Accelerating discoveries from bench to bedside
Since solidifying National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognition as an aligned organization in November 2022, Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences is accelerating discoveries to transform life. Our research is focused on creating breakthroughs that lead to prevention, early detection, diagnoses and treatments that improve health and wellness.
Creativity and possibilities multiply when researchers from renowned institutions come together. With our collaboration, one plus one becomes much more than two.
Areas of Research Focus
Together, we strive to support further global understanding and advancements in areas that directly impact our communities in Michigan and beyond. Our primary focus is bringing together research and clinical applications to create a national and international destination for access to the most advanced cancer therapies and research.
In 2024, we are expanding our partnership focus areas, developing affinity groups and continuing to strengthen our collective impact in:
- Neuroscience
- Cardiometabolic health
- Women’s health
- Immunology
- Imaging
- Musculoskeletal Health
- Population Health
- Precision Health
"We both want to make a real difference in the communities we serve. Our shared cultural values have provided an incredible advantage as we work to integrate our research programs. We are building a research powerhouse that will be a national model for how universities and healthcare systems can work together."- Doug Gage, Research Committee Chair and Vice President, MSU Research and Innovation
Henry Ford + MSU Research
At A Glance*
- 684 Full-time Research Faculty
- $198 Million Total Awards
- $86.8 Million Total NIH Awards
- $146 Million Total Direct Sponsored Research Expenditures
*2023 Health Sciences data
A history of innovation and discovery
For more than a century, Henry Ford Health has embodied clinical research expertise, pursuing the newest therapies for patients. Michigan State University, an academic powerhouse for more than 150 years, has renowned strength in discovery research.
- Among the nation’s original land grant universities and one of the top 100 research universities in the world, MSU’s discoveries across health sciences include the cancer fighting drug cisplatin, and plant sciences research to increase productivity, quality and nutrition of food crops being consumed around the globe.
- In 2022, MSU introduced The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, the world’s most powerful heavy-ion accelerator – enabling scientists to make discoveries about how the universe formed, while advancing innovation in medicine, nuclear security, environmental science and more.
- A world-leader in medicine for over 100 years, Henry Ford’s ground-breaking work is far reaching as well, and includes the drug commonly known as tPA for acute ischemic stroke, advances in treatment for severe sepsis and septic shock, and surgical innovations, including robotic surgery for prostate cancer and neuronavigation technologies for brain and spine surgery. Henry Ford also hosts one of the world’s largest brain tissue tumor banks.
We can’t wait to see what we will discover together. Together, we will transform life.
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