The Weil Institute
For Critical Care Research and Innovation

Transforming critical care through innovation, integration & entrepreneurship.

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Department News
Stopping a $40,000 infection with a $40 device
Michigan Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine is tackling one of the deadliest and most overlooked hospital-acquired infections: ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Affecting one in ten ventilated patients and responsible for the majority of deaths from healthcare-associated infections, VAP adds about nine days to ICU stays and costs more than $40,000 per case.
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Weil Institute unites global cardiac arrest experts at eighteenth Wolf Creek Conference
Honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the inaugural 1975 meeting, the conference was a celebration of both the history and the future of resuscitation science.
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Research News
New issue of "MAX" now available!
The official magazine of the Weil Institute, this issue of MAX focuses on interdisciplinary collaborations in critical care.
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Weil Institute member lands $2.8 million grant to explore infrared light-based neuroprotective therapy
Supported by NINDS, U-M investigators study the potential of infrared light to restore mitochondrial function and mitigate secondary brain injury.
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Announcing the 2025 Kahn and Massey Grand Challenge funded teams
Over $1 million was awarded this year to support multidisciplinary teams tackling key gaps in the areas of pediatric critical care and traumatic brain injury.
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Weil data scientists discuss: Challenges in post-market monitoring of clinical prediction models
In a perspective piece published in NEJM AI, Weil Institute data science researchers comment on the shortcomings of existing methods for monitoring predictive AI models post-deployment in clinical settings.

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