A vision for rare cancer research: $5 million commitment launches CURE, a rare cancer initiative, at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
September 29, 2023As National Rare Cancer Day nears (Sept. 30), Jed Ian Taxel Foundation for Rare Cancer Research announces major gift to spur cross-country collaboration Rare cancers are those that affect fewer than 15 of 100,000 people each year. But there are more than 200 types of rare cancer that comprise one-quarter of all cancers diagnosed in the U.S. While…School of Medicine: first in the nation to use Epic's new EHR technology
September 28, 2023Case Western Reserve University collaborates with Epic on new Lyceum platform to introduce medical students to electronic health records Becomes first medical school to use the technology The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is the first medical school to use Epic’s new Lyceum platform, which aims to provide first-year medical…Get to know Staff Advisory Council Representatives
September 28, 2023The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) serves as an advisory group to suggest, comment and provide feedback on policies and raise awareness of issues that affect the University and the people it serves by providing a forum for communication between University staff and administration on all levels. The School of Medicine has 15 elected representatives…Tackling a pandemic: Meet the MD/PhD student who helped create the first COVID-19 vaccines
September 26, 2023When Olubukola Abiona began a four-year postbaccalaureate fellowship at the National Institutes of Health Vaccine Research Center in 2017, she knew she’d gain valuable experience—but had no idea just how impactful her efforts would be. Not long later, those impacts became clear: Her team’s research took center stage worldwide as the foundation…American Society of Clinical Oncology selects third-year medical student to present on financial toxicity at upcoming symposium
September 21, 2023Third-year Case Western Reserve University medical student Victoria Wu knows a thing or two about economics. She earned her undergraduate degree from University of Pennsylvania in the subject, and is using that expertise to study financial toxicity and how it affects lymphoma patients. It’s research she will soon present at the American Society of…Researchers at Case Western Reserve, University Hospitals to assess effectiveness of novel MRI method for breast cancer patients
September 19, 2023Awarded five-year, $3.05 million grant from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer InstituteMt. Sinai Health Foundation awards medical school $2 million to accelerate new treatments for devastating diseases
September 12, 2023Fellows program to attract leading researchers to collaborate with university and hospital colleagues to develop promising solutions—and get them to patients After helping to launch the careers of 30 medical school researchers, the Mt. Sinai Health Foundation is partnering again with Case Western Reserve University—this time to increase…Internationally recognized researcher Fabio Cominelli named a Distinguished University Professor
September 7, 2023Fabio Cominelli’s contributions to groundbreaking research on gastrointestinal conditions, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, has helped alleviate pain and complications for tens of millions of people worldwide living with these disorders. At Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the internationally recognized…Note from Stan: Welcome to the Fall Semester
September 6, 2023Dear Faculty, Staff and Students of the School of Medicine, The university is kicking off the fall semester by sponsoring Innovation Week, a week-long series of lectures, workshops and events highlighting innovation at Case Western Reserve—what an exciting way to start the fall semester.Case Western Reserve biochemists focus on degrading key cancer-driving protein; represents major shift in research
September 5, 2023Case Western Reserve University biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer—a finding they believe could lead to more effective treatments for a range of cancers and other diseases. The protein is LSD1 (lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A), which functions as a type of traffic cop inside human…Medical student earns Alpha Omega Alpha research fellowship
August 23, 2023Third-year Case Western Reserve University medical student Archana Murali has earned Alpha Omega Alpha’s 2023 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship for her work studying intraocular pressure reduction pathways and the potential treatment for glaucoma using a specific prostaglandin analog. The national medical honor society awards the $5,…White Coat Ceremony Welcomes incoming PhD Students
August 21, 2023School of Medicine associate professor honored for work in occupational health and safety
August 11, 2023Karen B. Mulloy, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine associate professor, was recognized for a career advocating for the health and safety of workers in the U.S. and internationally.Paul Bristol joins School of Medicine as Vice Dean for Finance and Administration
August 10, 2023Dear Faculty, Staff and Students of the School of Medicine, Please join me in welcoming Paul Bristol to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine as Vice Dean of Finance and Administration.Case Western Reserve-based medical research collaborative awarded $56.3M federal grant to improve region’s health
August 7, 2023Renamed Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio to reflect even broader reach with addition of two partner institutions The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) a seven-year, $56.3 million grant to…