2012 Mayo Graduate School PhD Interviews

January 25th, 2012 - 7:59 pm

Mayo Graduate School (MGS) students are prepared and excited for the upcoming interview weekends. We have a busy schedule ahead of us with many fun-filled activities. Each interviewee will have several meetings with Mayo Clinic principal investigators to get an idea of the research at Mayo. Additionally, the investigators will evaluate if the candidate is a good fit for MGS. As students, we enjoy getting the chance to share what we like best about MGS. Representatives from the Mayo Clinic Arizona (Danielle Miranda/Patrick Blackburn), and Mayo Clinic Florida (Magda Cichon/Melissa Murray) are attending interview weekend to talk about the opportunities available at these sites. We look forward to meeting all the Mayo Graduate School candidates!

Advice for the students would be to be themselves, be open to learning about different types of research projects, and to be honest with what they would like to get out of their graduate school training.

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2011 GSA Symposium: September 22!

September 16th, 2011 - 10:42 am

Thursday, September 22, 2011 will be a great day of exchanging ideas, thinking about science, and enhancing graduate education at Mayo Clinic. It is the graduate students’ annual symposium! Here is the schedule of events. If you can make it, that would be wonderful. Channing Der, our distinguished lecturer is excellent, and it should be a great talk to here. He is excited about being asked by Mayo students to talk. So without further adiou, here is the schedule of events–hope to see you there!

Click this link to pull up the schedule.

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Shuttle from Arizona State University to Mayo Clinic Campus

September 6th, 2011 - 10:58 pm

Fall 2011 Tempe to Mayo Shuttle Schedule
Monday – Friday
August 16 – December 14, 2011

TEMPE                                                       MAYO
8:00 am first pick-up                             9:00 a.m.
9:45 a.m.                                                  10:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m.                                                 12:00p.m.
12:45 p.m.                                                 1:30 p.m.
2:15 p.m.                                                   3:00 p.m.
3:45 p.m.                                                   6:00 p.m. last pick-up

TO TRACK YOUR SHUTTLE GO TO www.asustarthere.com
In the upper left corner click on the bus icon to see what time it will be at your stop

SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

Tempe Campus Stop:                         The Mayo stop is located at:
College just north of University        Bus Stop in front of Mayo Clinic
                                                 13212 East Shea Boulevard

The ride time is approximately 30 – 40 minutes given traffic. Please plan accordingly.

The shuttle runs Monday through Friday from August 16, – December 14, 2011

There is no service during university holidays, semester & spring breaks.
If you need any additional information regarding the shuttle, please access our website at transit@asu.edu or call the Commuter Options office at 480-965-1072 and if it is after 5 p.m. you can direct any questions regarding shuttle departure or arrival to Coach Dispatch at 602-437-3484

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Welcome Jenny Ho

August 28th, 2011 - 12:41 pm

The Mayo graduate students at Arizona are excited to introduce Jenny Ho who will serve as the Arizona-Education Administrator. Jenny will be replacing Leanne Andreasen as the go to person for graduate school questions, support, and administration.

Jenny Ho was born in Illinois and moved with her family to Northern California’s Bay Area at a young age. She went to UCLA, graduated with a double major in Psychology and Anthropology, and worked at the UCLA Medical Center doing clinical research in orthopaedic surgery. She then enrolled in the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health and completed internships with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and with Kaiser Permanente.

Jenny earned her Master of Public Health and Master of Health Service Administration and was accepted into Mayo Clinic’s two-year Administrative Fellowship Program. After spending one winter in Rochester, she transferred to Arizona, completed the fellowship, and worked in Patient Financial Services and Public Affairs. She left Mayo in 2008 to go to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where she supported human resources and communications for the greenfield project. She feels fortunate to have been able to return to Mayo this fall, and is excited to be serving Mayo’s Education shield and supporting Mayo Graduate School and the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development as an Operations Manager.

She lives in Scottsdale and spends her free time with her husband, Jeff, and their Cornish Rex cat, Zoe. She enjoys hiking, jogging, traveling and playing with yarn.


This photo was taken at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital.

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A GREAT Scientist: Joseph Lustgarten

July 16th, 2011 - 3:30 pm

 

Joseph was originally from the beautiful country of Colombia. He received his bachelors of science degree in Bacteriology from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Moving across the world he continued his training at The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where he received his MSci in Immunology and then his PhD in Immunology. He then worked at San Diego before coming to Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. His lab works on aging and cancer along with other projects such as obesity and inflammation.

Joseph Lustgarten was an intelligent, funny, cheerful, and charming person. He never goes unnoticed when he entered a room because of the positive energy that flows from him. He has always been committed to his family, fellow researchers, and students. MCA graduate student Soraya Zorro Manrique said, “Seeing the best of everything was his philosophy. Even getting “no results” from our experiments was good since it could be used as a teaching experience to do better the the next time.” Joseph was the Graduate Program Director at Mayo Clinic Arizona. “He immediately opened up his lab and resources so that I could learn and get the best training,” says Danielle Miranda. He always made sure to set aside time for students.  “Most importantly, be happy at what you are doing,” Patrick Blackburn recalls Joseph advising.

Joseph’s most important contribution to this world are his three sons together with his wife Flory. He also was an active participant in the Jewish community. I want to leave you with one of my favorite quotes that I know Joseph is an example.  “To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To known even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Indeed Joseph has succeeded. Thank you Joseph for all you have done. You will always be remembered.

written by Danielle Miranda

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4th Annual BMB Student Symposium-”Epigenetic Regulation in Cancer and Disease”

March 31st, 2011 - 6:00 am

Monday April 11, 2011 will be the 4th annual BMB Student Symposium…this year titled, “Epigenetic Regulation in Cancer and Disease”. Many MGS students and faculty from BMB and non-BMB alike will be gathering to listen to talks from outside guest speakers…the speakers are coming from all over…from the Max Planck Institute in Germany to UNC at Chapel Hill (yes they have more than Tar Heel basketball) to University of Alabama at Birmingham to National Cancer Institute at NIH…
So come enjoy the speakers, interact with great questions, and learn and chat about science with your colleagues…it promises to be a great day!

Click here for the symposium’s program

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2011 Champion of Diversity here at Mayo

March 17th, 2011 - 6:07 pm

One of the several reasons why I chose to do my thesis work at the Mayo Clinic is due to the wide range of diversity of Mayo students and employees. I spent some time this past weekend pondering how Mayo is able to maintain such a diverse atmosphere, one in which everyone considers themselves members of the same family, the Mayo family. I came across countless reasons and people responsible for the unique diverse environment we all love about the Mayo Clinic; however, there is one person who continues to go above and beyond to ensure that people from all backgrounds are recognized, celebrated, and feel comfortable here at Mayo. This person is none other than the 2011 Champion of Diversity (awarded by the Rochester Diversity Council), Bethany Krom. Bethany, the Administrator for the College of Medicine Office for Diversity and Mayo School of Health Sciences here at Mayo, took an influential role in Mayo’s involvement in the RACE exhibit in Rochester, MN. During this time she not only encouraged her colleagues, students, and other employees to attend the RACE exhibit, but also began a research project to investigate the impact that the RACE exhibit had on the knowledge and attitudes towards race for those who attended. Below is an excerpt from a nomination for Bethany in accordance with her involvement in the RACE exhibition:

      “Bethany’s efforts to bring the lessons from the exhibit into Mayo’s culture and create a lasting effect cannot be overstated.  She engaged with Mayo leadership, supervisors, and staff at all levels to encourage participation in the exhibit and related activities. She was part of a core team that developed The Department of Education sponsored Talking Circles, which are facilitated discussions based on Native American traditions.   She facilitated the development of the pool of facilitators, established a system for Mayo employees to register for the Talking Circles, and provided a forum for making talking sticks and for keeping the conversations about race alive.”

Bethany continues to be a cultural advocate not only within Mayo but also in the community. She plays a pivotal role in the largest non-profit source of paid internships for undergraduate, minority youths, INROADS, where she incessantly provides members of our future generation with opportunities that they may not otherwise have. It’s no wonder Mayo has such a vibrant cultural atmosphere when we have rockstars like Bethany Krom working with us. So if you happen to see Bethany in the College of Medicine, stop by to congratulate her on her award and to say thanks for all she does to help make Mayo feel like home.   

Written by Amanda Butler, Mayo Clinic Florida blog manager.

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Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award 2011

March 8th, 2011 - 5:21 pm

Recognizing the Outstanding Achievement by an Early Career Stage Life Scientist from an Underrepresented Minority Group

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the 2011 FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award.  A total of six (6) individual awards are available to provide resources to support the development and enrichment of leadership skills and training of postdoctoral fellows or new (within one-year) assistant professors. 

The FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award (sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health) was established to recognize outstanding achievement by six early stage life scientists from underrepresented minority groups. Applications are requested from highly promising postdoctoral scientists or new assistant professors who have demonstrated research productivity including having published first-author papers in scientific publications, mentoring of URM undergraduate and graduate students, and service leading to improving and expanding opportunities for minorities in the scientific workforce and academia.

Award Presentation:  The six awardees will be publicized and announced on the FASEB and FASEB MARC Program websites, and will also be included on the awardees’ member society’s website.   Each of the six awards will include a $3,000 unrestricted career development award, a certificate in recognition of the award, plus an additional $2,500 travel award to support his/her participation in a national scientific meeting.

Application and Submission Procedures:Applicants must be members of a FASEB Society.  Membership status will be subject to verification by the member society identified in the application.  Access to the site is located at: http://www1.faseb.org/PostdocProfDevAward/.  ~ Application DEADLINE: May 31, 2011 ~

 For questions, please contact: Cordelia D. Adams, Email: postdocaward@faseb.org

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Mayo Graduate School 2011 Interview Weekends

February 16th, 2011 - 11:25 pm

*clap *clap *clap *clap

Hi everyone!

Having just now caught my breath from chasing down interviewees, push pins, poster boards, and tour schedules, a few statements about this year’s interview weekends are in order.

Over two weeks, Mayo Graduate School hosted nearly a hundred aspiring students vying for the 35 or so openings that will be the 2011 matriculating class. While this year’s weekends were an unmitigated success, this comes with its own set of issues. How does one tell a Floridian unused to the difference between 20° and -20° that they arrived during the warmest weekend this winter? What happens when student participation in the poster session is so great that General Services runs out of poster boards? When Rochester puts on SocialICE on the same weekend, how do we make the city not look stir-crazy from months of winter? These were problems, to be sure, but problems I was ultimately glad to have.

To those who came to consider MGS, it was a blast meeting all of you, and we hope to see you again! Whether as fellow students, or as future colleagues in the conferences and post-docs to come, best of luck!

To the students who assisted the interviews, thanks so much. Whether you were a member of the GSA organizing shuttle runs and interview chaperones, or talked shop for a few minutes with an applicant at the poster session, it is your continued help that puts students at our rightful place as the focal point of MGS.

~written by Michael Oneal, President of MGS Graduate Student Association

I agree with our fearless GSA leader, who did a wonderful job with tremendous efforts, that the interview weekends were a great success! With interviewing students coming in from near and far, Rochester’s own as well as those spanning from California to New York and Canada to Puerto Rico, we were able to show them all what Mayo and Minnesota is all about: great research and Ice Bars, of course.

Graduate student participation was great as per usual in the social scene – with great presence at the Saturday activities and reception, and arm wrestling tournaments to determine who will attend the illustrious Foundation House dinner. But equally impressive was the turnout of students at the poster session at the (not so ripe) time of 8:45am – a feat that is not normally possible for most graduate students, but alas when provided with nourishment and caffeine anything is possible.

Also, a huge thanks to the Deans, Rose Marie, and all the administrative assistants who made the whole operation run smoothly with the perfect amount of grandeur.

~written by Mallory Turner, Virology and Gene Therapy GSA Representative

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Febuary events in Rochester, MN

February 2nd, 2011 - 12:06 pm

In case you are getting tired of this cold weather (don’t worry we all are) here are some activities to do in Rochester, MN!!!

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Diversity Council events

 Traces of the Trade
Sunday, February 20, 2 – 4:30 p.m.
Rochester Public Library Auditorium
First-time filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery – her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off on a journey to retrace their slaving history, from Rhode Island to Ghana to Cuba. Step by step, they uncover the vast extent of Northern complicity in slavery while also stumbling through a minefield of contemporary race relations. Film followed by discussion. Sponsored by Rochester Public Library and the Diversity Council.

Black History Month Display
February 1 – 28
Mayo Building Lobby

No Way Out
Monday, February 7, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Judd Auditorium, Gonda Building (subway level)
“No Way Out” is a pioneering film about racial tension in a medical setting. Set in a 1950s urban society, the film tells the story of a young African-American resident whose ethics are tested when he is confronted with racism. Discussion following the movie. Dinner served for those who RSVP by February 1. RSVP to kuo.daniel@mayo.edu. Sponsored by the Mayo Clinic internal medicine interest group and SNMA.

Bishop Horace Smith, MD
Monday, February 7, 6 – 8 p.m.
Siebens Building, Phillips Hall (100 2nd Ave SW)
The George Gibbs Lecture Series presents Bishop Horace Smith, pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church in Chicago, presiding bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, and pediatric hematologist-oncologist.

Eyes on the Prize
Wednesday, February 16, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Rochester Public Library Auditorium
Mayo Clinic’s African Descendants Support Network presents a film and panel discussion on the Civil Rights Movement.

Rochester History Makers
Friday, February 25, 6 – 8 p.m.
Christ United Methodist Church
The Mayo Clinic African Descendants Support Network presents their annual award, given to African Americans in the Rochester area who have made an impact in our community.

Christ United Methodist Church will celebrate Black History Month with music

9 a.m. Sunday services, the Christ Church Music Ministry will highlight selections of African-American music, including traditional spirituals, hymns and composed gospel anthems along with contemporary and traditional works.

Feb. 13, Christ Chimers handbell ensemble will offer two selections by Kevin McChesney, “Capriccio” and “Synergy.” The Christ Church Choir will sing the classic spiritual, “Elijah Rock,” by Jester Hairston.

Feb. 20 service, the Christ Church Choir will sing the new gospel rock anthem, “Sit Down and Rest Awhile,” by Patti Drennan.

Feb. 27, the Jubilee Bells youth handbell ensemble will offer the Prelude, and the Christ Church Youth Choir will sing “Harriet Tubman” by the contemporary African- American composer, Walter Robinson.

Fourth Annual Chili Cook-Off to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association

Feb .9 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Goonie’s Comedy Club, 7 Second St. S.W., Rochester
$15, available in advance at Goonie’s, Roscoe’s North and by phone at (507) 289-3950.

 Lace up Against Breast Cancer

Sunday, February 13th. Opportunities to volunteer raise money and participate in the half marathon, 5k or 2 mile walk events.

 Rochester Winterfest

  Thursday, 2/3: Downtown ARTWALK

Friday, 2/4: Rick Springfield… in Concert,Fuel Rochester’s Brainiac Trivia Night*

Saturday, 2/5: Warm-up to the Polar Bear Plunge*, The Great Winter Garage Sale*, Polar Cubs Outdoor Day Camp*, Southern MN Cardboard Sled Challenge, Free Family Day Snow Globes*, Frozen Goose 10K Timed Run, 5K Fun Run/Walk, Hearts & Diamonds Spectacular, Thunder Bowling for our Kids

Monday, 2/7: Friends of the Library Book Sale

Tuesday, 2/8: Friends of the Library Book Sale

Wednesday, 2/9: Chili Cook Off

Thursday, 2/10: PossAbilities and Pancakes Day, SocialICE

Friday, 2/11: Polar Bear (Super) Plunge*, WinterFest at the History Center: Sleigh Rides, Bonfire and more*, “A Vintage Murder” Murder Mystery, SocialICE 

Saturday, 2/12: Families Friends & Flapjacks*, WinterFest at the History Center: Sleigh Rides, Bonfire and more*, Youth Ice Fishing Contest, Dance the Cold Away, WinterFest Softball Tournament, Polar Bear Plunge*, A Singing Valentine, “A Vintage Murder” Murder Mystery, SocialICE

Sunday, 2/13: Breakfast with the Birds*, Lace Up Against Breast Cancer, Frosty Fun Family Skate 

Have a blast!!!By: Jess (Blog manager)

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