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Computational Biologist Ming Hu Receives $2.4M NIH Genomic Innovator Award
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has awarded Department of Quantitative Health Sciences researcher Ming Hu, PhD, a five-year, $2.4 million grant to study how chromatin is organized within cells and its implications for human health and disease. The grant is part of NHGRI’s…
Staff Spotlight: Carlos Padilla
While working in research for Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) since 2019, Carlos Padilla made the shift to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing from the CWRU School of Medicine this Spring.  A research assistant, Padilla works with Professor Jaclene Zauszniewski’s team on a dementia…
1 in 5 people still use opioids 3 months after surgery
Source: Healthline
Health-disparities
‘Transformative’ $18.2M grant seeks to address health disparities for Black patients in Cleveland, Detroit
The ACHIEVE GreatER initiative part of multi-institution partnership among Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Wayne State University and Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority to address health outcomes Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and…
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As Columbus extends its outdoor dining, is outside seating still safe?
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Asking What Matters
CWRU nurse researchers team with CVS Health’s MinuteClinic to implement revolutionary approach to geriatric care By Mark Oprea Mary Dolansky found herself in the middle of a family health predicament. Years ago, her aging father-in-law, Robert, was battling the precarious edge of a heart…
Why it took decades to make a malaria vaccine that works
Source: The Daily Beast
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center study links protein-coding gene to tumor development, activation of body’s natural immune defense against cancer
Findings shed light on which tumors may respond better to immune checkpoint blockade therapy