Medical Scientist Training Program student roster

Directors

Scott H. Kaufmann, M.D., Ph.D.
Lisa A. Schimmenti, M.D.

Review the mentors, focus areas and publications of current and former trainees in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Mayo Clinic.

Appointees

Maria D. Astudillo Potes

Mentor

Lichun Lu, Ph.D.

Research focus

Characterization of 3D scaffolds for tissue regeneration

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Eugene S. Bah, M.D., Ph.D.

Mentor

Stephen J. Russell, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

Retargeted and stealth modified oncolytic measles viruses for systemic cancer therapy in measles-immune patients

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Sahej Bains

Mentor

Michael J. Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

Suppression and replacement gene therapy for long QT syndrome

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Whitney Barham, M.D., Ph.D.

Mentor

Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

Assessment of T cell printing and T cell intrinsic factors critical for antitumor cytotoxicity in the context of cancer immunotherapy

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Ramin Garmany

Mentor

Michael J. Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

A multi-omics characterization of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A roadmap to novel therapeutic strategies

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Christopher Livia

Mentor

Atta Behfar, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

Cell-free regenerative interventions in cardiac ischemia

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Joseph A. Panos

Mentor

Christopher H. Evans Ph.D.

Research focus

Factors underlying nonunion of segmental defects in bone

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Cecile Riviere-Cazaux

Mentor

Terry C. Burns, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

Polyamine metabolism in the glioma microenvironment

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Skylar A. Rizzo

Mentor

Atta Behfar, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

Harnessing extracellular vesicles to modulate angiogenesis in cardiopulmonary disease

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Aaron E. Rusheen

Mentor

Kendall H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

Research focus

Technologies to enable closed-loop neurochemical control in deep brain stimulation

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Jonathan M. Scott

Mentor

Richard L. Ehman, M.D.

Research focus

A machine learning inversion framework for brain magnetic resonance elastography

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Taylor M. Weiskittel

Mentor

Hu Li, Ph.D.

Research focus

Single-cell system approaches to reverse engineer transcription factor activity

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Katelynn M. Wilton

Mentor

Daniel D. Billadeau, Ph.D.

Research focus

Regulation of natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity by the Ena/VASP protein family

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