National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health partners with researchers across U-M to advance knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems, and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life and reduce illness and disability.
$807 Million
Research Supported by NIH in FY25
2857
Active Projects Supported by NIH
Research led by the University of Michigan has provided compelling evidence that could solve a fundamental mystery in the makeup of fibrils that play a role in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Illustration of fibril structures and molecular polyphosphate, shown in red, associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Image credit: Pavithra Mahadevan and Bikash Sahoo (CC-BY 4.0)
A new collaboration between the University of Michigan and Stanford University aims to give stroke patients the ability to “speak” by detecting and interpreting brain signals, using the world’s smallest computers linked up to the world’s most biocompatible sensors.
The Michigan Micro Mote (M3) computer next to a grain of rice for scale.
Image credit: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering
With the goal of building the science that can strengthen efforts to reverse health disparities—which keep millions of Americans in poorer health due to lack of access to food, health care and other needs—the University of Michigan will receive $6.75 million from the National Institutes of Health to establish a health equity research hub.
Aerial photo of a group of nurses and doctors in a circle, putting their hands in the middle