Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D. (IMM ’01), received an award, Mayo Clinic Rochester

Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D. (IMM ’01), Department of Urology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, received an Eric & Wendy Schmidt Fund for AI Research & Innovation award from the Mayo Clinic Department of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Informatics for the project: “Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Create and Optimize T-Cell Receptor-Based Cellular Therapy for Refractory Cancers.” The award supports innovative research in the field of AI and machine learning to accelerate next-generation tools that improve patient care at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Dong is the Iris and Winston Clement Professor of Research and a professor of immunology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.