About the Taubman Institute Programs
Consortium Co-directors and Taubman Scientists Sue O'Shea and Gary Smith answer media questions at the announcement of the new stem cell center.
Consortium for Stem Cell Therapies
A Consortium is being formed at the University of Michigan’s Taubman Institute to create embryonic stem cell lines to aid in the quest for new treatments and cures for human disease.
The A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute Consortium for Stem Cell Therapies is the first major embryonic stem cell research program launched in Michigan since the Nov. 4 passage of a state constitutional amendment allowing scientists to create new stem cell lines using surplus embryos from fertility clinics.
The launch of the center, combined with the recent state law change and President Obama's executive order loosening restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, is expected to transform stem cell research at the University of Michigan.
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Taubman Institute-Israel Initiative
The Taubman Institute has launched an Initiative to establish collaborations between leading medical researchers in Michigan and their colleagues in Israel. The impetus behind the effort came from a trip to medical research facilities in Israel that Alfred Taubman took in 2008 with Institute Director Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., and Institute Co-Chair Gayle Taubman Kalisman, Ed.D.
“We were very impressed by the ground-breaking research being done in Israel,” said Alfred Taubman. “And we immediately recognized the opportunities for collaboration between U of M and the talented scientists in Israel.” Full Article
Lawrence Tech Partnership
A key mission of the Taubman Institute to establish a culture of collaboration wherever that can further the cause of medical science. To this end, we have been working with Hsiao-Ping Moore, Ph.D., the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lawrence Tech, to develop working relationships between faculty from her new Life Sciences Program and colleagues in related disciplines here at U-M.
The initial discussions have centered on the areas of informatics and tissue engineering. However, Dr. Moore is working with Taubman Scholar Valerie Castle, M.D., to explore a possible collaboration in cancer research. Full article
The Taubman Research Community
A cornerstone of the Taubman Institute is a truly collaborative environment, where the exchange of ideas and creative interaction across disciplines are vigorously promoted. For this purpose, we actively seek forums where our scientists have an opportunity to share research findings and learn new techniques.
The Taubman Talks series is monthly program of brown bag lunches at which members of Taubman laboratories get together to discuss science. Each month researchers at a different laboratory offer presentations on their work, their latest results and future directions.
We also held a series of lectures and workshops to train our researchers in the latest applications of information technology. With the sheer volume of research being done in the life sciences in laboratories around the world, having access to their findings is of crucial importance.
Through frequent Lunch & Learn sessions, Taubman scientists have an opportunity to discuss their research with Founder and Chair A. Alfred Taubman. Full article
