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Seeking Cures For

sensory-neuronsAll 16 of our Taubman Scholars are practicing physicians whose patients are an ever-present reminder of the urgent need for new cures and therapies.  Their areas of expertise range from stroke and heart attack to ALS to the vision loss that is a common complication of diabetes. 

A number of our scientists are seeking new treatments for a range of cancers – including a common childhood cancer – while others are working to understand conditions like obesity and skin diseases.

In just three short years, Taubman Scholars have published 94 articles in leading scientific journals, and Taubman Institute support has led to 10 human clinical trials of new treatments for disease.

To read more about how each Scholar’s approach targets specific diseases, click on the links to their research outline.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Eva L. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.

Cancer

Ronald J. Buckanovich, M.D., Ph.D.
Valerie P. Castle, M.D.
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D.
Theodore s. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D.
Erika A. Newman, M.D.
Kenneth J. Pienta, M.D.
Max S. Wicha, M.D.

Diabetes and complications of diabetes

Frank C. Brosius III, M.D.
Thomas Gardner, M.D., M.S.

Heart attack and stroke

David Ginsburg, M.D.
David J. Pinsky, M.D.

Motor neuron disease

Nicholas M. Boulis, M.D.

Muscle diseases

James Dowling, M.D., Ph.D.

Obesity

Charles F. Burant, M.D., Ph.D.

Skin diseases

Johann E. Gudjonsson, M.D., Ph.D.

 

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