Skip to main content

Research Impact

HumanFusion
Avatar team in semifinals
Case Western Reserve-led team among 38 from 16 countries selected to compete for $10 million prize A team led by Case Western Reserve University biomedical engineer Dustin Tyler has made it a step closer to the finals in a global competition to develop an “Avatar System that will transport a…
fungus_FI
New formulation of existing medicines prove highly effective against drug-resistant fungus
Spread of Candida auris on skin—a source of deadly infections—can be effectively stopped, according to new Case Western Reserve University research A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University has discovered a formulation of existing medicines that can significantly reduce the…
jet-engines
New CWRU School of Medicine biophysics program partnering with U.S. Air Force research laboratory to develop biosensors for stress and fatigue
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have established the Case Center for Biomarker Structure and Integration for Sensors (BioSIS), a program to advance biosensor technologies using biophysical techniques to understand and improve sensing of markers of stress and…
SenGupta_Lab
Taking new steps with artificial platelets
Case Western Reserve’s Anirban Sen Gupta leads team to advance bioinspired nanotechnology to enhance blood clotting to stop severe traumatic bleeding A team of researchers, led by biomedical engineering professor Anirban Sen Gupta, is working toward innovating and advancing platelet-inspired…
optical_gloves
A new kind of optical coating
Case Western Reserve researchers, collaborators create new class of thin film coating; innovative technology could solve major hurdles for solar energy generation Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Rochester have developed a new class of optical coatings they say…
mask-isolation-feat
Pandemic compounds psychosocial issues for sexual, gender minorities
Research by Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing scientist and collaborators suggests adults identifying as sexual or gender minorities bear extra burden of anxiety during COVID-19 isolation The weight of isolation and loss of social connection caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded…
intuition-nursing
Researchers link health-related social needs to hospital readmissions
They encourage health systems to use their complete billing code system to inform care and community benefit investment Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a clear link between the extent of a patient’s social needs and hospital readmissions. Their…
police-car-feat
Study finds more active-duty police officers died of COVID-19 in 2020 than all other causes combined
Case Western Reserve professor raises awareness, offers solutions Of the 264 police officers who died in the line of duty in 2020 across the United States, more than half died of COVID-19, according to new data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (PDF) (NLEOMF). A…
red-blood-cells-feat
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…
GettyImages-1214355688-e1602868404178
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…