Michigan Precision Health 2018 Scholars Awards Announced

Precision Health at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural Scholars Awards: grants of up to $80,000 each to support precision-health research. Projects receiving grants represent a range of U-M schools, including the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA), the School of Public Health, the College of Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering program, and the Medical School. Twelve projects were selected from a pool of 60 strong applicants; the awardees’ work reflects the far-reaching potential of precision health and demonstrates the rich precision-health resources at U-M. Following are a few examples of the research the Scholars Awards will support. View a full list of awardees and their topics.