U of U Health has allocated grants to support various research initiatives. These initiatives include efforts to reduce childhood obesity in the Mountain West region, develop a blood test to assess the body's response to environmental factors such as poor air quality, and investigate the potential benefits of acupuncture for Veterans experiencing Gulf War illness.
Additional research funding is provided by the U of U Health Philanthropic Partners Group. This group supports innovative, high-risk projects that may not yet qualify for traditional funding sources. In the previous year, projects funded by this group focused on developing new treatments for adrenal cancer, creating organoid models for aneurysms, and improving drug delivery methods for patients on ECMO.
Securing funding is a crucial component of the University of Utah's mission to deliver substantial societal impact through its research and programs.