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Department News
A new grant for the Rajapakse lab
The Rajapakse lab receives a new grant.
Blue image of a microscopic helix strand
Health Lab
Researchers discover urine based test to detect head and neck cancer
At-home test can detect tumor DNA fragments in urine samples, providing a non-invasive alternative to traditional blood-based biomarker tests
Department News
Former DCMB PhD student Dr. Shuze Wang published in Developmental Cell
Former DCMB PhD student Dr. Shuze Wang was published in Developmental Cell.
Department News
Meet Dr. April Kriebel, a recent graduate from the Welch lab
Meet Dr. April Kriebel, a recent graduate from the Welch lab.
Pregnant woman in pink shirt breaks a cigarette in half in front of her stomach
Health Lab
Virtual program to promote smoking cessation among Medicaid enrolled expectant mothers
Virtual program to promote smoking cessation among Medicaid enrolled expectant mothers
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Health Lab
An updated rat reference provides more accuracy for research
An updated rat reference provides more accuracy for research; could help researchers using rat models for the study of DNA, RNA, evolution, or genes linked to disease risks
COVID sleep clock with mask
Health Lab
The science behind waking up on the wrong side of the bed
New study measured continuous heart rate, step count, sleep data and daily mood scores. The researchers also estimated circadian time and time awake from minute-by-minute wearable heart rate and motion measurements.
Department News
Ahmed Elhossiny & Kevin Yang awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Ahmed Elhossiny and Kevin Yang, both Bioinformatics PhD students, have been awarded a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship.
Department News
DCMB renews its support of i2b2 tranSMART
DCMB renewed its support of i2b2 tranSMART.
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Health Lab
U.S. could cut cervical cancer cases, deaths by up to 20% if more patients followed up after screening, study suggests
Many women don’t get cervical cancer screening such as Pap tests, or don’t go for follow up diagnostic tests; a new study shows what could happen if all of them did.
Department News
Elisa Warner, PhD, defended her dissertation March 12, 2024
On March 12, 2024, Elisa Warner defended her dissertation titled "Advancing Clinical Outcome Prediction through Innovative Multimodal and Domain-Generalized AI that Accommodates Limited Data."
Woman poses with her family and after her college graduation
Health Lab
Clinical trial aims to treat HPV, cervical lesions without surgery
Patients can now enroll in a clinical trial to test a groundbreaking nonsurgical treatment for cervical lesions that affect nearly 300,000 women in the United States every year.
Fall 2023 WHIF Winners
Department News
2023 Women's Health Innovation Fund Award Recipients
Award recipients are advancing innovative research that has the potential to transform women's health.
Health Lab
Fitness instructor, backpacker returns to active lifestyle after years of pain from endometriosis
Woman seeks answers for painful periods, leading to the discovery of endometriosis, large ovarian cysts, organ inflammation and appendix cancer
Research News
U-M team to study impact of reproductive health policy changes on women's mental health
A team led by Vanessa Dalton, MD, MPH, and Kara Zivin, PhD, has received a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the mental health impacts of recent changes in reproductive health policy.