Health + Wellness

Nearly 200 people attended Case CCC's Second Annual Microbiome Workshop Feb. 7-8, 2024. The two-day event focused on the latest developments in microbiome cancer research and covered topics such as microbiome and immunity, metabolism and the microbiome, therapeutic implications of microbiome…

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered why a gene that, when mutated, is a common cause of two debilitating brain diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The study found that the protein generated by this mutant…

Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. Message from the Associate Dean for Research Happy New Year!  We have exciting news to kick…

JungA “Alexa” Woo, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was awarded the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award by the Society for Neuroscience in November. The award recognizes her contribution to the advancement of…

Case Western Reserve University is among six institutions nationally to receive a prestigious 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education. The six awardees were chosen from a national pool of applicants representing many graduate medical…

Edward Barksdale, MD, professor and chief of Pediatric Surgery, Rainbow Babies & Children's University Hospitals, presented the 2024 School of Medicine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. keynote lecture on Jan. 17 titled, "From Health Equity to Health Justice: A Passionate Call for Transformative…

CWRU senior to showcase Asclepii at the prestigious festival’s 15th annual pitch competition

On Jan. 2 of this year, Barbara Sciulli celebrated her 50th anniversary working at Case Western Reserve. Since Nov. of 1985, Barbara has supported the School of Dental Medicine as registrar and financial aid advisor, but her journey at Case Western Reserve began at the Controller’s Office in…

Reshmi Parameswaran, MS, PhD, member of Case CCC's Immune Oncology Program, was awarded a two-year, $200,000 Established Investigator Grant by the National Scleroderma Foundation. The funding supports her research using BAFF CAR-T treatment for systemic sclerosis. Systemic scleroderma (SSc) is a…

To Recruit and Retain Nursing student’s parents establish fund for clinical faculty Writer: Anthony Fossaceca When Beth and David Daigle were helping their daughter, Celia Daigle, explore college options, Case Western Reserve quickly emerged as the top choice for the entire family. Two primary…