Weil Institute investigators will use insights from Ukraine to inform new global trauma care guidelines

Supported by a large DoD grant, researchers are on a mission to enhance combat casualty care around the world.

Trauma, Trauma & Combat Ca...Kate MurphyAugust 27, 2024Trauma and Combat Casualty Care, florian schmitzberger, Kevin Ward

Weil Institute launches new national program for early-career faculty in Emergency Medicine

Funded by the NIH, the K12 program will train physicians in research on neurological disorders commonly seen in pre-hospital and emergency department settings.

Events, General Announcement, Neurological Care, TraumaKate MurphyJune 27, 2024Neuro-EM Scholars, Neurologic Emergencies, Emergency Medicine, K12, Robert Neumar, Featured Research Project

Turning tragedy into advocacy: TBI survivor and son of Weil Institute team member takes stand against gun violence

In 2021, Guy Boyd, the son of Weil Institute administrative specialist Denise Wieck, was critically injured when a friend shot him with a ghost gun. Today, Guy and Denise use the harrowing event that changed their lives forever to advocate for responsible firearm ownership and gun safety nationwide.

Trauma, Neurological Care, General AnnouncementKate MurphyMarch 13, 2024TBI

Weil Institute team seeks insight into the injured brain through exhaled breath

Researchers examine if breath exhaled after injury could provide a potential pathway to non-invasive, point-of-care monitoring.

Critical Care Lab, General Announcement, Neurological Care, TraumaKate MurphySeptember 26, 2023Traumatic Brain Injury, Sherman Fan, Kevin Ward, Hakam Tiba, Breath Analysis, Microgas, Ruchi Sharma

Happening October 10: Weil Institute "Visiting Scholar" Seminar featuring Dr. Geoffrey Ling

DARPA is a federal funding agency that creates capabilities. To do this, the agency has created a unique approach within the government which is to look for ways to say "yes." The result has been some remarkable technological advances. Learn more in our upcoming Visiting Scholar seminar featuring Dr. Geoff Ling, Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins and Founding Director of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office.

Events, General Announcement, Neurological Care, Trauma, Trauma & Combat Ca...Kate MurphySeptember 12, 2023Weil Events, Visiting Scholar, TBI, Trauma and Combat Casualty Care, DARPA

Weil Institute and Turn-i-Kit featured on Local 4 News Detroit

Weil Institute executive director Dr. Kevin Ward demonstrates the Turn-i-Kit on Detroit’s Local 4 News.

Trauma & Combat Ca..., Trauma, General AnnouncementKate MurphyAugust 11, 2023Kevin Ward, precision trauma, Trauma and Combat Casualty Care

Department of Defense awards Weil Institute investigators $750,000 to rewrite the rules for traumatic brain injury

Research will provide answers to long-awaited questions about therapeutic potential and deliver proof-of-principle data to test other therapies for TBI.

Neurological Care, Trauma, General AnnouncementKate MurphyJune 30, 2023Grant, Award Announcement, Department of Defense, Massey, Massey TBI Grand Challenge, Featured Research Project

(Michigan Medicine Health Lab) “Turn-I-Kits” for Ukraine

When Russia’s War on Ukraine began, individuals around the world mobilized to support the Ukrainian people. Among those offering help is a group from Michigan Medicine’s Max Harry Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation.

Trauma & Combat Ca..., TraumaKate MurphyApril 28, 2023Trauma and Combat Casualty Care, military, precision trauma

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