Congratulations to colleagues from Neurology who lead the Neurosport program, especially Drs. Andrea Almeida and Matthew Lorincz. This is a major step forward for an important area of clinical care and research at Michigan. Please see the announcement below from The University Record.
Biosciences Initiative invests $45M in U-M research
By Jim Erickson
Michigan News
Five large projects and four smaller ones, totaling up to $45 million, will be funded this fiscal year through the presidential initiative, which aims to create globally leading biosciences research programs focused on solving critical problems.
A key element of the initiative will be the hiring of 30 tenure-track faculty and a one-time investment of $150 million.
Twenty-eight proposals were submitted for the first round of Biosciences Initiative grant funding. The nine selected projects include researchers from all U-M schools and colleges that work in the biosciences and will provide startup funding to hire up to 14 new faculty members.
“We established the Biosciences Initiative to propel the University of Michigan to the forefront in critical areas of life science research. I am thrilled that our faculty have responded with groundbreaking proposals,” Schlissel said.
“Our first projects leverage U-M's comprehensive excellence, catalyze hiring in the biosciences and related disciplines, and embrace our mission to conduct research for the benefit of society.”
The five large projects are:
• “Michigan Concussion Center,” principal investigator Steven Broglio, School of Kinesiology.
Broglio is co-director of one of the largest concussion studies in the nation, jointly funded by the NCAA and the Department of Defense. This proposal calls for the creation of a comprehensive U-M concussion research center through the recruitment of an additional epidemiologist, a neuroscientist, and a clinical interventionist.
The faculty additions will build on existing U-M expertise in biomechanics, biomarkers, imaging, outcomes, sports analytics and biostatistics. The researchers will use a multidisciplinary approach to answer fundamental questions about concussion prevention, identification, diagnosis, management and outcomes.
