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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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Tracks

The Ph.D. program has 8 distinct tracks:

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Johnson, Aaron J., Ph.D. Immunology, Neuroscience, Virology and Gene Therapy Minnesota
  • Keywords: Neuroimmunology, Blood-brain barrier, brain atrophy, cancer, virus, cerebral malaria, CD8 T cell response, Virology and Gene Therapy, Immunology
  • Department: Immunology, Neurology, Molecular Medicine
  • Visit research profileJohnson.Aaron2@mayo.edu
Jurk, Diana, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Neuroscience Minnesota
Kadirvel, Ram, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Kalari, Krishna R., Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
Kanakkanthara, Arun, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
Kandasamy, Richard, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Immunology, Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
  • Keywords: innate immunity, tumor microenvironment, macrophages, cell signaling, systems immunology, plasma cell dyscrasias, CRISPR, gene regulation, pattern recognition receptors, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, network biology, bioinformatics, signaling pathways
  • Department: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology; Immunology
  • Visit research profileKandasamy.RichardKumaran@mayo.edu
Kanekiyo, Takahisa, M.D., Ph.D. Regenerative Science Florida
Kannan, Nagarajan, M.S., Ph.D. Regenerative Science Minnesota
Kantarci, Kejal, M.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Neuroscience Minnesota
Katusic, Zvonimir, M.D., Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
Kaufman, Kenton R., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Kaufmann, Scott H., M.D., Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
Khazaie, Khashayarsha, Ph.D. Immunology Arizona
Khosla, Sundeep, M.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Kim, Gloria B., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Arizona
Kirschner, Kristina, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
Kisiel, John B., M. D. Clinical and Translational Science Minnesota
Kita, Hirohito, M.D. Immunology Arizona
Klee, Eric W., Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science Minnesota
Knauf, Felix, M.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota