Financial Facts and Philanthropic Results

On May 9th, 2008, Mayo Clinic announced the public phase of The Campaign for Mayo Clinic. Below are examples of how your philanthropic support through The Campaign for Mayo Clinic helps us to achieve new treatments and answers to relieve suffering and improve people's lives.

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  Philanthropic Results, 2002-2008

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  Designated Areas of Gift Giving

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  Number of Benefactors in 2008

Giving to Mayo Helps People Everywhere

• A team of researchers has discovered a new, more accurate diagnostic test to detect infection related to prosthetic joints, potentially leading to better patient outcomes.
• Individualized medicine is unlocking the gene code of life to return adult human skin cells to their original state and reprogram them for personalized medical treatment.
• Diabetes experts have empowered patients with tools to promote their participation in decision making, improving compliance with life-saving diabetes medications.
• Discovery and Innovation Fund awards have supported research in stimulated bone cell regeneration to counteract osteoporosis and in the development of an Alzheimer's vaccine.
• Newly developed non-steroidal immunosuppressant medications are being prescribed to transplant patients at Mayo Clinic, resulting in reduced risk of organ rejection and fewer side effects.
• Patients and families enjoy a healing environment in the Coonly Desert Garden on the Phoenix campus. A water fountain and native desert plants and birds grace the garden space.
• New tools and techniques are being developed through a breast cancer study for identifying all of the genes that drive breast cancer in an individual patient so that diagnosis, prognosis and, ultimately, therapy can be tailored to the genetic profile of each patient's cancer.
• 45 professorships, 2 directorships and 31 career development awards have been endowed thus far through the Campaign.
• At Mayo Graduate School, approximately 150 Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. candidates have easy access to more than 200 graduate faculty. Ph.D. student Melissa Allen says, "The experts and resources available allow students to go as far as their aspirations will allow."