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Research, Discovery and Innovation
Healthcare continually advances — but not as fast as it could, especially when life hangs in the balance. At Henry Ford Health we are committed to innovation in every department — serving as a dynamic laboratory for researchers encouraged to dream big. Our 3,000+ active research projects aim to develop new cancer treatments, advance early diagnoses for diseases, discover solutions to racial and ethnic health disparities and much more.
In the spirit of creativity, our new and groundbreaking 30-year partnership with Michigan State University will expand our capacity to unlock new tools, techniques and treatments — and rapidly put them to work at the bedside.
With your support, this campaign will deepen our well of research expertise to fuel breakthroughs and treatment innovations.
Campaign Priorities
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Henry Ford + MSU Health Sciences Research Center
Through our novel partnership we set our trajectory toward a bold vision – to discover and advance a new standard of health. We’re committed to working together with communities across the state to realize substantial change. Our 335,000-square foot research facility in Detroit, set to open in 2027, will further fuse our basic and translational research, serving as an epicenter for innovation and discovery, with a special focus on ending health disparities. -
Endowed Positions
Henry Ford Health’s mission is to improve human life through excellence in the science and art of healthcare and healing. This is advanced through great care and scientific discovery that improves how care is delivered. Endowed positions represent the highest honor an institution can confer upon leading thinkers and innovators. Donor support to create these mission critical roles provide dedicated and reliable resources to advance and retain staff pursuing leading-edge scientific activities. -
Research Funds
Donors can provide the critical resources that serve to unleash physician and scientist curiosity to advance new, purposeful basic science, clinical and translational research efforts. Seed funding, bridge funding and more can lead to direct impact at the bedside and to entrepreneurial outlets for invention. Gifts like the one that founded the Lisa & Christopher Jeffries Precision Medicine Center are building an enterprise of innovation across Cancer, Heart, Pharmacy and more.