Mayo program a great experience for students

Nine Saint Mary’s students received the educational opportunity of a lifetime through the Mayo Innovation Scholars Program (MISP). For the past five months, these students contributed to innovative medical research, associated with the world’s most prestigious health care system.

Saint Mary’s participants included: business majors Boya Hu, Agnieszka Kadej, Brittany Peterson and Matt Wilgenbusch; computer science major Emily Friedl; and biological sciences majors Melissa Wolf, Caitlin O’Conner, Thomas Briese and Phil Thomas.

The Mayo Innovation Scholars Program, now in its fourth year, is an opportunity for selected MBA students and undergraduate science and business students to research projects submitted by Mayo Clinic professionals through the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property. The Minnesota Private College Council helps to coordinate the program. MISP connects students from biology, chemistry, math, physics, pre-med and business and helps prepare them for careers in hospitals, medical research institutions and health care agencies.