Three Weil Institute teams received large grants from the U.S. Department of Defense in a victory that the teams’ leaders say would not have been possible without the initial support they received through the Massey TBI Grand Challenge.
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TBI experts from across North America convened at Michigan Stadium to share their research and discuss the future of the field.
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On March 3, researchers from across the University of Michigan joined with the Weil Institute to mark the official start of the 2022 Massey TBI Grand Challenge.
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Experts say major changes are needed to address the global issue of TBI. Weil Institute member Dr. Fred Korley and Weil executive director Dr. Kevin Ward weigh in on the topic in this article on the Michigan Medicine Health Lab blog.
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On June 4th, the 2021 Massey TBI Grand Challenge came to a close with the Wolverine Den—a Shark Tank-style pitch session in which multidisciplinary research teams present their TBI solutions before an expert panel of neurointensivists, clinicians, entrepreneurs, business development specialists, and Department of Defense representatives.
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Each year, the Massey TBI Grand Challenge tasks translational researchers to pitch their best solutions addressing the golden hours of TBI care. MCIRCC marked the official start of the 2021 Grand Challenge with a kick-off event on March 9.
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Eight teams were selected this year to pitch their innovative TBI solutions, with four emerging victorious. Read on to learn more about this year’s funded projects!
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Published in Resuscitation Plus, a new study from the MCIRCC Pre-Clinical Lab explores the viability of valproic acid as a potential means of enhancing neuroprotection following cardiac arrest.
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