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 Claudia Lucchinetti, 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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The team that kept translational science on the fast track to curb COVID-19 pneumonia
At the beginning of the pandemic, experimental therapies were the only options available to help patients. To turn those therapies into standard care required clinical and translational research. Research leaders turned to experts in the Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science to help streamline the institution's COVID-19 research strategy.
Read more on Mayo's Discovery's Edge blog.
How clinical trials work: COVID-19 and beyond
Clinical trials help researchers discover and apply critical advances in patient care. Clinical trials follow rigorous scientific processes that usually take many years to complete. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been able to see and experience clinical trials operating on fast-forward. And a lot of people are wondering, "How do clinical trials work?" Read this Q&A or watch the video to get answers to some of the most common questions people have about clinical trials.
Read more or watch the video on Mayo Clinic News Network.
Forum on health equity
In this WCCO Radio forum, Chyke Doubeni, M.B.B.S., director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research joined experts from Hennepin Healthcare, UCare, and Northpoint Health and Wellness to talk about COVID-19 and the roots of inequities in the health care system.
Listen to the story on the WCCO website.
nference and Mayo Clinic study confirms link between anemia and COVID-19
The study, which used artificial intelligence software to analyze Mayo data, suggests that patients with a history of anemia are more at risk for long-term COVID-19 symptoms, even after the infection has cleared.
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Mayo M.D., Ph.D. graduate charts a career path blending science with patient care
"It was surreal, it seemed like this day would never come at times," says Jacqueline Zayas, of the many hours spent in the lab and classroom working toward her M.D., and Ph.D. For as long as she could remember, Dr. Zayas, who hails from Miami, Fla., says she would tell her family that she wanted to become a doctor. The M.D. - Ph.D. program, offered by the Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science, took her eight years to complete.
Read more on Mayo's Discovery's Edge blog.