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Michigan Genomics Initiative (MGI) | e-Health & Artificial Intelligence (e-HAIL)

Michigan Genomics Initiative (MGI)

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The Michigan Genomics Initiative (MGI) is a collaborative research effort among physicians, researchers, and patients at Michigan Medicine.

The MGI Community is an integral part of the MGI Initiative. Our community brings together like-minded researchers, interested in exploring the use of genetic data to improve health.

About the MGI Community

MGI is a community built around shared data and shared resources with focus on lowering the barriers of entry and allowing a wide range of researchers and clinicians to become involved in genetics research.

The goal of MGI is to enable the adoption of genetics understanding in clinical practice. This is is seen through:

  • High quality data preparation with extensive input by internationally recognized domain experts.

  • Centralized pre-analysis with domain expert input (Imputation, Star alleles)

  • Return of user-generated data.

  • Tools (Encore, Pheweb)& Computation infrastructure that iterates across projects.

  • Support of Analyses

  • MGI project (Return of Results)

  • Annual symposium with High Profile External Speaker. Here we learn about research using MGI, discuss the future goals for the data, and additional pre-analyses.

More About MGI

For more information, contact:
Sebastian Zoellner, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics Department
Professor, Psychiatry Department
Co-Director, AI & Digital Health Innovations

“The MGI Community is a great place to interact with U-M researchers who are interested in leveraging genetic data to advance digital health research. There is a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and a strong sense of community within the MGI Community – it’s really helped me as I think about my genetic research.”

Xiang Zhou, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics

e-HAIL

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Breakthrough research starts with the right connections.

e-HAIL brings together clinicians, AI experts, and researchers from across campus to collaborate, share ideas, and advance health AI research.

About e-HAIL

e-HAIL is the faculty community within AI&DHI that connects faculty across campus to collaborate and advance health AI research. Our active community engages in:

  • Thematic workshops and brainstorming sessions

  • Proposal reviews

  • Symposia and events

Community members are notified of new health AI grant opportunity information and are eligible to apply for pilot funding including:

  • Summer Student Support Program

  • Dataset Creation Awards

  • MedTech Match Grand Challenge

e-HAIL members also receive prioritized access to all AI & Digital Health Innovation services and support.

Visit the e-HAIL Website

For more information, contact:
Kelly Manthei, Program Manager, e-HAIL

“We could not have pulled off our recent projects without e-HAIL. Based on an initial conversation, e-HAIL’s program manager made the connection to colleagues in Engineering whose research interests were a good fit, and the collaboration has blossomed from there. Our progress so far has been really exciting!”

Devin McCaslin, PhD
Head and Neck Surgery, Michigan Medicine