Skip to main content

Science + Tech

Potential new target for treating chemotherapy-associated kidney damage
From Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute: Standard-of-care treatment for many cancers includes chemotherapy drug cisplatin which prevents the spread of cancer cells by interrupting DNA replication and damaging the genetic material in rapidly dividing tumor cells. Unfortunately, the drug can…
Associate Director's Message: Ohio’s tobacco control policies receive failing grades
Areas for improvement include support of flavored tobacco ban to drive down youth tobacco use Last week, The American Lung Association released its 19th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, which reviews state and federal policies that prevent and reduce tobacco use. ALA reviewed state…
Using Artificial Intelligence to prevent harm caused by immunotherapy
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University discover biomarkers to identify lung cancer patients who could be made worse by same drugs that helps many others Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze simple tissue scans, say they have…
National%20COVID%20cohort%20collaborative%20logo%20copy.png
CWRU Researchers Can Now Apply for Access to the N3C Data Enclave
Case Western Reserve University has signed an institutional Data Use Agreement (DUA) with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). Through this master agreement, CWRU faculty members (who receive their compensation directly from CWRU) are eligible to submit Data Use…
Mariana_Edelman_Photography_WSOM_Orientation_Week_Aug_15_0152%20%281%29.jpg
Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration site awarded 10-year grant renewal for tuberculosis research
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and the Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration team were recently awarded a 10-year, $1.8 million per year, contract renewal from the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC), part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The TBTC is an international…
Caroline%20Martin.jpg
Studying system biology at the atomic level
Outlet: Nature Methods Published: January 6, 2021 A ‘Build and Retrieve’ methodology to simultaneously solve cryo-EM structures of membrane proteins   Authors: Edward Yu, professor of pharmacology at CWRU School of Medicine and researchers from the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK …
wp4964618.jpg
Brawley, McCaskill-Stevens headline 5th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center is once again hosting the Cancer Disparities Symposium, March 4-5, 2021. The symposium will take place virtually due to COVID restrictions. However, attendees can expect the same level of high-caliber research and an overall dedication to conquering health…
Northeast Ohio leaders in healthcare and higher education partner with State, announce historic investment in Cleveland Innovation District
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted on Monday announced the Cleveland Innovation District, a transformational collaboration of Northeast Ohio's leading healthcare and higher education institutions. The Cleveland Innovation District brings together Case Western Reserve University,…