While many may fear it, Rula Karapatsakis genuinely enjoys public speaking. “I expressed interest in speaking at the Society of Research Administrators (SRA), Michigan Chapter conference, for two sessions and was pleasantly surprised to be accepted for both...
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 potential medication to market, and most drugs and other interventions that reach clinical trials fail to...
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,”...
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...