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Tackling society's Grand Challenges - together
Wayne State’s Grand Challenges initiative unites researchers, students and partners to confront the most pressing issues facing society today — health, artificial intelligence, sustainable environments and smart mobility. Together, these teams turn bold ideas into real-world solutions, developing new therapies that improve lives, advancing ethical and powerful AI tools, designing sustainable urban neighborhoods, and creating technologies that make movement safer and smarter. From the heart of Detroit, they create solutions that shape the future of our city — and the world beyond.
Research facts
Wayne State has 432 patents issued (U.S. and foreign) since FY15.
NIH awards rose nearly 11% from FY17 to FY24
Wayne State reported $291.7 million in research expenditures in FY24
Ranked 75th by NSF among public research universities for R&D expenditures in FY24
Key research areas spotlight
The Department of Oncology at Wayne State University is a unique, urban-based integrated center of research, patient care and education, dedicated to the prevention, early detection, treatment and eventual eradication of cancer. The department works closely with the Karmanos Cancer Institute to lead the way in cancer research and treatments. The Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University is one of the leading cancer research institutes in the nation. Karmanos offers patients access to innovative treatments and clinical trials that are not available elsewhere. More than $60 million is invested each year into cancer research, offering patients the best in developing treatment options.
News
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Researchers at Wayne State University and Indiana University working to develop next-generation cancer therapies by switching off cancer’s DNA repair machinery
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Wayne State awarded $2.15 million NIH grant to investigate the effects of e-cigarette use during pregnancy on brain development
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Scientists uncover a genetic 'shield' that lowers the risk of colorectal cancer
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Wayne State University secures new U.S. patent for breakthrough surgical technology innovation
Cores and facilities spotlight
The Proteomics Core uses mass spectrometry to study individual proteins and the full complement of proteins in any cell, tissue or organism. Quantification and informatics solutions to data analysis are available.
