Experts say major changes are needed to address the global issue of TBI. Weil Institute member Dr. Fred Korley and Weil executive director Dr. Kevin Ward weigh in on the topic in this article on the Michigan Medicine Health Lab blog.
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In the seven years since its founding, MCIRCC has collaborated with the Office of Technology transfer to spin out eight companies and licensed 14 products that are making positive impacts on patients in the critical care setting.
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MCIRCC’s third Joyce Massey TBI Summit brought together leading traumatic brain injury (TBI) experts from across the United States and the UK to present their current research, discuss the future of the field, and identify important barriers to improving patient outcomes.
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Researchers hope the innovations and treatments they are currently investigating will be able to help patients with a traumatic brain injury in the future. To treat a TBI, researchers are thinking outside the box. The nation’s leading experts and researchers are coming together at the Joyce Massey TBI Summit to discuss the most pressing challenges and how to work together to find innovative solutions.
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Amid growing federal concerns regarding "foreign influence" on research activity, some federal agencies have issued statements emphasizing the need for increased transparency with respect to international collaborations. Failure to comply could jeopardize the ability of faculty and the university to receive federal support for research.
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Northwestern University, University of Michigan, University of Washington and Vanderbilt University Medical Center leading novel studies in newest American Heart Association Strategically Focused Research Network
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After a successful Massey TBI Grand Challenge kick-off event in February, the competition came to a close on May 31 with the Wolverine Den (MCIRCC’s version of Shark Tank). Five teams were awarded funding thanks to the generous gift from the Joyce and Don Massey Family Foundation.
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MCIRCC’s objective is to transform critical care through innovation, integration, and entrepreneurship. But what does that mean and how is it being done? The MCIRCC Pre-Clinical Operative and Intensive Care Unit was created in February 2013 to embody this objective and has made great strides in high-risk, high-reward pursuits.
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