UMMC, Mayo Clinic Collaborate to Help Patients

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mayo Clinic, looking to expand its research options and partner with other medical facilities across the globe, began a decades-long collaboration in the 1990s with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Now, more than 20 years later, Mississippi’s leading medical research facility and one of the world’s most renowned health care centers has expanded that. Both facilities have signed a formal agreement to partner on clinical trials, medical research and education.

UMMC’s Dr. Luis Juncos, professor of nephrology, tells The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1s3Ryil) kidney-disease sufferers in Mississippi and beyond are going to benefit from the work he’s doing hand-in-hand with Mayo researchers.

Juncos says Mayo Clinic also will have access to Mississippi’s diverse population and myriad medical histories.