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School of Medicine’s Heidi Gullett ‘a force for good’ in the region’s coronavirus pandemic response By Ginger Christ This article first appeared in a summer publication related to the university's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More articles will appear in The Daily and on the university and…

This article first appeared in a summer publication related to the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More articles will appear in The Daily and on the university and school social media accounts in upcoming weeks; visit case.edu/together to see more. As students, faculty and staff…

Alumnus’s research into a 1918 pandemic helps shape public understanding today This article first appeared in a summer publication related to the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More articles will appear in The Daily and on the university and school social media accounts in…

Assistant Professor Robert (Rob) P. Igo Jr. was known as a thoughtful genetic epidemiologist who embodied the spirit of team science by his colleagues in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences (PQHS). He passed away over the weekend.    Igo had many professional…

On June 5, Kerolos Elsayed was focused on one thing: defending his thesis, the culmination of his studies and experience in the endodontics program at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.  Moments before, Chair of the Department of Endodontics Andre Mickel shared some…

Every day, Case Western Reserve University students transcend limitations as they make significant contributions toward impactful research. Haojia Li, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Case School of Engineering, is no exception. Crain’s Cleveland Business…

Benigno Rodriguez was known among colleagues as not only a brilliant clinical trialist in HIV research, but also a kind and generous person. Now, Rodriguez's friends and colleagues in the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit are mourning the loss of Rodriguez after he passed away last week at the age of…

From a young age, Joy K. Ward, the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, knew science would be her calling. By the time she was 7 years old, Ward was already collecting interesting specimens from the forest near her home and looking at cells through her father’s microscope. As a senior in…

When Rob Lucas came to Case Western Reserve University in fall 2015, he was tasked with taking an idea for a new open-access biomedical journal and making it a reality. The Pathogens and Immunity journal officially launched in May 2016, in large part due to Lucas’ dedication to the…

An innovator in novel ways to deliver medical curriculum with a passion for making the health care system safer for patients will become vice dean for medical education at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Lia Logio Lia Logio, known for her energetic and innovative approach to…