U-M Life Sciences Institute

The Life Sciences Institute explores biological processes, structures and functions at the finest scale to create impact on a global scale. We are a catalyst of discovery, combining cutting-edge tools, next-generation training, and inquisitive minds with diverse expertise and a shared purpose. With our multidisciplinary, collaborative approach, we bring together some of the most respected research programs in the world to push science forward with passion, energy, and urgency. From our work in chemical and structural biology to our breakthrough research in neuroscience and physiology, our ambitious pursuits lead us to ask big questions and demand bigger answers. Our next-level tools and research cores — including a high-throughput screening center, a unique natural products library and drug discovery core, and world-leading structural biology resources — advance new discoveries within the LSI and across the research enterprise of the entire university. And with a pipeline of educational programs for scientists from the high school through postdoctoral levels, we are preparing the next generation of scientific leaders.