The University of Michigan is a public research university in Ann Arbor,Michigan. Founded in 1817,it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Michigan is one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the Association of American Universities. In the fall of 2023,the university enrolled over 52,000 students.
Sidney Gilman is an American retired physician,neurologist,and educator. He is an expert on Alzheimer's disease and spent the majority of his career at the University of Michigan,its medical school,and its Health System.
Arthur L. Kellermann is an American physician and epidemiologist. Until his resignation in November 2022,he served as a professor of emergency medicine at the VCU School of Medicine,senior vice president of health sciences for Virginia Commonwealth University,and CEO of the VCU Health System. He was formerly professor and dean of the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Kellerman served as director of the RAND Institute of Health and founded the department of emergency medicine at Emory University and the Center for Injury Control at Rollins School of Public Health. His writings include 200 publications on various aspects of emergency cardiac care,health services research,injury prevention and the role of emergency departments in providing health care to the poor. Kellermann is known for his research on the epidemiology of firearm-related injuries and deaths,which he interpreted not as random,unavoidable acts but as preventable public-health priorities. Kellermann and his research have been strongly disputed by gun rights organizations,in particular by the National Rifle Association of America,although Kellermann's findings have been supported by a large body of peer-reviewed research finding that increasing gun ownership is associated with increased rates of homicide and violence.
The University of Michigan Medicine is the academic medical center of the University of Michigan,located in Ann Arbor,Michigan. It consists of the University of Michigan Medical School and the university's affiliated hospitals and healthcare centers.
Noreen M. Clark was the Myron E. Wegman Distinguished University Professor,Director of the Center for Managing Chronic Disease,Professor of Health Behavior &Health Education,and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. From 1995-2005 she served as Dean of Public Health and Marshall H. Becker Professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She was interested in systems,policies and programs that promote health,prevent illness,and enable individuals to manage disease.
Michael L. Good is an American anesthesiologist and the CEO of University of Utah Health,Executive Dean of the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine,and the A. Lorris Betz Senior Vice President of Health Sciences. He served as the interim president of the University of Utah from Feb-Sept. of 2021.
Kevin Guskiewicz is an American academic administrator who is the president of Michigan State University. He previously served as the 12th chancellor and 30th chief executive of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mark Steven Schlissel is an American medical scientist who served as the 14th president of the University of Michigan from 2014 to 2022. He was removed from the office for being in "an inappropriate relationship with a University employee" by the university's Regents.
Juanita L. Merchant is an American gastroenterologist and physiology researcher who has contributed to understanding of gastric response to chronic inflammation. She is currently the chief of the University of Arizona Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Merchant was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2008,and appointed an inaugural member of the NIH Council of Councils.
Krishnan Raghavendran is Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School,Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery,Director of the Michigan Center for Global Surgery,and a trauma,critical care,and general surgeon.
James Tilmon Dalton is an American pharmacist and drug discovery scientist. He is Executive Vice President &Provost at the University of Alabama.
Justin Brigham Dimick is an American surgeon. He is the Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan.
Preeti N. Malani is the Chief Health Officer in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Geriatric Medicine at the University of Michigan and an associate editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Her research focus is on infectious disease control and prevention in older adults.
Sharon Lee Reilly Kardia is an American epidemiologist. She is the Millicent W. Higgins Collegiate Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her research interests involve genetic epidemiology of common chronic diseases.
Julie Carroll Lumeng is an American developmental and behavioural paediatrician. She became the inaugural Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development at the University of Michigan in October 2019 and associate dean for research at Michigan Medicine.
Reshma Jagsi is an American Radiation oncologist. She is the Lawrence W. Davis Professor and Chair in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Senior Faculty Fellow in the Center for Ethics at Emory University. Overall,she is the author of over 450 published articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and continues scholarly research in three primary areas of interest:breast cancer,bioethics,and gender equity,with the support of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH),the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation,and the Susan G. Komen Foundation,for which she serves as a Senior Scholar.
Cristen Jennifer Willer is an American-Canadian bioinformatician and geneticist. She works at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,and was formerly,until 2022,the Frank N Wilson Professor of Internal Medicine,Human Genetics,and Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan.
Lori Jo Pierce is an American radiation oncologist and 57th President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She is a Full Professor and Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the use of radiotherapy in the multi-modality treatment of breast cancer,with emphasis on intensity modulated radiotherapy in node positive breast cancer,the use of radiosensitizing agents,and the outcomes of women treated with radiation for breast cancer who are carriers of a BRCA1/2 breast cancer susceptibility gene.
Rebecca Haffajee is an American lawyer and public health researcher who is the nominee to serve as assistant secretary of health and human services for planning and evaluation. She has served in the role in an acting capacity since March 2021.
Peter G. Delaney is the Executive Director of LFR International and a road safety researcher responsible for the Lay First Responder Model of emergency medical services development in resource-limited countries,awarded the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in 2020.
