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Making the ClotChip® military ready
Case Western Reserve researchers who developed portable sensor to assess blood-clotting ability working with U.S. Navy for more rugged version of portable device An illustration of the ClotChip technology. Case Western Reserve University researchers who developed a portable sensor to quickly…
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International study finds increased COVID-19 mortality among adults with Down syndrome
Findings support prioritizing vaccines for those with the genetic disorder A new study by an international team of researchers found that adults with Down syndrome are more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population, supporting the need to prioritize vaccinating people with the…
Erin Fogarty promoted to Assistant Dean for Research Administration
Congratulations to Erin Fogarty, recently promoted to Assistant Dean for Research Administration. In this complex new role, she provides strategic leadership in identifying, developing and implementing policies and procedures related to research grants, contracts and other sponsored projects, while…
A New Home for the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy
Case Western Reserve alumna Marian Shaughnessy (NUR ’85, ’17) understood the power of nurses to transform health care. Her vision led to the creation of a leadership academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing named in her honor—and this week, in recognition of the first anniversary of…
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Scott elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Please join the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center in extending congratulations to Cleveland Clinic's Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil on his recent election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement among physician-scientists. Dr. Scott will…
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CWRU medical researcher Marissa Scavuzzo chosen for prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Hanna H. Gray Fellowship
Program supports outstanding women and underrepresented individuals pursuing careers in scientific research Marissa Scavuzzo studies the nervous system—the one inside your gut. Using lab-grown organs to mimic the human intestine, she is mapping the diversity of support cells called “glia.” Glia in…
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Preventing pressure injuries
Biomedical engineer leads team at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly bedsores Pressure injuries, also known as bedsores, are often understood as merely painful or uncomfortable side effects of immobility or limited…
Curing Kids Cancer awards Alex Huang’s team for pediatric bone cancer research
Alex Huang and his research team, including Sung-Hee Choi and Suzanne Tomchuck (pictured here, left to right), recently received a $100K award from Curing Kids Cancer, for their work on osteosarcoma, a highly aggressive bone cancer that affects 400–600 children, teens and young adults in the U.S.…
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Study Shows Machine Learning’s Potential to Predict Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Risk
From Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute: Machine learning-based approaches to risk assessment can be highly effective in predicting various types of cardiac dysfunction among cancer survivors who have received cardiotoxic cancer therapies, according to a new retrospective longitudinal study…
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Chakraborty awarded 2020 V Scholar Grant
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Cleveland Clinic's Abhishek Chakraborty, PhD as he was awarded a 2020 V Scholar Grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research for his proposal, "Chromatin Dysfunction Identifies Metabolic Regulators as Potential Therapeutic Targets…