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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CCaTS leader named enterprise chair of molecular medicine
Andrew D. Badley, M.D., was named enterprise chair of the Mayo Clinic Department of Molecular Medicine. He succeeds Evanthia Galanis, M.D., who served in this role for 10 years. Dr. Badley will continue to serve as director of the CCaTS Office of Translation to Practice.
Research and innovation thrive at Mayo and beyond with an assist from Mayo Clinic Ventures
Mayo Clinic Ventures commercializes technologies to benefit patients while generating revenue to support clinical practice, research and education. Thanks in part to licensing and partnership efforts, 2018 was a banner year for Mayo Clinic Ventures' financial performance.
Read more on Mayo's Advancing the Science blog.
The clinical trials journey
Patients are waiting. That's what motivates Mayo Clinic's researchers in their quest for better treatments and cures. Clinical trials bridge the gap between research and patient care and help a discovery become a therapy. The clinical trial journey is how a medical intervention — such as a drug, device or procedure — moves from an idea into patient care.
Watch the video on Mayo Clinic's YouTube channel.
Student spotlight: Alaa Koleilat
Alaa Koleilat is still working on her doctorate at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, but she's already a medical device inventor with a patent under her belt. She credits the supportive environment at Mayo for giving her the tools and support she needed to dive into research and entrepreneurship.
Watch the video on Mayo Clinic's YouTube channel.
Enhancing the discussion: Conversation tools for medical decision-making
Some look like the kind of flashcards a parent or teacher might use to help children learn basic grade school academics. Others look like simple brochures. Still others are visually inviting websites. What these roughly 15 conversation tools from Mayo Clinic's Knowledge and Evaluation Research Unit have in common, however, is that they were designed to help clinicians and patients talk through decisions about medical treatment together.
Read more in Minnesota Medicine (PDF).