Research facts
$352.6 million
Research award dollars rose nearly 22% from FY22 to FY23
$93.5 million
NIH awards rose nearly 9% from FY17 to FY22
$242.2 million
Wayne State reported $242.2 million in research expenditures in FY22
75th
Ranked 75th by NSF among public research universities for total R&D expenditures in FY22
Key research areas spotlight
Metabolic
Researchers at Wayne State University are studying metabolic abnormalities that are associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and many other disorders. Research studies include areas such as environmental modulators of metabolism and metabolic disease, circadian stress mechanisms in metabolic disorders, adipose tissue cell and molecular biology, novel obesity and diabetes therapeutics, metabolic genetics and inherited metabolic disorders, insulin resistance and diabetes, energy homeostasis, biolipid metabolism and inflammation, and more.
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Cores and facilities spotlight
Biomedical imaging
Wayne State offers state-of-the-art biomedical imaging facilities including a magnetic resonance facility that aids in early detection of disease and monitoring of treatments.
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