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.

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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Fernandez-Zapico, Martin E., M.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
Ferreira Da Mesquita, Sandro Gabriel, Ph.D. Neuroscience, Regenerative Science Florida
  • Keywords: Neuroimmunology, Meningeal lymphatic system, Meningeal immunity, Brain aging, Neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease
  • Department: Neuroscience
  • Visit research profileDaMesquita@mayo.edu
Fogarty, Matthew, J., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Folmes, Clifford D., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Regenerative Science Arizona
  • Keywords: Pluripotent stem cells, energy metabolism, mitochondria, cell fate, regeneration, cell therapy, molecular pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
  • Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Regenerative Sciences/Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Visit research profileFolmes.Clifford@mayo.edu
Forte, Antonio J., M.D., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Florida
  • Keywords: computer science, clinical decision support systems, natural language processing, virtual assistants, knowledge delivery systems
  • Department: Department of Surgery; Department of AI&I
  • Visit research profileForte.Antonio@mayo.edu
Freeman, William David, M.D. Neuroscience Florida
Furutani, Keith M., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Florida
Gaspar Maia, Alexandre, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: Single cell Epigenomics, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cancer stem cells, tumor microenvironment, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Department: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  • Visit research profileMaia.Alexandre@mayo.edu
Gendron, Tania, Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
Girard, Sylvie, Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science, Immunology Minnesota
Goronzy, Jorg, M.D., Ph.D. Immunology Minnesota
Gounari, Foteini (Fotini) , Ph.D. Immunology Arizona
Griffiths, Leigh G., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: Cardiovascular tissue engineering, extracellular matrix scaffolds, transplant immunology, antigen identification, immunoproteomics, immunology
  • Department: Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Visit research profileGriffiths.Leigh@mayo.edu
Grinberg-Korczyn, Lea T., M.D., Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
  • Keywords: dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, brain bank , sleep , neurosciences, Alzheimer's and related disorders, multi-omics, microscopy
  • Department: DLMP and Neuroscience
  • grinberg.Lea@mayo.edu
Grover, Madhusudan, M.B.B.S. Clinical and Translational Science Minnesota
Guerrero Cazares, Hugo, M.D., Ph.D. Neuroscience, Regenerative Science Florida
Hawse, John R., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
Herasevich, Vitaly, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: Applied clinical informatics, critical care clinical and outcome research, sepsis, VILI, electronic surveillance, EMR, visualization, usability, clinical decision support (CDS), predictive analytics, Health IT evaluation, computer vision, telemedicine.
  • Department: Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
  • Visit research profilevitaly@mayo.edu
Hermes, Dora, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Hirsova, Petra, Pharm.D, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota