Find a Mentor

Choosing a mentor is one of the most important steps in your graduate journey. Your mentor, also known as an adviser or principal investigator, will guide and support you through the research portion of your program, offering valuable insight drawn from their deep experience in basic, translational and/or clinical research.

Mentors are expected to meet with you regularly to help navigate challenges, help shape your research proposal, oversee and track your progress, and provide thoughtful guidance as you complete your research.

In addition to helping you shape your thesis proposal and form your Thesis/Program Dissertation Advisory Committee, your mentor also serves as a trusted resource for academic, professional, and personal development. Only faculty members who have been granted full faculty or master’s-level privileges may serve in this role.

The Ph.D. program offers flexibility, allowing students to choose any Mayo mentor and join their research team, regardless of chosen track or direction. Use the tool below to find faculty who are eligible to host students in their labs. Additional mentors may be available—please consult your program director. You need to select a mentor within six months of starting your program.

Use the search to find mentors by name or area of research interest. Filter results by campus location or research track.

Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers flexibility, allowing students to choose any Mayo mentor and follow their research, regardless of track or direction. The faculty listed below can host students. Additional mentors may be available—please consult your program director.

Use the search to find mentors by name or research interest. Filter results by campus location or research track.

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Tracks

The Ph.D. program has 8 distinct tracks:

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Researchers
Slager, Susan L., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Springer, Wolfdieter, Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
  • Keywords: Molecular and cellular mechanisms of aging and age-related disease, resilience, neuroprotection, neurodegeneration, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, mouse models, stem cells, iPSC, CRISPR gene editing, kinase and ubiquitin signaling, autophagy, mitochondria, lysosomes, biomarker development, drug discovery
  • Department: Neuroscience
  • Visit research profileSpringer.Wolfdieter@mayo.edu
Staff, Nathan P., M.D., Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science, Neuroscience, Regenerative Science Minnesota
Storz, Peter, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Florida
Sung, Jaeyun, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
Suto, Nobuyoshi, Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience Minnesota
  • Keywords: drug addiction, food addiction, substance use disorders, eating disorders, obesity, multidisciplinary methods, behavioral neuroscience, biological psychology, neurocircuitry, neuroanatomy, transcriptomics, epigenetics, gene sequencing, bioinformatics, neurochemistry, analytical chemistry, animal models, behavioral analysis, learning, motivation, reward
  • Department: Schulze Center for Novel Therapeutics
  • Visit research profileSuto.Nobuyoshi@mayo.edu
Swanson, Kristin R., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Clinical and Translational Science Arizona
  • Keywords: Mathematical Oncology, Artificial Intelligence, Informatics, Glioma, MRI, Radiomics, Image-based modeling, Predictive Mathematical Modeling, Image-localized biopsies, neuroscience
  • Department: Neurologic Surgery
  • Visit research profileSwanson.Kristin@mayo.edu
Taner, Nilufer, M.D., Ph.D., FAAN Neuroscience Florida
  • Keywords: Precision medicine therapeutics, biomarkers, Alzheimer's and related disorders, multi-omics, deep-phenomics, systems biology, cross-species studies, Clinical and Translational Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Department: Neurology
  • Visit research profileTaner.Nilufer@mayo.edu
Tang, Paul C., M.D., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Taylor, Bryan J., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Florida
  • Keywords: Cardiopulmonary physiology; Human physiology; Exercise is medicine; Heart and lung transplant; Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation; Breathing mechanics. Clinical and Translational Science
  • Department: Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Visit research profiletaylor.bryan@mayo.edu
Tian, Shulan, Ph.D., M.S. Neuroscience Minnesota
Ting, Adrian, Ph.D. Immunology Minnesota
Tizhoosh, Hamid R., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Traaseth, Nate, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
Tran, Nhan L., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Clinical and Translational Science Arizona
  • Keywords: Brain Tumor, Genomics, Cell Biology, Signaling, Therapeutics, Drug Development, Invasion, Systems Biology, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Department: Cancer Biology
  • Visit research profileTran.Nhan@mayo.edu
Trushina, Eugenia, Ph.D. Neuroscience, Regenerative Science Minnesota
Tschumperlin, Daniel J., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Clinical and Translational Science, Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Fibroblast Biology, Matrix Biology, Targeted Nano-delivery, Therapeutics, Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Mechanobiology
  • Department: Physiology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Visit research profileTschumperlin.Daniel@mayo.edu
Urban, Matthew W., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Van Blitterswijk, Marka M., M.D., Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
Vella, Adrian, M.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota