The Taubman Institute Spring Symposium will feature keynote by Richard DiMarchi, a leader in obesity and diabetes drug development. The May 7 symposium also will include complementary talks by Michigan Medicine faculty members.  A scientific poster session with cash prizes, open to all U-M researchers, will precede the talks and be judged by Taubman Scholars.…

Taubman Institute staff highlighted one of the institute’s more eye-catching projects at U-M’s recent Researchpalooza expo, which showcases dozens of programs throughout Michigan Medicine. The TI booth focused on the Taubman Nanobody Initiative, whose investigators are exploring the novel properties of camelid animals such as llamas in order to  generate novel nanobodies for therapeutic, diagnostic,…

The Frankel Cardiovascular Center has honored one of the founding Taubman Scholars with the establishment of the David J. Pinsky, MD Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds Visiting Professorship. Dr. Pinsky has been a member of the Taubman Institute community since its inception, and serves on the institute’s executive committee.  He holds many leadership positions at Michigan…

Taubman Institute Scholar Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD,  has been elected to the American Association of Physicians. Dr. Gudjonsson is a dermatologist and leading researcher with a focus on autoimmune and inflammatory disorders affecting the skin. He was appointed as a Taubman Emerging Scholar in 2011, and as a Taubman Scholar in 2023. Founded in 1885,…