On May 30, the Massey TBI Grand Challenge teams who were selected to move on in the competition will pitch their research and innovations before the “Wolverines”—an interdisciplinary panel comprised of clinicians, entrepreneurs, Department of Defense representatives and business development experts.
Please join the Weil Institute on March 12 as we launch the 2024 Massey TBI Grand Challenge. Made possible through the generous support of the Joyce and Don Massey Family Foundation, the Massey TBI Grand Challenge supports high-risk research and innovations addressing the initial "golden hours" of care after severe traumatic brain injury.
Up to $800,000 is available this year to fund device, diagnostic, therapeutic and health information technology solutions.
To be considered eligible for funding, you and/or a team member must attend the March 12 kickoff event. The Grand Challenge is open to all U-M faculty and staff. Participants from outside organizations are welcome to collaborate and apply, provided one PI on their team is from the University of Michigan.
Matthew E. Fink, MD
Dr. Fink is the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and the Louis and Gertrude Feil Professor and Chair of Neurology at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, Dr. Fink served as president and chief executive officer of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, as well as chairman of its Barbara and Alan Mirken Department of Neurology, director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center and co-director of the Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He also served as professor of clinical neurology and clinical medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
Dr. Fink is board certified in internal medicine, neurology, critical care medicine, vascular neurology and neurocritical care. He was a founding member and chairman of the Critical Care Section of the American Academy of Neurology and the Research Section for Neurocritical Care of the World Federation of Neurology. He is a past president of the New York Neurological Society and was recently elected to fellowship in both the American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association. Throughout his career, Dr. Fink has been involved in the education and training of students, residents and fellows in the field of stroke and critical care neurology, as well as an active participant in clinical research within this field. He has lectured widely and published many research and clinical articles.
October 19, 2023 | 8AM - 4PM | Junge Family Champions Center
