Laboratory research paves the way for a clinical trial to see if an FDA-approved drug used to prevent organ transplant rejection can work against these aggressive brain tumors.

Funding from the Taubman Institute has helped a team of researchers develop a new approach to treating aggressive brain tumors. Daniel Wahl, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist and researcher at Michigan Medicine, says an existing drug used to prevent organ transplant rejection may make radiation therapy more effective for glioblastoma patients by targeting a critical…

Taubman Scholar Named Chair, Dept. of Pediatrics

The Taubman Institute congratulates Donna M. Martin, MD, PhD, who was appointed chair of the Department of Pediatrics. She also became the Ravitz Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases. Dr. Martin is the Donita B. Sullivan, M.D., Research Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, and a professor of pediatrics and human genetics in…

Taubman Institute funds early-detection COVID study that uses wearable devices

Early in the wake of the pandemic as new epidemiological data were emerging, a major concern shared by healthcare workers (HCWs) was the potential to transmit virus without any warning signs. A critical unaddressed issue is whether early detection, especially of infection before obvious symptoms, can prevent “pre-symptomatic transmission” and stop further spread.   Sung…

Emerging Scholar named to new professorship

Taubman Emerging Scholar Rajesh Rao, MD, has been selected as the inaugural Leonard G. Miller Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science. A formal installation ceremony and reception took place on June 11 at U-M’s W.K. Kellogg Eye Center.  Attendees included Dr. Rao’s colleagues and family, in addition to Mr. Miller, the benefactor whose gift made…

2018 Taubman Institute Emerging Scholar Symposium

2018 Taubman Institute Emerging Scholar Symposium April 13, 2018 8:30 am – 12:30 pm 5050 Brehm Tower The Taubman Institute is pleased to showcase the work of four outstanding clinician-scientists at its 2018 Emerging Scholars Symposium on April 13. The newest Taubman Scholar, Donna Martin, MD, PhD, will present the keynote talk, “Novel Insights into…