Paul V. Targonski, M.D., Ph.D.
- Medical director, Mayo Clinic Health System Practice-Based Research Network
- Associate director, Office for Community-Engaged Research, Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities
- Vice chair, Mayo Clinic Health System Research Operations Management Team
- Associate professor of medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
- Consultant, Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic
- Adjunct associate professor of public health, University of Minnesota
Education and experience
- B.S., biology, University of Chicago
- MPH, epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago
- M.D. and Ph.D., epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Research experience with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health
- Residency in internal medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
- Postdoctoral training in statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology, University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, England
Research interests
Paul V. Targonski, M.D., Ph.D., maintains an active research program on genetic and nongenetic contributions that lead to exceptional longevity and successful aging in humans, as well as research on how the immune and vascular systems of humans age.
He has chaired and served on study sections and special emphasis panels for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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