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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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Mayo Clinic has three locations:

Tracks

The Ph.D. program has 8 distinct tracks:

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Researchers
Wu, Bogang, Ph.D. Immunology Arizona
  • Keywords: Cancer, tumor immunology, Cancer immunotherapy, T cell differentiation, Spatial transcriptomics, CRISPR screen, translational research, Immune tolerance.
  • Department: Immunology
  • Visit research profilewu.bogang@mayo.edu
Wyles, Saranya, M.D., Ph.D. Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: 3D bioprinting, cellular senescence, atopic dermatitis, diabetic wound healing, regenerative medicine, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Department: Dermatology
  • Visit research profilewyles.saranya@mayo.edu
Xie, Hao, M.D., Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
  • Keywords: Medicinal Chemistry, Organic chemistry, drug discovery, drug development, medical oncology
  • Department: Oncology
  • Xie.Hao@mayo.edu
Xu, Xiaolei, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
Yang, Ping, Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science Arizona
Yerneni, Juliana, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
  • Keywords: Brain tumors, gliomas, cancer immunology, immunotherapy, neuro-immunology, cell signalling, inflammation, pediatric oncology, tumor immune microenvironment, novel cancer therapeutics
  • Department: DLMP, Experimental Pathology
  • hofstatterazambuja.juliana@mayo.edu
Yerneni, Sai, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
  • Keywords: Drug Delivery, Nanomedicine, Nanoparticles, Gene Therapy, Biomaterials, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering
  • Department: Experimental Pathology
  • yerneni.saigopalakrishna@mayo.edu
Yu, Lifeng, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Zadeh, Gelareh, M.D., Ph.D. Neuroscience Minnesota
Zahid, Maliha, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
Zhao, Kristin D., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: biomechanics, imaging, orthopedics, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, limb loss, osteoarthritis
  • Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Visit research profileZhao.Kristin@mayo.edu
Zhao, Na, M.D., Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
Zhu, Shizhen, M.D., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
  • Keywords: cancer, pediatric cancer, metastasis, immunotherapy, zebrafish model, neuroblastoma, tumor microenvironment, functional genomics, novel non-coding RNA
  • Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Visit research profileZhu.Shizhen@mayo.edu
Zhu, Wuqiang, M.D., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Regenerative Science Arizona
  • Keywords: Heart regeneration, Tissue engineering, Stem cells, Nanoparticle, Optogenetics, Clinical and Translational Science
  • Department: Cardiovascular Diseases, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Visit research profileZhu.Wuqiang@mayo.edu
Zubair, Abba C., M.D., Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science Florida