Research

August 1, 2023

2023 Gerstner Awardee’s ‘evolutionary therapy’ targets pancreatic cancer treatment resistance

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Ryan Carr, M.D., Ph.D., a medical oncologist in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Oncology, is a recipient of the 2023 Gerstner Family Career Development Award. The competitive awards are presented annually by Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine to researchers conducting innovative investigations to predict, prevent, treat and cure diseases using individualized medicine approaches. Dr. Carr […]

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Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Pancreatic Cancer


August 1, 2023

2023 Gerstner Awardee to investigate individualized treatment strategy for follicular lymphoma

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Patrizia Mondello, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., a physician-scientist in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Hematology, is a recipient of the annual 2023 Gerstner Family Career Development Award from the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine. The competitive awards advance innovative research to predict, prevent, treat, and cure diseases using individualized medicine.  Inspired by a 20-year-old woman named […]

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Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine


July 21, 2023

Mayo Clinic researchers pave the way for individualized obesity therapy, tailoring interventions to a person’s needs

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

In a pilot study of 165 people, Mayo Clinic researchers looked at the effectiveness of two different approaches to weight loss: a standard lifestyle intervention and individualized therapy. The standard lifestyle intervention included a reduced diet, exercise and behavior therapy. The individualized approach was based on phenotypes and included different interventions depending on the person’s […]

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Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Andres Acosta, genomic medicine, mayo clinic


July 19, 2023

Mayo Clinic scientists cracking the genetic code of disease-causing bacterial species to improve patient outcomes

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Mayo Clinic scientists are building an expansive library of DNA blueprints of disease-causing bacterial species. The unique collection of genomic sequences is serving as a reference database to help doctors provide rapid and precise diagnoses and pinpoint targeted treatments to potentially improve patient outcomes.

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Tags: #bacterial infections, Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, genomics


July 3, 2023

Mayo Clinic discovery leads to diagnoses of 9 people with rare form of muscular dystrophy

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Nine people around the world who have been living with unexplained, muscular dystrophy-like symptoms may now have an answer for what is causing the progressive muscle weakness in their body’s mid-section, arms and legs. In a new discovery, a collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine has pinpointed […]

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Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Dr. Eric Klee, genomics


June 22, 2023

Mayo Clinic researchers pioneer AI method to predict how cells are organized in disease microenvironments

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Cells in the human body, the building blocks of life, are arranged in a precise way. That’s necessary because pathways and spaces provide a means for cells to communicate, collaborate and function within the specific tissue or organ. Changes in cell arrangement can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, cell death and diseases, including cancer.  Scientists […]

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Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, comprehensive cancer center, genomics, individualized medicine


June 8, 2023

Pharmacists play key role in clinical research

By Gerri Kelly Gerri Kelly (@gerrykelly)

When people think of a pharmacist, they usually think of someone dispensing medication. Pharmacists do fill prescriptions, but there’s another type of pharmacist who plays a vital role in clinical research. The research pharmacist is skilled in making the clinical trial part of drug development possible. Indeed, research pharmacists are part of multidisciplinary teams that […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomic medicine, personalized medicine


June 1, 2023

Mayo’s Individualizing Medicine Conference highlights innovative new era of health care 

By Susan Murphy Susan Murphy (@susanmurphy)

Health care is experiencing a trailblazing phase of innovation, with individualized medicine at the forefront. The driving forces behind the transformation are technological advancements, omics discoveries and the emergence of direct-to-patient clinical trials.   “We’re really moving into an exciting new era where we’re increasingly designing therapeutics specific for individual patients, expanding access and truly impacting […]

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Tags: Biomedical research, center for individualized medicine, Genetics, genomic medicine


May 11, 2023

Collaborative study discovers new disease behind patient’s blood clots

By Chris Bahnsen Chris Bahnsen (@cjbahnsen)

In 2018, a male patient in his 60s began experiencing chest pains, which turned out to be caused by multiple blood clots in his lungs. As he visited several institutions in and around his home state of Michigan, doctors conducted the typical testing panels to look for a condition called thrombophilia that causes blood clots […]

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Tags: center for individualized medicine, genomics, personalized medicine


May 3, 2023

New podcast: ‘Individualized Cancer Vaccines’

By Colette Gallagher Colette Gallagher (@colettegallagher)

May 3, Episode 6: ‘Individualized Cancer Vaccines’  Some vaccines prevent cancer, while other vaccines treat cancer. In this episode, Cathy Wurzer, a broadcast journalist from Minnesota Public Radio, talks with two noted experts in immunology. Listen as they discuss the differences between the two vaccines, the excitement and challenges in the precision oncology world on […]

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Tags: cancer vaccines, center for individualized medicine, clinical trials, immunotherapy, mayo clinic


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