Keith Mason is the Associate Director for the Center for Urologic Clinical Trials at the University of Minnesota. Keith has worked as an RN since 1985 with much of his work in solid organ transplant. He also worked on many ancillary projects in the area of patient education and patient advocacy. Keith was a clinical nursing instructor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing for two years. Keith received a Masters Degree in Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Keith's masters level training focused on program development, implementation and evaluation. His other areas of interest include epidemiology and hospital infection control. Keith started working in the area of clinical trials in 1998 and has received his certification as Clinical Research Coordinator in 2001.

Keith's goal is to establish an outstanding research facility that focuses on implementing high quality research that exceeds the needs and expectations of research and industry.