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Univ. of Michigan Med School Receives $4M for Bioinformatics Program

Dec 31, 1999
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NN ARBOR, Mich.--The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced that it would grant the University of Michigan Medical School $4 million during the next four years to support a new interdisciplinary program in bioinformatics. As part of its Life Sciences Initiative, the school will offer graduate education and support research in bioinformatics.

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