MICHR to tackle goal of diversifying and improving research to speed therapies for benefit of all patients Traditionally, the timeline for translating research into effective therapies for disease has been long. On average, it takes more than ten years to bring a...
Accelerating progress toward an integrated learning health system (LHS) is one of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)’s national priorities for health, with the goal of fostering actionable, timely, and transformative improvement in...
If you’re out and about in Ann Arbor on any given day, you might see medical anthropologist Katherine Hendy, PhD headed to work on her gigantic electric cargo bike. “It’s a great way to get around and Ann Arbor’s protected bike lanes make it easy to get to campus,”...
Volunteering in community programs with older adults in North Minneapolis, studying geography and gerontology, and experiencing the devastating effects of dementia in her own family drove Jessica Finlay, PhD toward novel public health research on environmental factors...
MICHR’s Staff Enrichment Program (STEP.up) provides research staff with formal mentor training, a curriculum in leadership professionalism, and team science competencies that facilitate the development of mentoring skills. On a recent survey, 88% of clinical research...
“Whenever I do have a little bit of time, I feel I have to go all in,” says Tanti. “After coming to the U.S. as the oldest in my family and having to find my own way, variety and adventure come second nature to me now. I actually enjoy and embrace uncertainty in...