Taubman Institute funds early-detection COVID study that uses wearable devices

Early in the wake of the pandemic as new epidemiological data were emerging, a major concern shared by healthcare workers (HCWs) was the potential to transmit virus without any warning signs. A critical unaddressed issue is whether early detection, especially of infection before obvious symptoms, can prevent “pre-symptomatic transmission” and stop further spread.   Sung…

Taubman Emerging Scholar Sheds Light on Possible Suicide Risk of Covid-19 Front Line Caretakers

Srijan Sen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, and Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Professor of Depression and Neurosciences, is one of five mental health care providers and advocates who discuss elevated suicide risk in the most recent issue of BridgeMI.com. In the article, Dr. Sen says, “There is this issue…

2019 Symposium

The 2019 Taubman Prize Symposium featured a keynote by prize recipient Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, MD, of the University of Cambridge. Dr. O’Rahilly, an endocrinologist and researcher, spoke on “The Causes and Consequences of Human Obesity.” He accepted the award from Gayle Taubman Kalisman, PhD.

#GivingBlueday gifts will aid exciting medical research

Their genius. Your generosity. The Taubman Institute extends its heartfelt appreciation to all of the donors who generously contributed to our Emerging Scholars on December 3, Giving Blueday. The laboratories of five researchers will receive your gifts in early January, helping them to further investigations into depression, autoimmune disorders, cancer, dementia and more. Thank you…