At Michigan Tech, researchers in the Health Research Institute (HRI) are tackling a variety of health-related challenges, whether that is developing material for better wound care, creating vaccines, studying alcohol’s effects on the nervous system, designing a magnetoelastic sensor for use in an artificial knee, or growing heart muscle cells faster and stronger with less chance of rejection. The research is translational, interdisciplinary, and increasingly convergent.
Mission
The mission of the Health Research Institute is to establish and maintain a thriving environment that promotes translational, interdisciplinary, and increasingly convergent health-related research and inspires education and outreach activities.
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Translational Health Engineering Research Center (THERC)
The Translational Health Engineering Research Center (THERC) at Michigan Technological University in West Michigan will become a nationally visible research hub, promoting on- and off-campus collaborations with industry, researchers, and clinicians, and creating an environment that enhances external funding. THERC is a part of Michigan Tech’s Health Research Institute (HRI) which has 59 members from 14 academic departments across campus. This is a cooperative research community which sponsors activities to improve community health, graduate fellowship programs, along with a robust faculty mentoring program.
Mission
The mission of the Transitional Health Engineering Research Center (THERC) is to create, expand and accelerate research activities to improve health.