Giving Opportunities

We hope our successes this past year makes you proud of the University of Michigan Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology. Our philanthropy funds play a key role in strengthening our department, faculty, and trainees. We hope you will play part and join many others in supporting Molecular & Integrative Physiology by making a gift to the funds below.

Bishr Omary Physiology Postdoctoral Awards & Symposium Fund

Your gift will be used to support Molecular & Integrative Physiology postdoctoral career development in a variety of ways that include postdoc recognitions, the annual symposium, a named lectureship in conjunction with the annual symposium, postdoc travel and small grants, and other postdoctoral career development activities. Donate online at https://www.giving.umich.edu/give/335629

Graduate Education Fund in Physiology

Your gift will propel the development of future biomedical researchers currently enrolled in the Molecular & Integrative Physiology PhD Program. These individuals are studying the mechanistic basis of human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and obesity. Donate online at http://victors.us/mipgraduate

Andrew Schwartz Memorial Fund

To honor Andrew, the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology is raising funds along with a lead gift from Andrew’s family, to establish the Andrew J. Schwartz Innovative Translational Research Award. This award will be awarded annually to a MIP PhD student pursuing translationally relevant research. If you would like to donate to this fund in Andrew’s memory, please do so at https://give.communityfunded.com/o/michigan-medicine/i/memorials-and-tributes/s/in-memory-ofandrew-schwartz

Master’s Education Fund in Physiology

The MS in Physiology is designed for students who plan to pursue employment in a research laboratory, or to continue their education as PhD, medical, dental or other health professional schools. Your gift will provide financial assistant to master students. Donate online at http://victors.us/mipmaster

Physiology Annual Fund

Your gift enables the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology to direct resources where they are most needed or where opportunities are greatest, from upgrading or replacing a critical piece of lab equipment to providing resources to our trainees, researchers and faculty. Donate online at http://victors.us/mipfund

BioMed Focus Fund

BioMed Focus is a paid, full-time, 8-week summer research program for rising high school juniors and seniors in the greater Ann Arbor area to gain research experience by working in laboratories at the University of Michigan Medical School campus. BioMed Focus Scholars train with a selected mentor to complete an independent biomedical research project. Donate online at http://victors.us/biomedfocus2023

If you would like to discuss making a major donation to any of the above funds, leaving a gift for us in your will, or offering a pledge or gift of appreciated stock, please contact Melissa Lynch, our development officer, at 734-763-1710, orlymeliss@umich.edu