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Li Lab Finds Intracellular Copper Disrupts Apoptosis
Copper levels increase in inflamed tissues and have been shown to promote colorectal cancer progression. Given that chronic inflammation is distinguished as a cancer risk factor, Xiaoxia Li, PhD, a researcher at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute and member of the Case CCC's Hematopoietic…
Kattan Listed as World's Most-Cited Author in Field of Urological Surgery
A bibliometric analysis recently published in the International Journal of Surgery found articles authored by Michael W. Kattan, PhD were most-cited in the field of urological surgery. Dr. Kattan is the Dr. Keyhan and Dr. Jafar Mobasseri Endowed Chair for Innovations in Cancer Research at Cleveland…
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Scientists successfully test new way to deliver gene therapy
Case Western Reserve University researchers use lipids to safely deliver gene therapy to the eye, successfully holding off advance of rare, inherited eye disorder Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have used a unique method to safely deliver gene therapy to fight a rare, but…
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CTSC KL2 Scholar emphasizes good hygiene as the most effective protection against viruses
Shanina Knighton, PhD, RN , CTSC KL2 Scholar and nurse scientist and instructor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, talks about the relative value of face masks against the coronavirus and emphasizes good hygiene, especially hand washing, as the the most effective protection against the…
Message from the Director
Dear Cancer Center Community: As President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III announced today, I am honored to take on the responsibilities of serving you as dean of the CWRU School of Medicine (SOM) on an interim basis as of July 1, 2020, while maintaining my position as director of the…
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Master of Public Health program celebrates its 20th anniversary
The Master of Public Health (MPH) program turned 20 years old this week, celebrating the milestone with a symposium and dinner celebration on February 20, 2020. A dynamic program of education, research, and service, the mission of the Public Health program is to prepare students to develop,…
Research teams are blending artificial intelligence (AI), MRI scans and genomics to better diagnose and combat glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer.
The researchers used Artificial Intelligence (AI)—in this case, computer image analysis of the initial MRI scans taken of brain cancer patients—and compared that image analysis with genomic research to analyze the cancer. The result: a new and more accurate way to not only determine the relative…
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Fourth-year medical student Nikhil Krishnan selected as a 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Nikhil Krishnan describes his educational journey as a mix of math and medicine. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from Case Western Reserve University, he went on to pursue a medical degree at the School of Medicine. “I’ve been fascinated with math since grade school,” he said, “and…