Welcome to the Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center

The Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center (MiMHC) is supported by a P30 grant from NIH/NIAMS. This award is a great honor and reflects the hard work and dedication of all musculoskeletal (MSK) researchers at U of M. This award was first granted in 2016 and was recently renewed for another funding cycle. There are over 100 faculty members of the MiMHC. These investigators plus their research teams together make Michigan a highly productive and collaborative environment to conduct MSK research!

The theme of the MiMHC is understanding mechanisms of musculoskeletal health, injury, and disease across the lifespan.

The goal of this center is to strengthen existing and develop new musculoskeletal programs by providing the following support:


The Resource Cores centralize specialized technologies and expertise across all physiological length scales, enabling center investigators to conduct “vertically” oriented science from molecular mechanisms to organ- and organismal-level function. The MiMHC supports three Resource Cores:


The Enrichment Program will promote and sustain new interactions among center investigators, enabling the interdisciplinary team to conduct “horizontally” oriented science to identify mechanisms of injury and disease arising as a result of interactions between musculoskeletal tissues or with other physiological systems. The Enrichment Program focuses on community building, junior faculty mentorship, and grantsmanship.

For more information on MiMHC, the services from the various cores and prices, please download and read the MiMHC Core Services Handbook.

Once again, thanks to the entire UM MSK community for another productive year.  Stay safe and stay healthy!