Dr. Sue Hammoud and the Michigan Center for Single-Cell Genomic Data Analytics team awarded $3.7 million

By June 26, 2019 August 5th, 2021 News, Research

Dr. Sue Hammoud and the Michigan Center for Single-Cell Genomic Data Analytics team received grants from the Open Philanthropy Project ($2.5 million) and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ($1.2 million). 

The Open Philanthropy Project awarded a grant of $2,500,000 over four years to the University of Michigan to support research by Drs. Sue Hammoud and Jun Li on mammalian gamete development in March of 2019. The research would be specifically focused on development of gametes from stem cells.

Progress in this area could eventually enable people with fertility challenges to have children and could eventually help reduce the incidence of a wide variety of high-burden disorders (such as heart disease, chronic pain, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease) and promote other positive outcomes. Dr. Hammoud’s research is amongst the most promising our science team has encountered so far in this field.

www.openphilanthropy.org/focus-area/scientific-research/transformative-basic-science

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) awarded $1.2 million to Drs. Sue Hammoud, Jun Li, Erica Marsh and Ariella Shikanov at the University of Michigan.  This project will establish a human cell atlas of the female reproductive system, focusing on the ovaries, fallopian tube, and uterus.

chanzuckerberg.com/science/programs-resources/humancellatlas/seednetworks/human-cell-atlas-of-the-female-reproductive-system/