Science + Tech
January 30, 2021
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…
January 29, 2021
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…
January 29, 2021
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,…
January 29, 2021
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic's Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Institute and Lerner Research Institute recently published a retrospective study in Gynecologic Oncology which found that women with newly diagnosed stage III or IV epithelial ovarian cancer and received antibiotics following cytoreductive…
January 28, 2021
Program/Major: Master of Science in Social Administration (MSSA) Candidate Class Year: 2021 After seven years in education working with K-12 students as a teaching assistant, tutor and coach, Isabel Ballard decided to switch careers and apply to the Mandel School’s Master of Science in Social…
January 28, 2021
This week, I'm turning my column over to Jonathan Karn, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, and Director, Case Center for AIDS Research. Many people would like to know more about coronavirus variants that are increasingly in the news across the globe. Jon has…
January 28, 2021
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine researcher part of effort to modify adenovirus to seek and destroy cancer cells While doctors can successfully treat some types of skin cancer at the surface with human-engineered viruses, scientists have yet to find a way to inject these types of viruses to…
January 26, 2021
Case Western Reserve University researchers using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve ‘photovoltaic’ power plants as part of federal energy program Case Western Reserve University computer scientists and energy technology experts are teaming up to leverage the diagnostic power…
January 23, 2021
From volunteering to save lives during the Syrian civil war to achieving his dream of becoming a cardiac surgeon and public health worker Khaled Shorbaji grew up in Kuwait before moving to Syria to attend Damascus University, the first step to fulfill his…
January 22, 2021
I am pleased to announce the appointment of two new leaders to our research programs. Agata Exner, PhD will co-lead the Cancer Imaging Program with Jim Basilion, PhD and Zhenghong Lee, PhD. Dr. Exner is a translational researcher with collaborative industry…