Leaders of Grand Rapids' medical community predicted that the relocation of MSU's College of Human Medicine to West Michigan would draw science professionals from out of state. That prediction has become reality with the addition of the school's first Grand Rapids-based researcher. The school's emphasis on molecular medicine is sure to attract even more top-notch professionals and boost the region's economy.
According to excerpts from the story:
Drawn by what he sees as a world-class clinical base, plus the region's civic pride, Richard Leach represents the start of what Michigan State University wants for Grand Rapids.
An accomplished researcher in reproductive biology and conditions and diseases that affect women's health, Leach is the first researcher MSU based in Grand Rapids as it gears up to open a College of Human Medicine campus in downtown later this year.
His decision to come to western Michigan to conduct his research very well could aid MSU as it seeks to lure other senior researchers and scientists to the new medical-school campus.
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