The Weil Institute

For Critical Care Research and Innovation

Transforming critical care through innovation, integration & entrepreneurship.

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Weil Institute member Dr. Cindy Hsu selected as a Fulbright Global Scholar

For her Fulbright project, Dr. Hsu will work with international partners in the UK and Taiwan to study how clinicians use AI-guided CPR technologies in real-world settings.
Fred Korley speaks at a podium with a screen that reads "Emergency Medicine Funding rankings: 1. Vanderbilt 2. Yale 3. U-M"
Department News

Barsan Day Highlights Emergency Medicine Research and Innovation

From artificial intelligence and cardiac arrest innovation to national clinical trials and education research, the University of Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine’s annual Barsan Research Day showcased the research shaping the future of emergency care.
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Research News

Weil Institute associate director inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions granted to medical and biological engineers.
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Health Lab

Copper-loaded starch nanoparticles can target bacteria in microbial communities

University of Michigan researchers developed copper-loaded starch nanoparticles that can be broken down by specific bacteria to release antibacterial copper molecules.
Dr. Frederick Korley welcomes attendees to the 2026 Massey TBI Grand Challenge kickoff. On the projector screen behind him is an image of Joyce and Don Massey of the Massey Family Foundation, whose gift led to the establishment of the TBI Grand Challenge as well as other TBI focused programs at the Weil Institute..
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University of Michigan innovators unite to transform care and outcomes in TBI

Highlights from the 11th Massey Traumatic Brain Injury Grand Challenge kickoff event.
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Research News

Weil Institute launches fourth annual Kahn Pediatric Critical Care Grand Challenge

More than 17 disciplines from across U-M gathered to tackle solutions for critically ill and injured children.

Across the University of Michigan, members of the Weil Institute (formerly MCIRCC) are transforming critical care through groundbreaking research. Our unique approach uses multidisciplinary team science, big data analytics, specialized funding sources, and tailored commercialization pathway plans to push research from the bench to real applications in patient care.

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From our research teams to our members university-wide, Weil is powered by partnerships.  

Collaboration is at the heart of the Weil Institute. There is much we can achieve together that we could never do apart. We are always looking for folks who are able to contribute to our mission of transforming critical care through innovation, integration, and entrepreneurship. 

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Have an idea you want to discuss, or just want to talk critical care? Connect with the Weil Institute using our contact information below:

Address: Building 10-103A, North Campus Research Complex, 2800 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 

Email: w[email protected]

Phone Number: 734 647 4751