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Dr. Donna Plecha, Chair of Radiology, University Hospitals, received the 2026 Impact Award from the National Consortium of Breast Centers at their Cleveland meeting. Congratulations, Dr. Plecha!

Congratulations to Dr. Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt and Dr. Amit Gupta on promotion to professor and Dr. Navid Faraji on promotion to associate professor at the CWRU School of Medicine!

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered a way to breach one of cancer’s most stubborn defenses: the impenetrable fortress that solid tumors build around themselves. 

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could eliminate a side effect so debilitating that patients often refuse the life-saving therapy.

CCIR member Susann Brady-Kalnay, PhD, and CWRU spinout company BioInVision Inc have jointly received a $2.5 million NIH Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, advancing technology that enhances the ability to locate therapeutic cells or diseased cells like cancer.

Agata Exner, PhD, Director of CCIR, was recently awarded a Fulbright Program grant that will take her to Poland to collaborate with international investigators, making strides in cancer research and radiationtechnology through cross-cultural collaboration.

The  CCIR Trainee Council recently welcomed alumnae, Drs. Sherry Huang, Nadia Ayat, and Wei-Ching (Tina) Lo, who shared highlights from their career journeys and offered guidance on how to effectively leverage the skills acquired during a PhD program to enhance success as an industry professional.

Prerna Singh, an MD/PhD student in the lab of David Wilson, PhD, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship (F30) from the NHLBI. Her research project is titled, "Cardiovascular risk prediction from small, low-density calcifications detected on CT calcium score exams".

Tenesha Connor received two poster awards, one from KSU and one from Case CCC. Fred Bell received a poster award and Kemal Ozdemirli received the best trainee abstract and gave an oral talk at the Case CCC Annual Retreat. In addition, Dr. Murat Yildirim was awarded an American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) Discovery Grant.

Congratulations to Ari Blitz, MD, Professor, and Daniel Herzka, PhD, Associate Professor, in the CWRU/UH Dept. of Radiology, on this recognition!