Meet the people of The Research Institute for Children’s Health at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Our researchers focus on implementing strategies to develop safe, effective therapies for childhood disorders, and to do so as rapidly as possible, focusing on disorders with genetic involvement.
Institute Director
Mitchell Drumm, PhD
Connie and Jim Brown Professor in Cystic Fibrosis ResearchProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of PediatricsVice ChairmanClinical and Translational ResearchDirectorThe Research Institute for Children’s HealthEmail: mitchell.drumm@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6893
People
Drew Adams, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineMemberDevelopmental Therapeutics ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: drew.adams@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4922
Eric Barbato
Assistant ProfessorFrances Payne Bolton School of NursingEmail: eric.barbato@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1048
Ilya Bederman, PhD
Research ScientistDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesDrumm LabSchool of MedicineEmail: Ilya.Bederman@cwru.edu
Phone: 216.368.5578
Ronald A. Conlon, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineDirectorCase Transgenic and Targeting FacilityMemberCancer Genomics and Epigenomics ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: ronald.conlon@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1826
Rebecca Darrah, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineAssociate ProfessorFrances Payne Bolton School of NursingCo-DirectorGenetic Counseling Training ProgramDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineEmail: rebecca.marsick@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0726
Chris A. Flask, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologyPediatricsBiomedical EngineeringSchool of MedicineDirectorImaging Research CoreSchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: christopher.flask@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.4963
William Hannah, MD
Post Doctoral ScholarDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesDrumm LabSchool of MedicineEmail: william.b.hannah@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4695
Craig Hodges, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineAssociate ProfessorDepartment of PediatricsSchool of Dental MedicineDirectorCystic Fibrosis Mouse Models CoreSchool of MedicineEmail: craig.hodges@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0008
Thomas Kelley, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineAssociate ProfessorDepartment of PharmacologySchool of MedicineDirectorEpithelial Cell CoreEmail: thomas.kelley@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0831
Michael W. Konstan, MD
Gertrude Lee Chandler Tucker Professor of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsSchool of MedicineVice Chair for Clinical ResearchDepartment of PediatricsDivision of PulmonologyAllergy and ImmunologySchool of MedicineVice Dean for Translational ResearchSchool of MedicinePrincipal InvestigatorClinical and Translational Science CollaborativeSchool of MedicineEmail: michael.konstan@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3731
Hua Lou, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineEmail: hua.lou@case.edu
Phone: 216. 368.6419
Helen Miranda, PhD
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorDepartment of NeurologySchool of MedicineEmail: helen.miranda@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.8811
Alexander Miron, PhD
DirectorGenomics CoreSchool of MedicineAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineMemberCancer Genomics and Epigenomics ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: alexander.miron@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2791
Ashleigh Schaffer, PhD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineAssociate ProfessorCenter for RNA Science and TherapeuticsSchool of MedicineEmail: ashleigh.schaffer@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1892
Karen Schelde, PhD
Senior Research AssociateDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesDrumm LabSchool of MedicineCo-Director, Histology, Microscopy and Imaging CoreDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual SciencesVisual Sciences Research CenterSchool of MedicineEmail: karen.schelde2@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4695
Paul J. Tesar, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of NeurosciencesSchool of MedicineDr. Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman Professor of Innovative TherapeuticsDepartment of Genetics and Genome SciencesSchool of MedicineMemberCancer Genomics and Epigenomics ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: paul.tesar@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6225
John Tilton, MD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of NutritionSchool of MedicineVice Chair, ResearchDepartment of NutritionSchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Molecular Biology and MicrobiologySchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorCenter for Proteomics and BioinformaticsSchool of MedicineEmail: john.c.tilton@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3360