Bithika Thompson, M.D. (ENDO ’14), received a Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Bithika Thompson, M.D. (ENDO ’14), Division of Endocrinology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, received a 2023 Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program in the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care for the project “Machine Learning Design to Predict and Manage Postprandial Hyperglycemia in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes.” With the goal of advancing research, improving patient care and reshaping medical education, the alliance’s seed grant program provides fertile ground for research on a small scale, with the potential to attract funding for larger studies that can significantly improve patient care. Dr. Thompson is an associate professor of medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.