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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Mayo Clinic has three locations:

Tracks

The Ph.D. program has 8 distinct tracks:

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Researchers
Braggio, Esteban, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Arizona
Brownfield, Douglas G., Ph.D. Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: Lung regeneration, development and stem cell biology, organoids, genetically engineered mouse models, scRNAseq, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Visit research profilebrownfield.douglas@mayo.edu
Burns, Terry, M.D., Ph.D. Neuroscience, Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: Brain tumors: Glioblastoma, Gliomas, brain mets, meningiomas and other skull base tumors Liquid biopsy, Tumor biomarkers, Regenerative neurosurgery, Clinical translation, CSF biomarker discovery, Latent disease, Microdialysis, Focused ultrasound, Clinical trials, Gamma knife, MPET
  • Department: Neurosurgery
  • Visit research profileburns.terry@mayo.edu
Byeon, Seul Kee, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
  • Keywords: Mass spectrometry, Lipidomics, Metabolomics, Genetic disorders, Cancer, Imaging mass spectrometry
  • Department: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  • Byeon.SeulKee@mayo.edu
Cai, Hancheng, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Florida
  • Keywords: Radiopharmaceutical science, Cancer Radiotheranostics, Molecular Imaging, PET imaging, Novel radiochemistry, Radiotracer design and development, and Clinical translations
  • Department: Radiology
  • cai.hancheng@mayo.edu
Carr, Ryan M., M.D., Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
  • Keywords: Pancreatic Cancer, Digital Pathology, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Cancer Biology, Tumor Microenvironment, Evolutionary Therapy, Biomarker Discovery, Cancer Evolutionary Dynamics, Cancer Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Department: Oncology
  • Carr.Ryan@mayo.edu
Carrasquillo, Minerva, Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
Carter, Rickey, Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science Florida
Cattaneo, Roberto, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Immunology, Virology and Gene Therapy Minnesota
Ceylan, Hakan, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Regenerative Science Arizona
  • Keywords: Bioengineering, cell therapy, regenerative engineering, biomedical engineering
  • Department: Physiology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Ceylan.Hakan@mayo.edu
Chandra, Abhishek, Ph.D., M.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Chen, Shigao, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Chesi, Marta, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Arizona
Choi, Doo-Sup, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Neuroscience Minnesota
Chong, Catherine, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Arizona
Clarkson, Benjamin, Ph.D. Neuroscience Minnesota
Conboy, Caitlin B., M.D., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
  • Keywords: cancer, epigenetics, cell signaling, molecularly targeted therapy, mouse models of cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Department: Medical Oncology
  • Conboy.Caitlin@mayo.edu
Cook, Casey, Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
Copland, John A., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Florida
Couch, Fergus J., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
  • Keywords: Cancer, Cancer Predisposition genes, DNA repair, Functional studies, CRISPR methods, translational research, cancer gene discovery
  • Department: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  • Visit research profileCouch.Fergus@mayo.edu