The Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (ITMM)—supported by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals—provides a fertile, resource-rich environment to enable transformative advances in medicine.
Under the direction of Distinguished University Professor Jonathan Stamler, MD, ITMM leverages its efforts to ignite interdisciplinary and to integrate humanity and technology through:
- Members spanning all disciplines of medicine and biomedical research
- Cutting-edge resources and a vibrant research environment
- Infrastructure to support funding, performing and biomedical research reporting
Mission
ITMM's mission is to transform medicine through discovery of molecular mechanisms of disease to be leveraged toward therapeutic benefit.
Research
ITMM measures its success through:
- High-profile manuscripts that report discoveries that meaningfully advance understanding of human health and disease
- Movement of basic science discoveries into therapeutic development programs
- Patents generated
- Leadership in national and international initiatives to advance understanding of human health and to develop new therapeutics
- Recognition by awards and honor societies, such as the American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Academy of Medicine
Researchers
ITMM innovates traditional research models by committing to support members of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals for unrestricted pursuit of knowledge for the sake of immediate human impact.
Primary Faculty
Jonathan Stamler, MD
Department of Cardiology
Seth Field, MD, PhD
Department of Endocrinology
Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry
Atul Chopra, PhD
Department of Medicine
Secondary Faculty
Richard Premont, PhD
Department of Medicine
James Reynolds, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Hua-Lin Zhou, PhD
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Puneet Seth, PhD
Department of Medicine
Alfred Hausladen, PhD
Department of Medicine
Matthew Wood, PhD
CWRU Department of Medicine; Oxford University Department of Pediatrics
Laurent Servais, PhD
CWRU Department of Medicine; Oxford University Department of Pediatrics
Carlo Rinaldi, PhD
CWRU Department of Medicine; Oxford University Department of Pediatrics