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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Changing the Face of Research
In her quest to remedy health disparities — comparatively poor outcomes for certain populations with certain conditions — graduate student Margaret O. Akinhanmi learned a disturbing fact: People of African descent with bipolar disorder are often misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. In addition, she found a glaring lack of biological and genomic research involving black patients in the literature. She set out to change that problem.
Read more on Mayo's Discovery's Edge blog.
A Passion for Serving Underserved Communities
Concerned by health disparities in African-American communities, Mayo Clinic cardiologist LaPrincess C. Brewer, M.D., M.P.H., developed a program that partners with local churches to foster healthy lifestyle choices and improve heart health.
Read more on Mayo's Advancing the Science blog.
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.