Research
Research is an integral component of the College of Human Medicine, transforming our teaching and clinical environment. Discovery keeps us on the leading edge of medicine, as Spartans dedicated to improving health for all people.
Our focus is on both clinical research that can be practically applied, as well as the critical research in the basic sciences on mechanisms underlying human diseases.
As a community-based medical school with researchers embedded across the state of Michigan, we are working together for the common good.
Impact and Innovation
See how Spartans are improving the lives of people in Michigan and around the world.
MSU researchers use nanomedicine and AI to diagnose disease
NIH funded MSU study delivers results in rural Michigan
Barbara Thompson studies social motivation in young children with autism
Biomedical and Computational Research
The MSU Grand Rapids Innovation Park is a high energy, collaborative and outcomes-based health ecosystem aimed at advancing human health. Within the College of Human Medicine's state-of-the-art Grand Rapids Research Center (GRRC), 33 principal investigators and their research teams study neurodegenerative diseases, pediatric neurology, autism, cancer, genetics, women's health and reproductive medicine and more. Computational research in the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building includes the use of artificial intelligence for drug repurposing.
Breakthroughs from the Medical Mile
Scientists team up to unlock DFMO drug potential
Public Health Research
The Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health is the first academic department to be co-developed and co-governed in partnership with the communities it serves. Based at the college's Flint campus, researchers focus on population health. The Department’s research, teaching, and outreach are intervention- and action-focused, involving direct health policy advocacy. MSU's community participatory research enables faculty to understand the community's needs and address Flint's most pressing public health issues. Since 2014, public health researchers have been awarded over $220 million in externally sponsored grants for community research.
Public Health Research in Action
Supporting those experiencing postpartum depression