Angell in Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Simpson Memorial Institute
1927
Photographed by Joel Seewald, October 2, 2017
1. Simpson Memorial Institute Marker
Inscription.
Simpson Memorial Institute. The Thomas Henry Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research combined medical research and patient care activities, provided research experience for medical and postgraduate students, direct care to its patients on the third floor, and consultant services to patients at the University Hospital. Among its contributions were the development of a new agent for the treatment of pernicious anemia, the isolation of vitamin B-12, improved understanding of the use of blood and blood substitutes in the treatment of shock, and insight into the causes and treatments of leukemia and other neoplastic diseases of the blood. A gift to the University by Catherine MacDonald Simpson as a memorial to her husband, a Detroit industrialist who died of pernicious anemia, the building, designed by Albert Kahn, now serves the Department of Internal Medicine and the Historical Center for the Health Sciences in their research activities. , , Medical School Sesqucentennial 2000
The Thomas Henry Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research combined medical research and patient care activities, provided research experience for medical and postgraduate students, direct care to its patients on the third floor, and consultant services to patients at the University Hospital. Among its contributions were the development of a new agent for the treatment of pernicious anemia, the isolation of vitamin B-12, improved understanding of the use of blood and blood substitutes in the treatment of shock, and insight into the causes and treatments of leukemia and other neoplastic diseases of the blood. A gift to the University by Catherine MacDonald Simpson as a memorial to her husband, a Detroit industrialist who died of pernicious anemia, the building, designed by Albert Kahn, now serves the Department of Internal Medicine and the Historical Center for the Health Sciences in their research activities.
Medical School Sesqucentennial 2000
Erected 2000.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.
Location. 42° 16.908′ N, 83° 43.858′ W.
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Marker is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is in Angell. It is at the intersection of Observatory Street and East Medical Center Drive, on the right when traveling north on Observatory Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Observatory Street, Ann Arbor MI 48109, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
View looking to the east across South Observatory Street. Marker is at the base of the lightpost to the right of the sidewalk leading to the main doors.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2017, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
