Research facts
$250.9 million
Wayne State reported $250.9 million in research expenditures in FY23
78th
Ranked 78th by NSF among public research universities for total R&D expenditures in FY23
$352.6 million
Research award dollars rose nearly 22% from FY22 to FY23
$91.5 million
NIH awards rose nearly 7.5% from FY17 to FY23
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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