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Finding offers potential new target for treatment Psoriasis, a painful and uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition that affects millions worldwide, flares up from the activity of disease- and infection-protecting immune cells. In a new study, researchers at Case Western Reserve University…

At Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the future of healthcare is being forged one student at a time. These aspiring medical professionals are not just learners— they are the next generation of leaders, innovators and healers, carrying with them a passion for medicine that will…

 Precise Solutions Artificial intelligence (AI) is often touted as the solution to countless challenges across industries. But for Rong Xu, PhD (GRS ’99, biology), the potential of AI lies not in its broad application, but in its precision. The bioinformatics…

As Cleveland native Honey Bell-Bey finished reciting her poem, “The Transformational Power of Art,” at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2024, the leaders who filled the room got to their feet to deliver a standing ovation. …

Finding offers potential new target for treatment

For the last 12 years, Case Western Reserve University has taken a select number of faculty, staff, alumni and student startups to one of the world’s largest tech conferences to showcase their businesses or products. In early January, more than a dozen participants from CWRU presented at the…

A woman has gone viral after pleading for people to show kindness to stray dogs, as experts urged animal lovers to also keep their own safety in mind. The woman, who posts to TikTok under the username @cevytot, gained millions of views and sparked a major conversation when she recorded herself…

Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Hisashi Fujioka always had a love for biology and the natural world around him. That passion drew him to earn his PhD at Nagoya University before forging a 30-year research career in different aspects of science at Case Western Reserve. Now, the Case Western Reserve…

Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Hisashi Fujioka always had a love for biology and the natural world around him. That passion drew him to earn his PhD at Nagoya University before forging a 30-year research career in different aspects of science at Case Western Reserve. Now, the Case Western Reserve…

To our School of Medicine community, I am writing to share the sad news that Case Western Reserve University longtime research scientist Hisashi Fujioka, PhD, died Thursday, Jan. 23, at the age of 75.  Hisashi was the manager of standard electron microscopy…