When Abigail S. Huebner â23 was deciding which concentration to declare in fall 2020, she was hesitant about declaring engineering without having ever taken an engineering course in person.
âI was confused about how I was going to sort of learn what engineering was and get a feel for engineering without having any in-person component, and without having the labs and hands-on experience that I know is usually so crucial to understanding engineering,â she said.
But since deciding to declare engineering as her concentration, Huebner said she has been âpleasantly surprisedâ by her experience in online engineering courses, though she acknowledged âthereâs still something missing.â
Mayo Clinic Brain Bank
Mayo Clinic Brain Bank
Neuroscientists at Mayo Clinic s campus in Florida are leaders in the discovery of new genes, biomarkers and therapeutic targets for brain diseases. Thanks to exceptional resources, including a brain bank for neurodegenerative disorders housed within Dr. Dickson s Neuropathology and Microscopy Laboratory, Mayo investigators continue to shed new light on the underlying causes of Alzheimer s disease, Parkinson s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia and stroke.
Dennis W. Dickson, M.D., the Robert E. Jacoby Professor of Alzheimer s Research, is a member of the Department of Neuroscience. He is past president of the American Association of Neuropathologists and a Potamkin Prize winner. He directs the brain bank with the assistance of a dedicated staff of brain bank coordinators, neurohistology technical staff and professional support staff. The brain bank, which continues to grow, currently houses more than