China Platform-Joint Institute
UMHS-PUHSC Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research The Joint Institute for Translational and Clinical Research between the University of Michigan and the Peking University Health Science Center (PUHSC) was formalized in 2010. The two institutions created an organizational structure, established key research programs, and developed a strategic plan designed to encourage research collaborations among their faculty and maximize their capacity for translational research through synergistic collaborations areas of interest to both institutions. Four research programs (cardiovascular, liver, pulmonary, and renal diseases) and three infrastructure ‘cores’ currently exist within the JI Platform (see figure at right and more information on the following pages). Each program and core are co-led by a faculty member from UMMS and PUHSC, with similar teams working on specific foci areas within each program. Overall JI leadership responsibility belongs to Dr. Joseph Kolars, Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives, UMMS, and Professor Weigang Fang, Vice President, PUHSC. They are advised by an Executive Board and an Executive Committee. Dr. Amy Huang serves as the Program Director of the China Platform within the U-M Medical School.
Biorepository and Biomedical Informatics Core
Collaboration Core
IRB and Human Protection Core
Cardiovascular Disease Program
Liver Disease Program
Pulmonary Renal Disease Disease Program Program
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PUHSC completed its first year as a host and training institution for fellows of the Fogarty Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars (see Page 46). One of the two fellows has completed her training, the other has been funded for a second year. In November 2012, UMMS hosted the JI’s 2nd Annual Symposium, which was attended by a delegation of more than 50 from China (see Pages 6869). The next JI symposium will be held in Beijing, October 9-11, 2013. Co-directors, Dr. Kolars and Professor Fang were invited to present an overview of the Joint Institute at the national meetings of the American Association of Health Centers in Washington, DC, in April, 2013. The 8th Semi-Annual National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Global Health Centers for Excellence Steering Committee meeting was held in Beijing. Members of the JI were invited speakers presented overviews of the JI, its three cores, the progress of JI pulmonary program, and a study about air pollution and cardio-pulmonary effects in contemporary China. Dr. Cristina Rabadán-Diehl, Acting Director of the Office of Global Health for the NHLBI served as Chair of the meeting. Three UMMS residents from the Department of Internal Medicine completed clinical rotations in China on specific learning projects. Drs. Alexander Katz and Mark Benson were hosted by the cardiology groups at PUHSC First and Third Hospitals respectively. Dr. Randy Sweis, who was comparing the operations of large hospital systems in the US and China, was also hosted by First Hospital. Seven UMMS students participated in research projects or clinical rotations over the past year, including four M4 students and three M1 students (see Pages 30-33 and Page 36). A Call for Proposals for new JI projects was released in Winter 2013. Awarded proposals are shown on Page 61.
Representatives from the University of Michigan community celebrated the 100th anniversary of PUHSC, including (left to right) Dr. Amy Huang, Dr. Peter Arvan, Mr. Richard Rogel, Dean James Woolliscroft, Ms. Dorene Markel, and Senior Associate Dean Joseph Kolars
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