The Stanley and Judith Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health
Enhancing the Michigan Medicine Research Community
Clinical and epidemiological studies demonstrate a strong link between diseases of the heart and the brain. Many within the U-M research community are at the forefront of research examining the connection between these two critical organs.
The Stanley and Judith Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health (Frankel IHBH) brings together current and new U-M researchers to unravel the biological mechanisms that the heart and brain have in common, as well as how these organs signal to each other and impact clinical outcomes.
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Our Mission
Discovering the root causes of heart and brain disease, determining how these organs communicate with each other, and developing the treatments of tomorrow.
Our Vision
Our discoveries will propel life-changing new approaches to the prevention and treatment of heart and brain diseases.
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Michigan Medicine part of research group awarded $15 million to study inflammation's impact on heart, brain health
The American Heart Association funds scientists at University of Michigan, Northwestern University and University of Pittsburgh for studies focused on closing knowledge gaps about inflammation’s role in cardiac and brain dysfunction.
Neuroscience Graduate Student Scholars Program
The Recipient of the FY27 Frankel IHBH Neuroscience Graduate Program Student Scholar Award is Grant Griesman. This award supports the academic journey of an emerging neuroscientist in the graduate program at the University of Michigan. Grant graduated from Bowdoin College in 2024, where he studied neuroscience and conducted research in crustacean neurophysiology. Additionally, he worked as a research technician at Massachusetts General Hospital before joining the U-M Neuroscience Graduate Program in the FY27 cohort.
“I am thrilled to be part of the Frankel Institute for Heart and Brain Health as I begin my graduate studies. I have already been inspired by the collaborative environment within the IHBH and across the University of Michigan, and I look forward to contributing to this community while pursuing my interest in the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disease.”
~ Grant Griesman
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