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,…
Congratulations go to U-M researcher Jun Hee Lee for receiving the 2024 Hanseong Science Award in Life Sciences from the Hanseong Son Jae-Han Scholarship Foundation. Dr. Lee received the award for his development of SeqScope, a revolutionary technology that allows comprehensive gene expression analysis within biological tissues using a single experiment. The Taubman Institute has…
The Taubman Institute has appointed a physician-researcher studying macular degeneration as the latest member of its Emerging Scholars Program. Thomas J. Wubben, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor at Michigan Medicine’s Kellogg Eye Center, where he cares for patients with diseases of the retina. Dr. Wubben is a translational-research ophthalmologist whose clinical specialization is in…
A Michigan Medicine urologist seeking to improve early detection of prostate and kidney cancer is the newest Taubman Emerging Scholar. Simpa Salami, MD, MPH, has been named the Brian and Rosaline Chamberlain Emerging Scholar, and will receive a five-year financial grant as well as mentorship and other support from the Taubman Institute community. Dr. Salami’s…
A research project funded by the Taubman Institute has demonstrated that a simple, wearable temperature sensor was able to detect dangerous complications in hospitalized cancer patients hours earlier than routine monitoring. The device, which takes readings every two minutes and wirelessly transmits them to the cloud, was able to quickly detect adverse events that affect body…
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has named Erika Newman, M.D., as its first associate director for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. She will lead the center’s efforts to diversify the next generation of healthcare professionals and researchers, and to champion an anti-racist and just culture within the cancer center. Dr. Newman, a Taubman…
Results from a Michigan Medicine study reveal that targeting a protein found in the skin may reduce the severity of psoriasis. Interferons play a major role in activating the body’s response to viral threats, but they have also been detected in the lesions of many psoriasis patients at abnormal levels. New findings, published in the…
Taubman Scholar Henry L. Paulson, M.D., Ph.D.,has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Dr. Paulson is the Lucile Groff Professor of Neurology…