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Medicine’s Paul Tesar receives J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
There are treatments, but no cures, for millions of people worldwide suffering from diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and leukodystrophies (rare genetic diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord). This is why Paul Tesar and his lab continue to conduct promising translational…
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Medicine’s Jim Spilsbury honored with 2020 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching
Until he became an instructor himself, James “Jim” Spilsbury thought the quality of a college course was strictly up to the professor. But once in that role, while teaching his first few anthropology classes at Case Western Reserve University, it quickly dawned on him: The success of a course is…
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COVID-19 Task Force Update
The Case Western Reserve University COVID-19 Task Force, led by Jonathan Karn and Rafick Pierre Sekaly, has made great progress over the past seven weeks. Bringing forward the best ideas and expertise from CWRU and its affiliates, the task force is producing energetic and thoughtful collaboration…
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Pallavi Tiwari, of the School of Medicine and the School of Engineering, discusses the use of AI and imaging techniques to target brain tumors
Pallavi Tiwari Talks About a GPS Map to Pinpoint Brain Tumors Trial Site News: Pallavi Tiwari, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering—with dual appointments in the School of Medicine and Case School of Engineering—spoke about the development of artificial intelligence and image-analysis…
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Alvin H. Schmaier, of the Department of Pathology, explains how certain anticoagulants could aid patients at risk of developing thrombosis
Anticoagulation Is Key for Adjunctive Therapy in Thrombosis Management OncLive: Alvin H. Schmaier, a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pathology, discussed the primary and secondary management of cancer-related thrombosis, explaining that patients at risk of developing…
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The Cycle Begins Anew
I sold my house of 33 years last week. As the movers carried my furniture out, it felt as if my life was being disassembled item by item. A few of the boxes had pieces of my mother’s in them and some, of my grandmother’s. Out they went in a long continuous line. A builder constructed the house for…
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Sarah Redmond, Curtis J. Donskey and Lucas Jones, of the School of Medicine, study the effectiveness of steam treatments to decontaminate face masks
Study: Rice Cookers May Actually Be A Good Way To Clean Face Masks Ideastream—WCPN: New research co-authored by Sarah Redmond, Curtis J. Donskey and Lucas Jones of the School of Medicine, is highlighted for examining whether brief treatments of steam—using a kitchen rice cooker—can decontaminate…