$22 million gift from Alfred Taubman launches new biomedical research...(. a director of the U-M Cardiovascular C...)

Date:9/26/2007

., a director of the U-M Cardiovascular Center; Dr. Feldman, who was the first Taubman Scholar chosen; Mr. Taubman; and Jeffrey Miro, a Michigan-based attorney and adjunct professor at the U-M Law School. As the Institute goes forward, U-M will continue to have at least four representatives on the committee, with the Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs as chair or co-chair.

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Contact: Kara Gavin kegavin@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Source:Eurekalert

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