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Research

Driven to Make a Difference

Whether finding faster ways to fight disease or deepening our understanding of the past, Case Western Reserve is committed to research and scholarship that changes lives. As a student, faculty or staff member, or industry partner of Case Western Reserve, you'll conduct research at an institution with a strong history of innovation, a commitment to breaking new ground and an exciting future of translating ideas to reality. Connect with our offices to jumpstart your work.

A Team Effort

Anirban Sen Gupta joined CWRU for its collaborative interdisciplinary environment for his research on biosynthetic blood to treat excessive bleeding. His laboratory has grown from two undergraduate and two master students to a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company.

Turning Ideas into Inventions

Alumni-founded Startup Works to Filter Microplastics

Three then-students at CWRU designed CLEANR, an easy-to-install filtration system to capture 90% of microplastics in washing machines. The filter is now available to order. 

Students at CWRU standing behind the CLEANR filtration system

Research By The Numbers

Members of the CWRU community conduct research daily that makes a lasting difference. But don’t take it from us—the numbers tell our story.

$M+

research at CWRU each year

#

fastest-growing research university in the U.S.
(HERD Survey, FY23)

+

recent industry partners

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Opportunities to Engage

We’re so eager for undergraduates to participate in research that we created an entire Undergraduate Research Office devoted to connecting them with opportunities—and LaunchNet, which helps students turn ideas into businesses.

For those in industry who may want to partner with our professors, please visit the Office of Corporate Engagement.

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The Student Experience

At Case Western Reserve, students play a critical role in our research mission—at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels. Discover some of the ways CWRU students can get in the lab as soon as they arrive on campus—and how their efforts make a meaningful impact.

Jeffrey Hankin
Enhancing Opportunities
“I knew I wanted to apply to medical school in the future, but my experiences here have helped me narrow my focus. I’m working hands-on in specialties I hadn’t known much about previously.“
Jeffrey H. applied anatomy