Thinking outside the box
Our philosophy
Thinking outside the box
Our philosophy
Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC)
Our unique approach utilizes multidisciplinary team science, big data analytics, specialized funding sources and tailored commercialization pathway plans to push research beyond the idea stage.
The Catalyst Team
The Catalyst Team
Cat-a-lyst
An agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action
MCIRCC LEADERSHIP
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KEVIN WARD, MD
Executive Director
Emergency Medicine
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XUDONG (SHERMAN) FAN, PhD
Associate Director
Biomedical Engineering
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PHIL JACOKES
Managing Director
Emergency Medicine
JIANPING FU, PhD
Associate Director
Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
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RODNEY DANIELS, MD
Associate Director
Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
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ROBERT DICKSON, MD
Associate Director
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
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KAYVAN NAJARIAN, PHD
Associate Director
Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
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KATHLEEN STRINGER, PHARMD
Associate Director
Pharmacy
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MICHAEL MAILE, MD
Associate Director
Anesthesiology
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KATHLEEN TO, MD
Associate Director
Acute Care Surgery
Support Team
Ashwin Belle - Analytics Architect
Ashwin focuses on the development of translational medicine that expedites the discovery of new diagnostic tools and treatments by using a multidisciplinary, highly collaborative, 'bench-to-bedside' approach -
Drew Bennett - Licensing Liaison
Drew is the Associate Director of Licensing at the Office of Technology Transfer. He acts as the primary interface between MCIRCC and outside counsel for intellectual property protection matters and facilitates licensing and intellectual property terms for research initiatives - andbenne@umich.edu
Bryce Benson - Research Computer Specialist
Bryce is part of the team building software for MCIRCC’s Big Data Analytic Platform, specializing in quality assurance and signal processing to develop new diagnostic tools - brbenson@med.umich.edu
Alexandra Nowlin - Marketing and Communications Specialist
Alexandra provides assistance with MCIRCC's marketing and communications initiatives, including writing and editing content, graphic design and website management - aenowlin@umich.edu
Amanda Pennington, MS - Clinical Research Unit Manager
Amanda manages MCIRCC’s Pre-Clinical Trials Unit and assists MCIRCC members in developing and managing IRB protocols and data collection - amanpenn@umich.edu
Denise Poirier - Administrative Specialist
Denise is responsible for managing day-to-day operations at MCIRCC by providing administrative support to the team. In addition, she directly supports Kevin Ward - poirierd@umich.edu
Mark Salamango - Chief Information Officer
Mark bridges the gap between business goals and technical possibilities. His focus is to deliver by creating products, strategically communicating with different U-M groups, and assembling teams to drive projects to completion - mmango@umich.edu
Ken Spenser - Commercialization Coach
Ken guides individuals and multidisciplinary teams in the development of commercialization roadmaps that accelerate the bench to bedside process and prepares their innovations for licensing or potential business startups - kspenser@umich.edu
Arjun Srivatsa - Software Delivery Lead
Arjun is part of the team building software for MCIRCC’s Big Data Analytic Platform, implementing DevOps practices to bolster the infrastructure and integrating with external UMIT organizations to help connect the dots to a solution - asrivats@umich.edu
Dan Stuart - Solutions Architect
Dan works on MCIRCC’s Big Data Analytic Platform and Critical Care Data Mart. Dan manages the team’s requirements collection process and software build to bridge the gap between technology solutions and hospital- and patient-generated data - dkstuart@umich.edu
M. Hakam Tiba, MD, MS
Dr. Tiba manages MCIRCC’s Preclinical Operative and Intensive Care Unit facility. He advises and lends his expertise with large animal models to other investigators locally and nationally, assisting with protocol development, refinement and execution - tibam@umich.edu
Richelle Weihe - Manager, Proposal Development Unit
Richelle provides strategic research and proposal development consulting. She serves as the funding liaison on behalf of MCIRCC and provides team science coaching to enhance faculty competitiveness for large-scale research opportunities - wrichell@med.umich.edu
Bria Wiltshire - Director, Marketing and Communications
Bria is responsible for MCIRCC's marketing operations including brand identity and management, marketing strategy, internal and external communication programs and member engagement - wiltshib@umich.edu
Sue Wozniak - Events Specialist
Sue is part of MCIRCC's office team, specializing in events. Sue ensures that all events, small or large, run smoothly and are executed to a high level. She is also responsible for day-to-day administrative duties for the broader team - swo@umich.edu
Meet our members
The critical care experts
Meet our members
The critical care experts
Our members span many disciplines, yet have the common goal
of improving the lives of critical care patients and their families.
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ANESTHESIOLOGY
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
INTERNAL MEDICINE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
NEUROSURGERY/NEUROLOGY
NURSING
PEDIATRIC AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
PHARMACY
RADIOLOGY
SURGERY
OTHER
MICHIGAN EXPERTS
You can search the database for more information about our MCIRCC members by concept, name, or "free text" excerpt (such as an abstract or RFA) to discover researchers, understand research expertise, and visualize connections among researchers.
Michigan Experts is a searchable database of research expertise from several schools/colleges or institutes at the University of Michigan. It was developed to foster collaboration and interdisciplinary research, and offers a rich representation of our research talent and knowledge.