Items Tagged ‘Tushar Patel’
January 24, 2023
Florida Research growth and advancements in 2022
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Highlights of Research activities at Mayo Clinic in Florida were included in a Mayo Clinic government relations report to the State of Florida last month. Florida Research continues to grow at a rapid pace. New programs in cancer and biotherapeutics; additional space on campus; significant scientific discoveries in cancer and the neurosciences; and a new […]
Tags: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory, cancer, CAR-T cell therapy, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, chimeric antigen receptor therapy, Hong Qin, Keith Knutson, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, neurosurgery, Tushar Patel
June 4, 2020
Researchers target liver tumors with precision and “tiny radiation bombs”
By Advancing the Science contributor
By Lynda De Widt In the 1960’s, scientists discovered a form of cancer therapy called radioembolization, which utilizes microscopic radioactive spheres delivered through a blood vessel to reach a tumor and kill tumor cells. “Think of it as a tiny radiation bomb that’s delivered directly where it’s most needed,” says Beau Toskich, M.D., an interventional […]
Tags: Beau Toskich, cancer, CT, Kabir Mody, liver cancer, radiation therapy, radioembolization, transplant, tumor, Tushar Patel
January 8, 2020
Mentoring, science fair ignite SPARK in high school students
By Advancing the Science contributor
Growing up, Rishi Misra watched his grandmother add fragrant Indian spices to family meals. In ninth grade, Misra came across a study showing that these spices have antibacterial properties. This piqued his interest in science – a curiosity being nurtured by Mayo Clinic’s research mentoring program known as SPARK. SPARK stands for Science Program for the Advancement […]
Tags: basic science, Dev Mukhopadhyay, John Copland III, Keith Knutson, Panos Anastasiadis, research, research education, Ruifeng Lu, Tushar Patel, Vijay Madamsetty
December 16, 2019
New Integrated Clinical Studies Unit
By Advancing the Science contributor
It’s described by physicians and researchers as one of the most advanced clinical research units in the southeastern U.S. The new Frank and Marisa Martire Family Integrated Clinical Studies Unit (ICSU) recently opened at Mayo Clinic in Florida. The 12-bed unit, housed on the second floor of the Dorothy J. and Harry T. Mangurian Building, […]
Tags: biomedical research, cancer, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Center for Individualized Medicine, Charles Burger, clinical research, clinical trials, James Foran, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Tushar Patel
December 5, 2019
It’s predator versus predator at Alligator Tank health care innovation competition
By Advancing the Science contributor
Entrepreneurs chomped at the chance to present exciting new health care projects at the Alligator Tank competition, held Nov. 19 at Mayo Clinic in Florida. About 100 people showed up in Kinne Auditorium—at times standing room only—to watch eager contestants put everything on the line and give their best performance. Like the “Shark Tank” television […]
Tags: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Basar Sareyyupoglu, Charles Bruce, Christine Mehner, David Abia Trujillo, entrepreneurship, Eric Nottmeier, John Copland III, Maarten Rotman, Magdalena Cichon, Magdy El-Sayed Ahmed, Mark Pichelmann
May 14, 2019
Mayo Clinic SPARKs applause at Florida school district’s Academy Awards
By Advancing the Science contributor
Lights…camera…action! Mayo Clinic and its successful research mentoring program, known as SPARK, took center stage at the St. Johns County School District Academy Awards on April 2. The awards recognize members of Florida’s business community for opportunities and resources they provide to area high schools through St. Johns Career Academies, which encourage students to explore […]
Tags: Aneel Paulus, John Copland III, Katherine Rodriguez, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tim Kellet, Tushar Patel
October 3, 2018
Mayo Clinic Awarded Nation’s First Hepatobiliary SPORE Grant
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Mayo Clinic an $11.5 million grant to fund a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in hepatobiliary cancer through August 2023. Headed by principal investigators Mark A. McNiven, Ph.D., and Lewis R. Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., the goal of the Mayo Clinic Hepatobiliary SPORE is to make discoveries […]
Tags: cancer, Chen Wang, Edward Leof, gastrointestinal cancer, Gregory Gores, John Copland III, Lewis Roberts, liver cancer, Mark McNiven, Mark Truty, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Michael Torbenson
July 10, 2018
Using biological particles from milk to target liver cancer
By Kate Ledger
Among cancers, liver tumors have been particularly hard for doctors to treat. The cancer cells tend to be hardy from the beginning and even undergo changes that make them more resistant to chemotherapies. What’s clear is that an effective treatment needs to reach the cancer cells, and not affect or damage the normal liver. The […]
Tags: basic science, Center for Regenerative Medicine, liver cancer, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Tushar Patel
October 3, 2017
Alzheimer’s Researcher Receives MERIT Award
Neuroscientist Guojun Bu, Ph.D., Mary Lowell Leary Professor of Medicine, on Mayo Clinic’s campus in Florida, has been selected to receive the prestigious Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award. Granted by the National Advisory Council on Aging, the award provides long-term research funding to outstanding principal investigators who have demonstrated success on projects […]
Tags: Alzheimer's disease, Guojun Bu, NIH, Tushar Patel
September 6, 2017
Access to clinical trials- focus of Florida policy forum
Health care organizations from around the state of Florida came together on Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville campus Aug. 29 to raise awareness about clinical trials research taking place in the state. The Florida Policy Forum on Clinical Trials also focused on strategies for recruiting more diverse participants and the important role clinical trials play in providing […]
Tags: clinical trials, Office of Health Disparities Research, Tushar Patel