversity in academic medicine. This action plan details strategic steps academic medical and research centers should take to “change the face” of medicine at the institutional level. The aim is to better recruit, support and retain diverse faculty, staff and trainees to reflect […]

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Tags: Center for Clinical and Translational Science, diversity, equity and inclusion, health equity, medical research education


July 5, 2022

Training the next generation in regenerative medicine

By Susan Buckles Susan Buckles (@susanbuckles)

Mayo Clinic is welcoming a new class of five students into the Regenerative Sciences track within the doctoral program in Mayo Clinic’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, one of the first programs of its kind. Training the next generation of physicians and scientists to research, develop and deliver new biotherapies is critical to advancing the […]

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Tags: Aubrey Berger, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Isobel Scarisbrick, Jimmy Cai, Kyle Knofczynski, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rafaela Simoes Torigoe, regenerative medicine education, Regenerative Sciencs Ph.D. track, Tiana Salomon


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