Welcome to the directory of Research Centers at the Michigan Medicine Academic Medical Center, where cutting-edge research and innovation converge to shape the future of healthcare.
A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute
Director: Charles F. Burant, MD, PhD
ALS Center of Excellence
Directors: Eva L. Feldman, MS | Stephen Goutman, MD, MS
Bioinnovations in Brain Cancer
Directors: Maria Castro, PhD | Steven Schwendeman, PhD
Biointerfaces Institute
Director: Joerg Lahann, PhD
Cancer Surveillance and Outcomes Research Team - CanSORT
Director: Steven J. Katz, MD, MPH
Caswell Diabetes Institute
Director: Martin G. Myers, Jr, MD, PhD
Center for Advanced Models and Translational Sciences and Therapeutics - CAMTraST
Director: Eugene Chen, MD, PhD
Center for Arrhythmia Research
Director: José Jalife, MD
Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine - CBSSM
Co-Directors: Kayte Spector-Bagdady, JD, MBe | Brian Zikmund-Fisher, PhD
Center for Cell Plasticity and Organ Design - CPOD
Director: Linda Samuelson, PhD
Center for Clinical Outcomes Development and Application - CODA
Director: Noelle E. Carlozzi, PhD
Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics - CCMP
Director: Brian D. Athey, PhD
Center for Disability Health and Wellness - CDHW
Co-Directors: Michelle Meade, PhD | Michael McKee, MD, MPH
Center for Global Health Equity
Director: Joseph Kolars, MD
Center for Health Communications Research
Directors: Lawrence C. An, MD | Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH
Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policy - CHOP
Director: Andrew M Ibrahim, MD, MSc
Center for Molecular Imaging
Director: Brian D. Ross, PhD
Center for RNA Biomedicine
Directors: Nils Walter, PhD | Mats Ljungman, PhD
Center for Sleep Science
Director: Ronald D Chervin, MD, MS
Chad Carr Pediatric Brain Tumor Center
Directors: Carl Koschmann, MD | Sriram Venneti, MD, PhD
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center
Director: Daniel J. Clauw, MD
Cognitive Health Services Research Program
Director: Deborah A. Levine, MD, MPH
Domino Research Center
Director: John R. Traynor, PhD
e-Health & Artificial Intelligence Program - e-HAIL
Co-Directors: Rada Mihalcea, PhD | Akbar Waljee, MD, MSc
Endowment for Basic Sciences - EBS
Directors: Phyllis I. Hanson, MD, PhD | Bethany Moore, PhD
Frankel Cardiovascular Center - Research
Directors: Kim A Eagle, MD | Peter K Henke, MD, FACS, FAHA | Himanshu Patel, MD | David J Pinsky, MD
Frankel Innovation Initiative
Director: Keith Gran, CPA, MBA
George M. O'Brien Michigan Kidney Translational Core Center
Director: Subramaniam Pennathur, MD
Geriatrics Center
Director: Raymond Yung, MD
Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program
Director: Melvin G. McInnis, MD, FRCPsych
Injury Prevention Center
Directors: Patrick Carter, MD | Douglas Wiebe, PhD
Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation - IHPI
Director: John Ayanian, MD, MPP
International Center for Automotive Medicine - ICAM
Director: Stewart C. Wang, MD, PhD
Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research - JI
Directors: Joseph Kolars, MD, MACP | Jiadong Zhan, MD Zhan, PhD
Kresge Hearing Research Institute - KHRI
Director: Gabriel Corfas, PhD
Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center
Director: James R. Baker, Jr, MD
Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation
Director: Kevin Ward, MD
Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction - MiCHAMP
Directors: Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPH | Akbar Waljee, MD, MSc, AGAF
Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center - MADC
Director: Henry L. Paulson, MD, PhD
Michigan Biology of Cardiovascular Aging - MBoCA
Director: Ahmed Abdel-Latif, MD, PhD
Michigan Center for Translational Pathology - MCTP
Director: Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD
Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research - MICHR
Director: Julie Lumeng, MD
Michigan Institute for Imaging Technology and Translation - MIITT
Directors: Vikas Gulani, MD, PhD | Nicole Seiberlich, PhD
Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics and Medical Prediction - MiCHAMP
Directors: Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD, MPH | Akbar Waljee, MD, MSc, AGAF
Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center - MiMHC
Director: Karl J. Jepsen, PhD
Michigan Neuroscience Institute - MNI
Director: Ravi Allada, MD
Neuronetwork for Emerging Therapies - Mneuronet
Director: Eva Feldman, MD, PhD
Pancreatic Disease Initiative
Directors: Timothy R Frankel, MD | Costas A Lyssiotis, PhD
Pelvic Floor Research Group - PFRG
Co-Directors: James A. Ashton-Miller, PhD | John O.L. DeLancey, MD | Janis M. Miller, PhD
Perinatal Mental Health Services & Policy Program
Director: Kara Zivin, PhD
Program for Mental Health Innovation, Services and Outcomes - MHISO
Director: Paul Pfeiffer, MD, MS
Rogel Cancer Center Research
Director: Eric Fearon, MD, PhD
Skin Research Center
Director: Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD
Stanley and Judith Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health - Frankel IHBH
Director: Anthony Rosenzweig, MD
Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center - CHEAR
Interim Director: Jeremy Adler, MD, MSc
Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research
Director: Roger Albin, MD
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