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Barnholtz-Sloan, Ghannoum and Huang recognized as highly-cited
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum, PhD and Stanley Huang, PhD as they were each identified by Clarivate as some of the world's most influential researchers, most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. In…
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center creates groundbreaking partnership with Israeli institutions
When Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) Director Stan Gerson, MD agreed to take part in an exploratory trip to Israel this past March, he could not imagine the worldwide pandemic that would descend and shake up every aspect of the trip. While conferences were canceled, meetings were…
Student Spotlight - Caroline Schuerger
Blazing trails by blending hard science with public health and social policy Caroline Schuerger is serious about combining medical research and science advocacy to advance public health. After earning her undergraduate degree at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she enrolled in the…
Kudos to the SARS-CoV-2 Task Force
The SARS-CoV-2 Task Force was initiated in March with a strong collaborative response from CWRU investigators to research an unknown, deadly virus and fight what has become one of the most accelerated and catastrophic pandemics in our history. Yesterday, they held a retreat to share their…
Case Western Reserve University researchers study how the immune system responds to COVID-19
School of Medicine awarded $2.6M; receives two of 13 grants nationally New research funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) aims to boost understanding of how the immune system responds to COVID-19, from the start of infection to recovery. Two projects totaling over $2.6 million are led by…
Spartan Showcase: Leah Berdysz
Program: Master of Science in Social Administration, with concentrations in Children, Youth and Families and School Social Work Year: Second-year Leah Berdysz is on a mission to empower girls to be their strongest, healthiest and happiest selves. That mission was the basis for her startup,…
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Working to better understand the brain
Case Western Reserve biology, math researchers part of $3 million National Institutes of Health initiative to investigate how neurons work together to regulate movement Case Western Reserve University researchers are part of an international team striving to crack the secrets of how our…
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Researchers working to ‘upcycle’ polymers
$2.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to Case Western Reserve, industry partners part of $27 million effort to solve plastic recycling dilemma A team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University will investigate ways to improve how common plastics are recycled, an effort supported…