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Medicine at Michigan
James Grosfeld has given $11.5 million to Michigan Medicine for research related to dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
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Medicine at Michigan
The period between laboratory success and commercialization is often called "the valley of death." At Michigan Medicine, many organizations exist to help get physicians' and researchers' brilliant ideas across the chasm.
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Medicine at Michigan
Researchers will work to find alternative treatments for non-small cell lung cancers that have become resistant to standard treatment
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Medicine at Michigan
Paul and Carolyn Lichter make generous plans for the future.
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Medicine at Michigan
Generous donations support COVID-19 philanthropy
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Medicine at Michigan
U-M researchers are in high gear
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Medicine at Michigan
Supporting research to advance treatment and prevention of the world's second-leading cause of blindness