U-M Life Sciences Institute

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The Life Sciences Institute explores biological processes, structures and functions at the finest scale to create impact on a global scale. We are a catalyst of discovery, combining cutting-edge tools, next-generation training, and inquisitive minds with diverse expertise and a shared purpose. With our multidisciplinary, collaborative approach, we bring together some of the most respected research programs in the world to push science forward with passion, energy, and urgency. From our work in chemical and structural biology to our breakthrough research in neuroscience and physiology, our ambitious pursuits lead us to ask big questions and demand bigger answers. Our next-level tools and research cores — including a high-throughput screening center, a unique natural products library and drug discovery core, and world-leading structural biology resources — advance new discoveries within the LSI and across the research enterprise of the entire university. And with a pipeline of educational programs for scientists from the high school through postdoctoral levels, we are preparing the next generation of scientific leaders.

Website: http://lsi.umich.edu
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Industry: Research Services
Company size: 201-500 employees
Headquarters: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Founded: 1999
Specialties: basic science, biology, chemistry, natural products, and research

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Congratulations to LSI faculty member Alison Narayan, who has been named one of U-M's inaugural Innovation Champions!
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Introducing Innovation Champions – a new initiative designed to support research commercialization across all three campuses of University of Michigan. We are proud to announce that 20 outstanding faculty innovators have been chosen to serve as "champions" within their respective schools, colleges and departments. These Champions will act as peer-level contacts, sharing valuable information and resources to help fellow researchers collaborate with businesses and entrepreneurs, thereby amplifying the impact of their innovative work. Learn more about the Innovation Champions program at https://myumi.ch/XGqjn
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Do you know an outstanding high school scientist who wants to pursue hands-on research this summer? The U-M Aspirnaut program recruits high schoolers from across MI—with a focus on scientists from under-resourced areas—for an immersive research experience in LSI labs. Applications are due Feb. 16 (https://lnkd.in/eM-RR5Wj):

University of Michigan Aspirnaut Summer Research Internship Program

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A collaboration between the Ohi and Smith labs at the LSI has revealed how two proteins of a larger complex interact to recognize and degrade viral RNA in the host cell. The findings provide the required foundation for understanding how other components interact with this core machinery to regulate its role in viral clearance. Read the study in PNAS: https://lnkd.in/eqpFMjyR
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A new study from Jun Wu’s lab at the LSI indicates that cross-organ communication between fat tissue and liver tissue can activate protective mechanisms against liver damage from alcohol consumption. The research, conducted in mice, provides new insights into the role of thermogenic fat in alcoholic liver disease. Read the study: https://lnkd.in/eT69Wpwk
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LSI researchers have discovered that millimeter-long worms can detect and respond shear stress, or the force of movement along parallel planes. The findings provide a genetic model for studying how animals sense shear stress in their external environment.

Shear stress sensing in C. elegans

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The University of Michigan reported a record $2.04 billion in research volume during FY ‘24, a 9.9% increase compared to FY ’23. For more than a decade, U-M has ranked among the nation’s leading public universities in terms of research volume. Learn more about the innovative work accomplished by U-M researchers during FY ‘24: myumi.ch/pkEMz
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With new funding from the Milken Institute's Inaugural Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant, Shyamal Mosalaganti and Sami Barmada will use advanced structural biology techniques to uncover new structural details of irregular proteins and determine how they malfunction in the brain to cause frontotemporal dementia.

Inaugural Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program Awardees and Projects | Milken Institute

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In November 2023, the FDA approved the first therapeutic for a rare blood disorder called TTP. The research at the foundation of this treatment started in the lab of U-M physician scientist David Ginsburg. See the Innovation Partnerships 2024 Impact Report for more information on how a basic science question ultimately led to this approved treatment.
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We are excited to share Innovation Partnerships’ Fiscal Year 2024 Impact Report! This year’s report highlights inspiring success stories from across the University of Michigan. Discover incredible startups and projects and learn about impactful researchers, including the 2024 Distinguished University Innovator of the Year, Kevin R. Ward, MD. Plus, celebrate another record-breaking year for research commercialization. Get the full story and read the report here: https://myumi.ch/5yXXA
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Join us for the 4th Annual Drug Discovery Symposium, featuring research talks and opportunities to network with fellow U-M scientists advancing drug-discovery efforts across the university.

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Scientists in the Mosalaganti lab have determined the structure of hSIDT1, a human protein involved in glucose tolerance, insulin secretion, tumor development and immune system activation. The research arose from a project supported by the LSI's Klatskin-Sutker Discovery fund, which encourages innovative, early-stage research that has potential to positively impact human health.

Structure of the human systemic RNAi defective transmembrane protein 1 (hSIDT1) reveals the conformational flexibility of its lipid binding domain

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