CCaTS: Accelerating discoveries toward better health
Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) is a central hub for institutional advancement of research and education at Mayo Clinic. The center provides tools and expert consultation to support every aspect of medical research, including basic discovery science, clinical and community-engaged research, and late-stage application and commercialization.
CCaTS is led by Sundeep Khosla, M.D., principal investigator and director of CCaTS, and dean for clinical and translational science at Mayo Clinic. David O. Warner, M.D., is co-principal investigator and associate director of CCaTS, and is also principal investigator of the KL2 mentored career development grant. Anthony J. Windebank, M.D., is principal investigator of the TL1 predoctoral training grant.
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Medical Students From Puerto Rico Rise to the Challenge
The challenge of surviving the first year of medical school took on unusual urgency for students at the University of Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria struck the island in September 2017. However, under adverse conditions, many students not only survived but thrived. And they're more driven than ever to succeed.
This summer, a contingent of students passed up the opportunity to take a much needed holiday from work and study. Instead, they applied to the clinical and translational science summer research program at Mayo Clinic.
Read more on Mayo's Discovery's Edge blog.
Two Minutes to Win It
Nine teams of Mayo Clinic employees pitched their ideas for health care innovations at the second annual Alligator Tank competition at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 14, 2018. Each team was given 120 seconds to explain their solution to a problem in the medical field before a live audience and a panel of expert judges — or "alligators."
Read more on Mayo's Advancing the Science blog.
Addressing Disparities in Care, to the Very End of Life
Every year, Mayo Clinic sees more than 1 million patients from across the U.S. and about 140 different countries. Mayo seeks to provide the best possible quality of care for all patients, regardless of language, culture, ethnicity, religion or any other potential barriers to effective communication that might exist.
Recently, investigators at Mayo examined health disparities and end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit. The research, led by clinical and translational science Ph.D. candidate Amelia Barwise, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., was aimed at identifying causes of disparity and evaluating potential ways to improve care and reduce those disparities.
Read more on Mayo's Advancing the Science blog.
Humidity and the flu
With the help of a local preschool, Mayo Clinic researchers may have found a way to slow the spread of seasonal flu. Senior author and CCaTS faculty member Christopher K. Pierret, Ph.D., says, "Within this study we were able to show significant reduction in influenza virus survival and infectivity through the humidification of nursery school classrooms during the driest month of winter. This could be a big deal, not only to schools, but to businesses and homes."
Read more on Mayo's Discovery's Edge blog.