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About | CPOD
Our History & Our Future
CPOD was established in 1995 through a grant from the Presidential Initiatives Fund (Office of the President, University of Michigan) and through generous additional support from the Office of the Dean, Medical School.
Our Goals
- Enhance information exchange among basic, translational, and applied researchers;
- Increase interdisciplinary research in cell plasticity and organ design;
- Assist emerging investigators to establish externally funded research programs;
- Train doctoral students and postdocs in interdisciplinary research in the field of organogenesis;
- Promote the dissemination and adoption of new approach methodologies (NAMs) to support the U-M research community.