Clifton R. Haider, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic

Clifton R. Haider received the B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering with honors from University of Iowa in 2003. He subsequently received the Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., in 2009, with thesis research focusing on high temporal and spatial resolution functional and morphological imaging. He currently is a Staff Scientist in the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. and the Director of the Special-Purpose Processor Development Group. Current research interests include design, modeling, and testing of systems from the device level to the circuit and package level and field characterization, and the development and advancement of autonomous, noninvasive physiologic monitors. His research focuses on extracting predictive biomarkers in various domains, including human performance, sleep disorders, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as cardiovascular collapse in trauma and surgery.