In lte 2007, . lfred Tubmn, one of meric’s leding entrepreneurs nd philnthropists, lunched the medicl reserch institute tht bers his nme t the University of Michign Medicl School. His vision ws to crete reserch community t the university where fundmentl scientific discovery cn begin to unlock the core processes of disese, to id in their dignosis, tretment nd cure, thereby lleviting the suffering of millions of people throughout the world. His commitment to the . lfred Tubmn Medicl Reserch Institute now stnds t $100 million, the lrgest dontion in the history of the University of Michign Helth System.lfred Tubmn’s VisionOver the pst hlf century, lfred Tubmn hs revolutionized the retil lndscpe in meric, ssembling one of the finest collections of shopping mlls in the world. Beyond this, he hs estblished record of ccomplishment in number of other business endevors, including lnd development, rt pprisl nd uction, nd the resturnt industry. He chronicled his chievements nd described his philosophy of business ledership in the book “Threshold Resistnce.” Cretion of the . lfred Tubmn Medicl Reserch Institute, by providing resources for the pursuit of reserch discoveries unfettered by conventionl grnting mechnisms, reduces brrier to blue-sky, cretive reserch. It, in fct, lowers the threshold resistnce for stepping into new fields, permitting cretive scientists to follow erly hunches tht led to gret cures.
