Congratulations to nine Mayo Innovation Scholarship winners

Team one consisted of Boya Hu (Business), Melissa Wolf (Pre Physical Therapy), Caitlin O’Conner (Biochemistry), and Brittany Peterson (Business). They are joined by Dr. Debra Martin and Dr. Shelly McCallum.



Team two consisted of Thomas Briese (Biochemistry), Aga Kadej (Business), Emily Friedl (Computer Science), Matt Wilgenbusch (Business), and Phillip Thomas (Biology). They are joined by Dr. Randy Krainock, Dr. Ann Smith and Dr. Shelly McCallum.



The SMU Business and Biology Departments would like to congratulate the 2009-10 Mayo Innovation Scholarship award winners upon completion of their outstanding project work.

Four science students, four business students and one computer science student presented at The Mayo Innovation Scholars Program. The program is an opportunity for undergraduate science and business students to work along side an MBA student to research a project submitted by Mayo Clinic professionals through the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Properties. SMU was awarded two projects this year.

Team one consisted of Boya Hu (Business), Melissa Wolf (Pre Physical Therapy), Caitlin O’Conner (Biochemistry), and Brittany Peterson (Business) and team two consisted of Thomas Briese (Biochemistry), Aga Kadej (Business), Emily Friedl (Computer Science), Matt Wilgenbusch (Business), and Phillip Thomas (Biology). Drs. Randy Krainock and Debra Martin were the faculty mentors for the science students, Dr. Ann Smith was the mentor for the Computer Science student and Dr. Shelly McCallum was the faculty mentor for the business students.

Both teams presented their work to the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property on March 12.

The Mayo Innovation Scholarships are available to junior and senior business and science students with applications requested in the fall semester.

SMU is fortunate to be one of a select number of private Minnesota Colleges eligible for participation in the Mayo Innovation Scholarship program.