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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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.
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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.
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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).
Celebrate Clinical Trials Day
Every May, Mayo Clinic recognizes Clinical Trials Day to raise awareness about the importance of clinical trials in advancing medical science and to honor the contributions of clinical research professionals. This year, Mayo celebrated by creating a video featuring a day in the life of one clinical research nurse.
Watch the video on Mayo Clinic's YouTube channel.
A pregnant pause
Many expectant parents don't realize that the majority of U.S. states have laws on the books that restrict or invalidate a pregnant woman's advance directive — and these laws often aren't disclosed, even on most advance directive forms. The only way forward, say Mayo bioethics researchers, is increased transparency.
Read more on Mayo Clinic's Advancing the Science blog.