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Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, is one of the largest clinical laboratories in the world. A highly skilled team of medical professionals including physicians, scientists, medical technologists, medical technicians, lab assistants, biologists, chemists, microbiologists, geneticists, and other specialists work collaboratively.

The divisions of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Clinical Core Laboratory Services, and Laboratory Genetics provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological fluids, such as blood, serum or plasma, urine, or tissues for specific chemical constituents or physiologic processes. Physicians use these test results to screen for, diagnose, or monitor disease.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is the referral center for Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic Laboratories specializes in esoteric laboratory testing for health care organizations throughout the United States and around the world. The mission of Mayo Clinic Laboratories is to support the local delivery of laboratory services through the provision of exceptional reference laboratory services and by providing support services that facilitate and augment community integration efforts.

Program leadership

Maria Alice Willrich, Ph.D.

Program Director

Dr. Maria Alice Willrich serves as the Director of Clinical Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. She is a laboratory director for the Protein Immunology, Antibody Immunology, and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratories. Since joining the faculty, she has been heavily involved in mentoring fellows and residents, and formerly served as associate director for the Clinical Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship program from 2018-2022. Her research interests span the areas of complement, monoclonal antibody therapies, monoclonal gammopathies, and CSF testing, and she has several publications in all of those areas.

Contact Dr. Willrich

Email: willrich.mariaalice@mayo.edu
Phone: 507-266-4909

Jeffrey Meeusen, Ph.D.

Associate Program Director

Dr. Jeff Meeusen serves as the Associate Program Director for the Clinical Chemistry Fellowship program. He is also co-director of the Cardiovascular Laboratory Medicine program, the Clinical Specialty Laboratory, and Laboratory Services at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Meeusen is involved with training programs for clinical residents and fellows, medical laboratory scientists and phlebotomists with the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. His research and operational activities are primarily focused on lipids and lipoproteins. In addition, he has several publications on the clinical impact of calculated laboratory parameters such as low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, estimated glomerular filtration rate and multi-marker risk scores.

Contact Dr. Meeusen

Email: meeusen.jeffrey@mayo.edu
Phone: 507-284-2874

Program faculty

One of the greatest advantages to training at Mayo Clinic is the approachability, accessibility, and collegiality of the faculty. In addition to caring for patients in clinical practice, our faculty members are committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty members have published and lectured extensively and are highly regarded in their fields.

You work closely with these individuals throughout your training in the Clinical Chemistry, Post Ph.D. Fellowship.

Division of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology
Clinical Core Laboratory Services
Clinical Microbiology
Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
Hematopathology

Division of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology

	Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Immunoassay Lab Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Biopharma Diagnostics
	Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D. Director, Metals Laboratory Director, Clinical Immunoassay Lab
	Stefan Grebe, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Lab Consultant, Clinical Immunoassay Lab Consultant, Cellular Molecular Immunology Lab
	Paul Jannetto, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Forensic and Toxicology Lab (CFTL) Director, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Lab Director, Metals Lab
	Attila Kumanovics, M.D. Director, Cellular Molecular Immunology Lab
	Loralie Langman, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Forensic and Toxicology Lab Director, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Lab
	Tony Maus, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
	John Mills, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory
	Andrew McKeon, M.D. Director, Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory
	David Murray, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Protein Immunology Laboratory Consultant, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
	Sean Pittock, M.D. Director, Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory
	Amir Sadighi Akha, M.D., D.Phil. Associate Director, Cellular Molecular Immunology Laboratory
	Melissa Snyder, Ph.D. Division Chair, Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology Director, Antibody Immunology Laboratory
	Anne Tebo, Ph.D. Director, Antibody Immunology Laboratory
	Patrick Vanderboom, Ph.D., M.S. Director, Antibody Immunology Laboratory Director, Clinical Informatics for the Division of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology Consultant, Protein Immunology Laboratory
	Anastasia Zekeridou, M.D. Director, Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory

Clinical Core Laboratory Services

	Nikola Baumann, Ph.D. Director, Central Clinical Lab Director, Central Processing Laboratory Co-Director, Leadership and Management Course
	Darci Block, Ph.D. Director, Central Clinical Lab Director, Central Processing Lab
	Leslie Donato, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Specialty Lab Director, Hospital Clinical Lab
	Allan Jaffe, M.D. Director, Clinical Specialty Lab
	Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D. Division Chair, Clinical Core Laboratory Services Director, Hospital Clinical Lab Director, Point of Care Testing
	Brooke Katzman, Ph.D. Director, Central Clinical Lab Director, Hospital Clinical Laboratory Director, Point of Care Testing
	Timothy Larson, M.D. Director, Clinical Specialty Lab Director, Renal Studies Unit
	John Lieske, M.D. Director, Clinical Specialty Lab Director, Renal Studies Lab
	David Sas, D.O. Director, Clinical Specialty Lab Director, Renal Studies Unit
	Vlad Vasile, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Clinical Specialty Lab

Clinical Microbiology

	Elitza Theel, Ph.D. Rotation Director, ID Serology and Hepatitis/HIV
	Joseph Yao, M.D. Rotation Director, ID Serology and Hepatitis/HIV

Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

	Linnea Baudhuin, Ph.D. Co-Director, Molecular Technologies Laboratory, Division of Laboratory and Genomics
	Nicole Hoppman, Ph.D. Vice Chair of Education, Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
	Dietrich Matern, M.D. Consultant, Biochemical Genetics (BGL)
	Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D. Rotation Director, Molecular Technologies Lab
	Ross Rowsey, M.d. Director, Shared Laboratory Services, Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
	Silvia Tortorelli, M.D., Ph.D. Rotation Director, Biochemical Genetics Lab

Hematopathology

	Aneel Ashrani, M.D. Rotation Director, Special Coagulation Lab
	Jennifer Herrick, M.D. Rotation Director, Metabolic Hematology

Advisers and mentors

Faculty advisers are available to provide comprehensive educational advice and personal support. You meet with your adviser periodically throughout the program to review your progress and career goals, and ensure that your educational needs are being met. Your adviser may serve as a contact point for introducing you and your family to Mayo Clinic and the Rochester, Minnesota, community.

Visiting professors

Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present their work during lectures, participate in hospital rounds, and have informal discussions with trainees. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these educational opportunities.

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