Bedside to bench — and back again
At Mayo Clinic, research doesn’t exist in isolation; it exists to serve patients. Across all campuses, the institution’s research arm includes dozens of specialized centers and programs, over 100 laboratories and thousands of ongoing clinical trials. All this work — whether basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological — is driven by the challenges physicians face every day in caring for their patients.
When existing treatments fall short, Mayo Clinic clinicians don’t give up — they take action. They collaborate with scientists and research teams to explore bold ideas, push past the boundaries of current medical knowledge, and bring new solutions to life through rigorous study and testing.
This is the cycle at the heart of Mayo Clinic: from bedside to bench — and back again. The needs of patients inspire research, and that research returns to transform care. In the stories that follow, you’ll meet physicians who recognized gaps in treatment, teamed up with research colleagues and helped change lives — and the patients whose experiences were redefined by breakthroughs made possible at Mayo Clinic.
Making surgery more precise, efficient and successful
Expanding the donor pool for lung transplants
Targeting hard-to-treat tumors
Offering hope for drug-resistant seizures
This story appears in the latest issue of Mayo Clinic Alumni magazine. You can read or download a PDF of the issue here.
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