Human Research
FIND A CORE FACILITY TO HELP WITH YOUR RESEARCH
Search below to explore services, equipment, locations, and more
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Central Ligand Assay Satellite Services Laboratory (CLASS)
offers custom kits and processing/storage/analysis services for a wide range of analytes.
Daniel McConnell, PhD
734-763-2461
danmcc@umich.edu
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Data Office for Clinical & Translational Research (DOCTR)
enables secure access to patient data through investigator-friendly, self-serve tools and custom data extracts.
Data Office
734-615-2100
DataOffice@umich.edu
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Data Science, Biostatistics, and Informatics Core
provides experimental design, data management, health analytics, mathematical modeling, and statistical computing.
Ivo Dinov
734-764-1111
statistics@umich.edu
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HomeLab
offers a fully functional homelike research environment to facilitate human-centered research in a wide variety of contexts.
Alicia Carmichael
734-764-4665
almagior@umich.edu
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Human Research 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Research 3T)
provides anatomic and advanced MR imaging services for IRB-approved, sponsor-funded studies and clinical trials.
Thomas L. Chenevert, PhD
734-936-8866
tlchenev@med.umich.edu
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Institute for Healthcare and Policy Innovation (IHPI)
access to 20 terabytes of data, from more than 113 million Americans, for researchers to study how healthcare works.
Patrick Brady, MHA
734-763-4335
ihpi-data@umich.edu
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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Virtual Data Enclave (ICPSR)
maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences.
Stuart Hutchings
734-615-7362
sth@umich.edu
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Michigan Diabetes Research Center (MDRC) Chemistry Laboratory
provides assays related to diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension for short-term and long-term human and animal studies.
Jason Whalen
(734) 763-1025
jfwhalen@umich.edu
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Michigan Diabetes Research Center (MDRC) Clinical Core
provides expertise and services to support basic, translation, and clinical diabetes research.
William Herman, MD, MPH
734-936-8279
wherman@umich.edu
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Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR)
educates, funds, connects & supports clinical and translational research teams.
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Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center (MiMHC)
Our 3 Cores provide analyses aimed at understanding musculoskeletal health using paraffin and plastic (hard tissue) histology and training, micro/nanoCT imaging, Raman spectrometry, whole animal/tissue level testing, Omics and machine learning support.
Karl Jepsen, PhD
kjepsen@med.umich.edu
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Michigan Performance Research Laboratory (MiPR)
investigates the biomechanics of human movement with the intention of optimizing potential, performance, and functionality.
Ronald Zernicke, PhD
(734) 647-0284
zernicke@umich.edu
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Micro & Nano Computed Tomography Advanced Imaging Core
provides 3-D imaging and quantitative analysis of structures/materials, including metals, silica-based chips and plastics.
Andrea Clark
734-615-6956
clarkand@umich.edu
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Mixed Methods Program
promotes rigorous mixed methods research and scholarship across academic disciplines.
Satoko Motohara
(734) 936-5672
mixedmethods@umich.edu
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Mobile Technologies Core, Eisenberg Family Depression Center
Provides support, guidance and technical skills to utilize mobile technologies and digital mental health measures.
Victoria Bennett
efdc-mobiletech@umich.edu
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Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG)
Promote safe and evidence-based perioperative care for patients through research, education and quality improvement
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Multicultural Study of Trauma Recovery (MiStory)
an international collaboration working together to study the relationships among culture, gender, and trauma recovery.
Denise Saint Arnault
734-615-0537
starnaul@umich.edu
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Neuropsychology Program
provides neuropsychological evaluations, quality assurance, test formulation, data collection coordination, and analysis.
Carol Persad, PhD
734-763-9259
cpersad@umich.edu
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Nutrition, Exercise and Phenotype Testing Core (NExT)
provides general phenotyping, bionutrition support, and physical activity/exercise assessments.
Sarah Ball
734-763-5482
NExTservices@umich.edu
Total Cores: 25
Total Cores: 25