In 2021, Guy Boyd, the son of Weil Institute administrative specialist Denise Wieck, was critically injured when a friend shot him with a ghost gun. Today, Guy and Denise use the harrowing event that changed their lives forever to advocate for responsible firearm ownership and gun safety nationwide.
Read MoreDARPA is a federal funding agency that creates capabilities. To do this, the agency has created a unique approach within the government which is to look for ways to say "yes." The result has been some remarkable technological advances. Learn more in our upcoming Visiting Scholar seminar featuring Dr. Geoff Ling, Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins and Founding Director of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreExperts 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreDr. Hakam Tiba, Director of Pre-clinical Operative & Intensive Care Unit and Research Assistant Professor, sheds some light on the successes of the Ward & Tiba Critical Care Lab and how students and Twitter play an integral part.
Read MoreMCIRCC researcher Dr. Thomas Sanderson has hit the ground running since his 2017 arrival at U-M.
Read MoreClinicians, researchers, data scientists, industry professionals, and donors converged at Junge Family Champions Center on October 25 for the second Massey TBI Regional Conference.
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