The Discovery and Translation Labs directed by Tushar C. Patel, M.B., Ch.B., at Mayo Clinic, features a unique collaborative approach where clinician researchers from many different specialties focus on one mission, to discover new ways to treat people with neurological diseases and cancer. Improving patient care by working collaboratively in laboratories, clinical trials and epidemiological studies is the focus of Mayo Clinic Research in Florida. To support these efforts, the Discovery and Translation Labs provides a base for world-class discovery science with a strong emphasis on applying knowledge to benefit patient care through a unified approach to basic research with translation and innovation as the foundation.
About Dr. Patel
Tushar C. Patel, M.B., Ch.B. serves as the dean for research and director of the Discovery and Translation Labs at Mayo Clinic. In this role, he provides the leadership for a unified approach to basic research that embraces teamwork and with translation and innovation at its core. He also ensures there is appropriate support and oversight of all discovery science activities at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida.