Research Facts and Funding

Total research budget chart

Research at Mayo Clinic involves thousands of medical professionals committed to searching for answers to complex medical problems with the goal of bringing new solutions and advanced care to patients throughout the world.

2011 statistics

People
  • Full-time investigators: 192
  • Physicians actively engaged in research: 615
  • Total full-time research personnel: 3,313
Infrastructure
  • Centers, programs and core resources: More than 50
  • Research laboratory space: 322,281 square feet
Grants, studies and publications
Related Resources
  • Government and commercial grants and contracts: 3,213
  • Active Institutional Review Board-approved human research studies: 8,117
  • New human research studies approved by Institutional Review Board: 2,513
  • Research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals: 5,444