Boundary-Breaking Research
Collaboration is in the DNA of the researchers that call University of Utah Health home, and we know that combining ingenuity with dedication can create a sum that is far grander than its parts. Working together in rich scientific and clinical environments with strong community connections opens extraordinary opportunities for bringing discoveries—whether basic science, translational, or population-based—toward improving the health of people.
Learn about the special initiatives, institutes, centers, and academic schools, colleges and departments that drive our nationally recognized research, and our strategy for increasing our impact. With innovative scientists, top-notch facilities, and surroundings that inspire creativity, U of U Health is the place where students, trainees, and experts come to build collaborations and careers that advance knowledge and transform health.
Six Interdisciplinary Initiatives
U of U Health is giving special focus to six interdisciplinary research areas that are poised to make big impacts. By bringing together bright minds from disparate disciplines we are advancing discovery science and addressing some of the toughest problems in health and disease.
Utah Center for Metabolic Health
The Utah Center for Metabolic Health catalyzes scientific innovation to improve metabolic health by unifying researchers, educators, clinicians, and trainees to understand the metabolic underpinnings of diabetes and related diseases. We develop state-of-the-art interventions to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
Immunology, Inflammation, & Infectious Disease
At the intersection of immunity, inflammation, and infection, the "3i" Initiative leverages the University of Utah’s historic strengths in basic, translational, and clinical research to make fundamental discoveries that improve diagnosis and treatment of a myriad of diseases, from COVID-19 and sepsis to colitis and cancer.
Genomic Medicine
The Center for Genomic Medicine is harnessing the power of family-based genomics to prevent and cure disease in Utah and beyond. Together, our patients, health care providers, and researchers are working to discover the genetic causes of disease and translate these discoveries into accurate diagnoses, targeted treatments, prevention strategies, and cures.
Digital Health Initiative
The Digital Health Initiative is future-focused, aiming to transform health and the way health care information gets to patients, their families, and health care teams. This initiative serves as a hub for advancing the development and commercialization of transformative digital technologies. We are committed to engineering innovations through a culture of collaboration.
Data Exploration and Learning for Precision Health Intelligence
The Data Exploration & Learning for Precision Health Intelligence Initiative is a center for optimal integration of complex data sets with innovation to advance insights across health and medicine. We are establishing a leading-edge footprint by applying biomedical data science research, interdisciplinary community collaborations, and expanding data science education.
Center for Medical Cannabis Research
The Center for Medical Cannabis Research initiative will lead the advancement of cannabis research through funding grants and sponsored collaborative projects, creating a community of multidisciplinary faculty focused on generating translational understanding of the impact of cannabis on public health.
U of U Health Research Strategy
University of Utah Health improves human health for all by advancing discovery, innovation, and health care. Research is central to our mission and accelerates our impact as a leading academic health system. Our research strategy is grounded in three commitments:
- Catalyze Discoveries — investing in current and emerging research areas to strengthen our leadership, advance scientific discovery, and sustain a culture of research excellence;
- Elevate Our Talent — empowering and supporting our research community to attract, retain, and advance exceptional people while fueling the breakthroughs that define our institution; and
- Build for Tomorrow — investing in cutting-edge facilities, critical resources, and robust systems that foster impactful research for the next decade and beyond.
Collaboration and Team Science Program
The Collaboration and Team Science Program at the University of Utah Health supports collaborative research teams at all stages of their life cycle—from initial brainstorming and ideation to the strategic recruitment of new faculty, the development of working groups, and the submission of complex center and programmatic grants.
