The Gulf Crisis and Iran
Looking at the struggles between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in the context of regional economic and political developments with regard to Iran (as well as Pakistan and China).Juan ColeHistory
Advanced Manufacturing with SCUT
The South China University of Technology (SCUT) is pleased to contribute to the Regents of the University of Michigan...[the] "SCUT Faculty Fellow" award in expendable support of the College of Engineering investigating best practices that support research and education program structures in the area of advanced manufacturing with SCUT.Jun NiEngineering
COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP
U-M-Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation Partnership ProgramChuanwu XiPublic Health
HEALTH ANALYTICS
Sichuan University, West China Hospital/West China School of Medicine and University of Michigan School of Public Health Joint Center for Big Data and Health AnalyticsYi LiPublic Health
POLIO
The Pakistan-Afghanistan focus of endemic poliovirus transmission is the last place in the world with ongoing evidence of still widespread infection. But the last case in this focus and in the world is anticipated to occur in 2017 or 2018. Three years after that, the plan is to eliminate all oral polio vaccine (OPV) because transmission of that live vaccine, which has been essential to achieve eradication, can evolve into as much of a problem as wild polio virus (WPV). A recent analysis, however, indicates that in places like Pakistan-Afghanistan where transmission has persisted for a long time because of difficulties achieving adequate vaccination levels, silent circulation of polioviruses could continue well beyond three years (JS Koopman et al. Dynamics affecting the risk of silent circulation when oral polio vaccination is stopped, Epidemics 2017). Vaccination of age groups up to age 39 with OPV before OPV use is stopped could help insure that OPV transmission is stopped. The last exportation of the Pakistani WPV was to Xinjiang, China. That outbreak was stopped by vaccinating everyone up to age 39. We plan to use the new methods developed by Michigan investigators, (RA Smith, EL Ionides, AA King. Infectious Disease Dynamics Inferred from Genetic Data via Sequential Monte Carlo. Molecular Biology and Evolution, April 2017) to analyze transmission dynamics in that outbreak. The results will be used to plan studies in Pakistan-Afghanistan that can insure there is no silent circulation of WPV when OPV use is stopped.James KoopmanPublic Health
MINZU (MINORITY) MUSIC OF CHINA
This documentary film project focuses of the music and dance of China's 56 minority groups. Thus far, more than 30 hours of films have been captured from four regions of ChinaView Project WebsiteLester P. MontsMusic, Theater, and Dance
HIV IN CHINESE MSM
The HIV epidemic in Chinese men who have sex with men is rising rapidly. But currently there is no reliable way to measure new infection rates by age or diagnosis rates by age and stage of infection. A new approach to fitting HIV transmission models directly to HIV sequence data has been developed by researchers at the University of Michigan (RA Smith, EL Ionides, AA King. Infectious Disease Dynamics Inferred from Genetic Data via Sequential Monte Carlo. Molecular Biology and Evolution, April 2017). In a collaborative effort with the Chinese National CDC, Data from two major metropolitan areas are being analyzed with these new methods to see if they can provide the key data to provide the estimates needed to guide control efforts.James KoopmanPublic Health
HEPATITIS C PROGRESSION
Predictors of hepatitis C progression – prospective study of 2 parallel cohorts of hepatitis C patients at UMHS and PUHSC to determine incidence of clinical outcomes and predictors of disease progressionAnna Lok, Lai WeiMedical School
GLOBAL IMMUNIZATIONS
Collaborative research projects on vaccine coverage, determinants of and barriers to vaccination, perceptions of vaccine necessity, vaccination timeliness and immunization series completion in children.Matt BoultonPublic Health
FATTY LIVER SURVEY
Knowledge of fatty liver and dietary habits and physical activities among general population in Beijing – survey study of persons with no liver diseases living in Beijing to determine their knowledge of fatty liver and their current dietary habits and physical activities, and in a subset to determine the impact of an educational seminar in motivating changes in dietary habits and physical activities.Anna Lok, Lai WeiMedical School
FATTY LIVER
Role of visceral adiposity in lean and obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – cross-sectional study using analytic morphomics to analyze visceral and ectopic adiposity to determine their role in lean and obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Anna Lok, Lai WeiMedical School
DIRT
A multi-site study of forest vegetation influences on soil carbon storageKnute NadelhofferEcology and Evolutionary Biology
VACCINE RISKS AND BENEFITS
Chinese parents’ valuation of risks and benefits of pediatric combination and co-administered vaccinesMatt BoultonPublic Health
HEALTH’S CROSS-NATIONAL SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
Studying the factors that influence how people feel about their overall health Shervin AssariPsychiatry, Public Health
EYE DISEASE
Prevalence of visual impairment and outcomes of cataract surgery in ChinaDavid MuschPublic Health
MEASLES ELIMINATION RESEARCH
A collaborative effort between U-M and the provincial Tianjin Centers for Disease Control in Tianjin and China's National Centers for Disease Control, aiming to characterize the epidemiology of measles in China and make recommendations for effective control and eventual elimination of measles from China Matthew L. BoultonPublic Health
Hepatitis C awareness
Faculty-led program for hepatitis C awareness and factors affecting clinical research participation in BeijingAnna LokMedical School
Pediatric TB
Studying pediatric tuberculosis in collaboration with Chongqing Medical University Yang ZhenhuaPublic Health
Biomedical informatics
Collaborative research in biomedical informaticsKai ZhengInformation
Aquaculture
Studying ecology of fishes and aquaculture’s potential contribution to the global food supply through the understanding of ecologically sensitive aquaculture practices, particularly in developing countries.View Project WebsiteJim DianaNatural Resources and Environment
Mongolian Plateau
Researching the social dynamics and the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems on the Mongolian PlateauDan BrownSchool for Environment and Sustainability
Calligraphy
Researching calligraphy in Korean cinemaMarkus NornesScreen Arts and Cultures, Asian Languages and Cultures, Art & Design
Hepatitis B
Researching hepatitis B prevention and treatment policiesDavid HuttonPublic Health
Climate studies
Collaborative research on the growth of the Tibetan plateau and East Asian climateMarin Kristen ClarkEarth and Environmental Science
Aging
Comparative studies of health, health care and agingJersey LiangPublic Health
Archivist exchange
Archivist exchange program between U-M Bentley Historical Library and China's State Archives Administration
Joint Institute with Peking University
Joint Institute for collaborative research in cardiovascular, pulmonary and liver diseases with Peking University Health Science CenterView Project WebsiteAmy HuangMedical School
Engineering education
Joint Institute for engineering education with Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityView Project WebsiteJun NiEngineering
Diabetes
Research on the genetics of type 2 diabetes in worldwide populationsMichael BoehnkePublic Health
Tuberculosis in prisons
Studying TB trends in prisons in TianjinZhenhua YangPublic Health
Infectious diseases
Researching the occurrence, cause and prevention of infectious diseases in industrialized and developing countriesArnold MontoPublic Health
Social inequalities
Researching social inequalities in healthSarah BurgardPublic Health

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