Research Drives Discovery

As one of the most powerful academic medical research engines in the country, the University of Michigan Medical School empowers our scientists and clinicians to work together to transform the biggest challenges in biomedicine into breakthroughs in patient care.

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Research is the Reason

Groundbreaking discoveries that happen daily at the University of Michigan Medical School are made possible by our unique system of collaboration and innovation. We bring together expert researchers, clinicians and clinician-scientists across disciplines and provide them the tools, training and funding they need to make connections that are crucial to medical breakthroughs.

Nothing is Out of Reach
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Labs & Departments

Learn about the labs that are at the heart of our research work and their integration with our clinical and basic science departments.

Office of Research

The U-M Medical School Office of Research is constantly striving to enhance the research enterprise through maintaining an investigator-focused infrastructure and streamlining research processes.

Research & Innovation

Discover our areas of research, fueled by over half a billion dollars of funding each year of that is awarded to the U-M Medical School.

Research & Innovation
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Changing the Future Of Health Care

Patient needs are constantly evolving, impacting the future of health care Now more than ever, it's vital to empower diverse approaches to science and medicine. Through the U-M Medical School's interconnected research areas, we bring together experts from an array of fields to collaborate, innovate and make discoveries that transform patient lives.

Discover our Strategic Research Initiatives
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About the University of Michigan Medical School

Since its founding in 1850, the University of Michigan Medical School has forged a strong leadership role in American academic medicine.

Discover our rich history and tradition of excellence
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Health Lab Podcast
Simplifying the low-FODMAP diet to help manage IBS
Researchers try to simplify the low-FODMAP diet in hopes of making it easier for patients to follow without sacrificing effectiveness.
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Office of Research
IRBMED Announces New Assistant Director
The Institutional Review Boards (IRBMED) is pleased to announce that Beth Vibbart, MS, CIP, has been appointed as a new Assistant Director.
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Office of Research
Changes at the BRCF Microscopy Core
The BRCF Microscopy Core has a lot of exciting changes: a faculty director, a superresolution spinning disk confocal microscope, an EM series, and an open house.
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Health Lab Podcast
Addressing health care inequality
An expert on racial and ethnic differences in health care and health outcomes offers recommendations as part of a national committee.
News Release
$3.2M NIH grant to enable more accurate identification of bone fracture risk
The multi-institution grant will establish a novel approach to identify individuals at increased risk of hip fragility fractures.
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Health Lab
Female heart patients less likely to have additional problems fixed during surgery
Two studies led by Michigan Medicine find that female patients who undergo heart surgery are less likely to have secondary ailments corrected during a procedure — despite guidelines that indicate they should.
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Not Regulated, Secondary Use, and Umbrella Applications
This course will review the Not Regulated, Secondary Use, and Umbrella application types in eResearch and when these application types are applicable.
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OHRP’s Subparts B, C, and D -Special Populations
This course will examine the additional regulatory requirements for conducting research involving pregnant women, fetuses, neonates, children, and prisoners, including the requirements for these populations in a research project and obtaining informed consent.
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Federal and Institutional Requirements for Human Subject Research
This course will introduce the basics of conducting human subject research in compliance with federal regulations and institutional practices.
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Bioinformatics Core Summer Workshop Series
Composed of the two companion workshops (Computational Foundations and RNA-Seq Demystified), this virtual workshop series is for researchers who would like to better understand the analysis of differential gene expression in bulk RNA-Seq data.
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Elements of Informed Consent
This course offers an overview of informed consent in human subject research. The course will examine IRBMED’s standard consent template and focus on how it reflects federal requirements.
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Introduction to eResearch
This course is intended for those unfamiliar with eResearch, the university’s electronic research administration site. This course will provide a basic knowledge of working in and using eResearch while examining the process for creating and submitting an initial project application.
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Microscopy Core NCRC Open House
The BRCF Microscopy Core has recently renovated and expanded the services offered at the North Campus Research Complex (NCRC), 2800 Plymouth Rd Building 18, Ann Arbor, and we’d love for you to come see what we’ve done! 
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Waivers, Alterations, and Alternative Forms of Informed Consent
This course offers an overview of some special situations relating to informed consent. Specifically, waivers and alterations of informed consent, waivers of documentation of informed consent, and obtaining consent from non-English speakers.
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Reporting AEs, ORIOs, and Unanticipated Problems
This course will identify what constitutes an Adverse Event, ORIO, and Unanticipated Problem and how such events impact risk to subjects. Additionally, the course will review the requirements of reporting such events to the IRB and other entities.
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