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Fergus Couch, Ph.D., Chair of the Division of Experimental Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, recently hosted a Twitter Chat with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation on breast cancer genetics.

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic's Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, is celebrating her "Creepy, Dreadful, Wonderful Parasites" blog. The blog was voted among the top 50 pathology blogs and websites for pathologists.

On February 2, 1851, Dr. William Worrall Mayo married Louise Abigail Wright. Unlike her immigrant spouse, Louise was of old pioneer American stock, having grown up in Jordan, New York, near Syracuse.

Ross Reichard, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner of the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, located at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, talked with MinnPost about the cost of drug overdose investigations.

The Association of American Medical Colleges has awarded Joseph Grande, M.D., Ph.D., Consultant in the Division of Anatomic Pathology with a joint appointment in the Department of Nephrology at Mayo Clinic, the Alpha Omega Distinguished Teacher Award.

Although William Worrall Mayo would not become a full-time physician for several years, the timing of his arrival in New York City on August 22, 1846, was significant. Seven weeks later, on October 16, several physicians and a dentist in Boston witnessed the first public demonstration of ether anesthesia, a milestone in the evolution of surgery. W. W. Mayo and his sons would make surgery the focal point of their medical practice.

Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Mayo Clinic Personalized Genomics Laboratory, was recently honored with a 2017 Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville.

April Josselyn, Marketing Associate at Mayo Medical Laboratories, takes a closer look at the Mayo Clinic Phlebotomy Technician program. 

On the October 28 broadcast of Mayo Clinic Radio, Minetta Liu, M.D., an oncologist and Research Chair for Mayo Clinic's Division of Medical Oncology, discussed the latest results of the Mayo Clinic National Health Checkup, which focused on cancer.

Many people in the founding generation of Mayo Clinic were immigrants or the children of immigrants. They brought diverse perspectives and life experiences, became loyal citizens of the United States, and created an entirely new way to care for patients and advance medical science.

On Tuesday, October 24, Mayo Clinic employees at the Superior Drive Support Center in Rochester, Minnesota, held their annual Halloween-themed fundraiser for the United Way. The festivities included the annual pumpkin-decorating contest, raffle items, karaoke, and, of course, food.

Delsin Carter, International Regional Service Representative for Mayo Medical Laboratories, brings leading-edge medical testing to distant corners of the world by training staff at hospitals, clinics, and laboratories in Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia to prepare and ship samples to Rochester for testing.

Learn how a fatherless boy became the student of a famous scientist—and how John Dalton’s values are part of Mayo Clinic today.