Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance welcomes new Technology-Based Healthcare Fellow

The Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance is pleased to introduce the latest recipient of the Fellowship for Technology-Based Healthcare. 

Yurui Cao, a doctoral student in the University of Illinois Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, is working with Illinois advisor Ravishankar (Ravi) K. Iyer, PhD, and Mayo Clinic advisor Gregory Worrel, MD, PhD to develop machine learning tools for understanding the mechanisms underlying brain stimulation and its interaction with epilepsy and behavior. 

Now in its eighth year, the Technology-Based Healthcare Fellowship program provides a unique opportunity for Illinois graduate students to work collaboratively with Mayo Clinic researchers and clinicians on a translational research project aimed at developing new technologies and clinical tools. To get the most from the experience, fellows are encouraged to spend one year at Illinois and one year at Mayo Clinic. So far, the program has supported thirteen fellows, including Cao.

This unique fellowship program also creates pathways for current Illinois graduate students to investigate post-graduation employment opportunities at the Mayo Clinic, as in the case of Illinois alumnus Dr. Arjun Athreya.

Cao joins three other current Technology-Based Healthcare Fellows working with the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance: Chang Hu, a doctoral candidate in electrical and computer engineering and Muhammad Fayyaz, Ph.D., and Neeraj Wagh, M.S., doctoral candidates in the Department of Bioengineering. Read more about their mentors and research projects.