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Match Day 2022
Friday, March 18, marked one of the most important days in a medical student's career: Match Day. This annual event marks the time when medical students across the country find out—at the same time—where they will “match” for post-graduation residency programs, among the last steps to becoming a pr...
Message from Stan: Notice Something Different?
Today, the staircase into the BRB returned to its pre-COVID self. The X's and arrows were removed so that we can encourage free wandering, stair climbing and oft engagements. All designed to be more encouraging for our discovery, chance conversations, questions and freedom to linger. ...
Nursing faculty, students honored by Midwest Nursing Research Society
The Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) has again recognized a number our faculty, as well as a recent doctoral graduate and a BSN student, in its 2022 annual awards program. Congratulations to all of them for their excellent work and achievements! ...
Reshmi Parameswaran, PhD Secures School of Medicine’s Fifth Falk Catalyst Award
Funding to support development of cell therapy to treat B cell cancers. A $300,000 two-year grant from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust will allow researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to continue work on research for the treatment of B cell cancers...
Medical students win awards at recent healthcare data analysis competition
Congratulations to Case Western Reserve School of Medicine students Jessica Scarborough (G3 MSTP) and Lauren Fane (MS1), who won awards in the MD++ Datathon in January, a national healthcare data analysis competition. Jessica's team won 3rd place, and their proje...
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Research links gut fungi to intestinal inflammation in Crohn’s disease patients
Results of a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University represent a step toward improving our understanding of Crohn’s disease and the factors that cause its intestinal inflammation. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that can lead to chronic inflammation of th...
Message from Stan: Recognizing our Staff
Dear Colleagues - While there are many opportunities to recognize our faculty and students at milestone events such as Match Day, commencement, and numerous faculty awards and professorships, there are few formal ways that recognize our staff. That is why I was so pleased to see that President Kal...
Nursing researcher advocates for son on Rare Disease Day
On Feb. 28, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing researcher Annie Papik’s community of family and friends will be wearing bright green to raise awareness for Rare Disease Day and to support her 9-year-old son, John, who is one of six people in the world with a rare gene mutation. After eight year...
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Stopping heavy bleeding with next-generation artificial platelets
Case Western Reserve University researchers develop next generation of artificial platelets that can stop bleeding from an injury faster Biomedical researchers at Case Western Reserve University report that their latest innovation in developing synthetic platelets could help save lives by rapidly ...
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Case Western Reserve dental school researcher awarded $3.7M in NIH grants to study link between people living with HIV and higher rates of cancer and other diseases
About 1.2 million people with HIV in the United States live relatively normal lives with uncompromised immune systems and the virus medically controlled. But there are two rising concerns, said Ge Jin, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of...