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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.

Innovative, life-saving care

Combining biology and chip producing technologies, Umut Gurkan's lab created small-scale models of human biology that pharmaceutical companies can use to test new compounds. He also developed a point-of-care diagnostic test to screen babies and children for sickle cell disease.

Turning Ideas into Inventions

Medtronic Acquires Our Heart-Mapping Technology for $93M

Two graduate students transformed a lab project into a clinical tool. Years later, Medtronic bought the company they co-founded for $93 million.

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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
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among 100 world universities receiving U.S. utility patents (National Academy of Inventors, 2024)
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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.

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Enhancing Opportunities
“I've been able to take advantage of so many research experiences. Talking to my friends at larger public schools, they are really surprised I was able to get into a lab almost immediately.”
Ify Chidi, medical anthropology