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MSU Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering
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The Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering is a research institute at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, Michigan. It conducts basic and applied research at the intersection of engineering, human medicine, and natural science.[1] The institute was established in 2016 and is jointly supported by MSU's College of Human Medicine, Engineering, and Natural Science. Faculty affiliated with IQ hold primary appointments across 18 departments and 6 colleges at the university.[2]
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| Established | 2016 |
|---|---|
Parent institution | Michigan State University |
| Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
| Website | iq |
History
IQ was established in 2016 with financial backing from three MSU colleges: Human Medicine, Engineering, and Natural Science. Unlike a conventional academic department, the institute was structured so that faculty retain primary appointments in existing departments while affiliating with IQ for collaborative research purposes.[2]
Christopher H. Contag was named founding director of IQ in 2016 and simultaneously served as the inaugural chair of MSU's newly created Department of Biomedical Engineering, a position he held until 2021.[3]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, IQ converted part of its facility into a CLIA-certified diagnostic testing laboratory and operated the Spartan Early Detection Program in partnership with the Michigan Department of Public Health. [4]
Facilities and funding
The institute is housed in a dedicated 130,000-square-foot building on the MSU campus, constructed at a cost of $69.8 million. The State of Michigan contributed $30 million toward the building, with the remainder funded by the university.[5] The facility is located near MSU's engineering research buildings, radiology and imaging laboratories, and animal and life sciences facilities.
Philanthropic support has included a $5 million lead trust established by James and Kathleen Cornelius, which funds the James and Kathleen Cornelius Endowed Chair in Biomedical Engineering, a position jointly held by the inaugural director of IQ.[6][7] As of 2023, IQ faculty had collectively received $83 million in grants and contracts since the institute's founding, including $14.2 million in federal grants and contracts in 2023 alone.[8]
Recent notable IQ faculty activities
2022: Debajit Saha and colleagues at IQ described a cancer screening approach using the olfactory system of locusts to detect volatile organic compounds associated with cancer cells.[9]
2023: Two IQ faculty members, Debajit Saha and Zen Qiu, garnered National Science Foundation CAREER Awards. [10] Aitor Aguirre's published a paper in Nature (journal) on mini heart organoids to study human heart development.[11]
2024: The Pulmonary Hypertension Association awarded Ripla Arora a pediatric grant in recognition of her advancements in pulmonary hypertension research.[12] Jens Schmidt and colleagues published a paper in Nature Communications on single-molecule insights into the DNA double-strand break repair process.[13] Christopher Contag and colleagues published a paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering on immunometabolic reprogramming.[14]
2026: Bryan Smith's lab developed a shampoo-like gel to protect cancer patients' hair from falling out during chemotherapy and published in Biomaterial Advances.[15]
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