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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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Researchers
Lancaster, Jessica N., Ph.D. Immunology, Regenerative Science Arizona
Lanza, Ian R., Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science Minnesota
LaRusso, Nicholas F., M.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
LeBrasseur, Nathan K., M.S., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Regenerative Science Minnesota
  • Keywords: Aging, cellular senescence, biomarkers, skeletal muscle, exercise, healthspan, Clinical and Translational Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Department: Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Visit research profileLeBrasseur.Nathan@mayo.edu
Li, Xiaogang, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
Lieske, John C., M.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
Lin, Yi, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Science, Immunology Minnesota
  • Keywords: Cell therapy, cancer immunotherapy, biomarker, CAR-T, cancer immunology, monocyte, macrophages, dendritic cells, cancer vaccine, in vivo immune cell engineering, Regenerative Sciences
  • Department: Hematology
  • Visit research profileLin.Yi@mayo.edu
Ling, Kun, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
Liu, Jun, M.D., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
  • Keywords: metabolic cell biology and physiology, lipid biochemistry, obesity-associated diabetes and fatty liver disease, atherosclerosis, cancer
  • Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Visit research profileLiu.Jun@mayo.edu
Liu, Wei, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Arizona
Liu, Yuguang, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology Minnesota
  • Keywords: Develop microfluidic platforms to analyze cell-cell interaction, and for rapid diagnostic and monitoring.
  • Department: Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Visit research profileliu.yuguang@mayo.edu
Lou, Zhenkun, Ph.D. Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Minnesota
  • Keywords: DNA repair, radiation, precision medicine
  • Department: Molecular Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
  • Lou.zhenkun@mayo.edu
Lucas, Peter C., M.D., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
  • Keywords: Signal transduction, NF-kB, HER2, triple negative breast cancer, lymphoma, cancer immunology and immunotherapy, tumor immune microenvironment, spatial biology, novel cancer therapeutics
  • Department: Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  • Lucas.Peter@mayo.edu
Lucien-Matteoni, Fabrice, Ph.D. Immunology Minnesota
Lucio Boschen De Souza, Suelen, Ph.D. Neuroscience Florida
Lujan, J. Luis, M.S., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Neuroscience Minnesota
  • Keywords: Neuromodulation; Deep Bran Stimulation; Machine Learning; AI; Computational Modeling; Neurophysiology; Optogenetics; Calcium Imaging; Behavior; Neurologic Disorders; Psychiatric Disorders; Addiction; Vagal Nerve Stimulation; Animal Models of Disease
  • Department: Neurologic Surgery; Physiology and Biomedical Engineering
  • Visit research profileLujan.Luis@mayo.edu
Lundstrom, Brian, M.D., Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Neuroscience Minnesota
Lutgens, Esther, M.D., Ph.D. Immunology Minnesota
Maher, Louis J., Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minnesota
Majumder, Shounak, M.D. Clinical and Translational Science Minnesota