January 5, 2023
Geometry of the brain, dimensions of the mind
Researchers identify new ways to characterize states of consciousness.
Research
December 13, 2022
New center takes multidisciplinary approach to the study of psychedelics
November 15, 2022
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Marcus Institute for Aging Research receive more than $13 million in funding to study the prevention of delirium in older adults
The study is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
September 15, 2022
Sachin Kheterpal named inaugural Kevin K. Tremper Research Professor
The Tremper Research Professorship honors the department’s longtime chair while furthering the innovative research and discovery of its recipients. Colleagues, friends, and family celebrated with Kheterpal and Tremper during the inauguration on August 31.
September 21, 2022
Nicholas Douville, M.D., Ph.D., receives NIH Career Development Award to assess possible genetic predisposition to post-surgical acute kidney injury
Douville will combine genetic information with available EHR data in an effort to better predict patient risk.
August 5, 2022
Phillip Vlisides, M.D., awarded NIH grant to study effects of caffeine on postoperative delirium
The study will focus on patients aged 70 and older, as 20-50% of older surgical patients experience delirium following major surgery.
July 28, 2022
Clinical research team awarded $3.2M NIH grant to study kidney injury after cardiac surgery
Cardiac anesthesiologist Michael Mathis, M.D., and nephrologist/data scientist Karandeep Singh, M.D., MMSc, are co-principal investigators on the study, which leverages data science techniques to better understand the impact of anesthesia practices for cardiac surgical patients on acute kidney injury following surgery.
August 8, 2022
Three faculty members earn first independent NIH research grants
Funding for Chelsea Kaplan, Ph.D., Michael Mathis, M.D., and Phillip Vlisides, M.D., will support studies focused on pain in children, kidney injury after cardiac surgery, and the effects of caffeine on postoperative delirium.
April 27, 2022
U-M researchers awarded $2.7M NIH grant to study pain in children
Anesthesiology’s Chelsea Kaplan, Ph.D., and Psychology’s Adriene Beltz, Ph.D., are co-principal investigators on the study, which seeks to better understand when and how widespread pain in children develops.
