Science + Tech
July 02, 2020
The time has come once again for us to come together as a center at our Annual Scientific Retreat in just a few weeks. Though it will look different this year in our virtual format, our members, fellows, post-docs and trainees have the opportunity to be enriched by guest speakers, hear updates from…
July 02, 2020
Research produces dramatic results in laboratory studies involving fatal myelin disease that strikes children A team led by Case Western Reserve University medical researchers has developed a potential treatment method for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), a fatal neurological disorder that…
July 01, 2020
Big science wins often develop in the background of collaborative teams consisting of laboratories with diverse but complementary research expertise and interests. Among the advantages of developing teams with common scientific goals, is a synergism that arises from unique perspectives. As a result…
July 01, 2020
Our CTSA Hub has been awarded an administrative supplement to add a dedicated quality assurance/quality control position that will perform quality reviews of CTSA-related submissions to NCATS, submissions to the eRA Human Subjects System, and management of the overall process. Ellen Divoky is an…
July 01, 2020
Stan Gerson, Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC), has become interim dean for the School of Medicine and interim senior vice president for medical affairs, effective July 1, 2020. Under Gerson’s leadership last year, the National Cancer Institute designated the Case CCC…
June 30, 2020
It is almost July, and it is hard to believe we are halfway through a very challenging 2020, unlike any year we’ve ever encountered. Plans are cautiously and thoughtfully coming together for the next academic year. While our research labs continue to operate – often remotely and performing critical…
June 30, 2020
Tenure included Northeast Ohio’s two largest federal research grants, gains for Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic collaboration to create Health Education Campus After a 13-year tenure that saw the School of Medicine swing from multi-million-dollar deficits to record-breaking…
June 29, 2020
This will be my last Dean’s message. I’ve spent quite a spectacular week with lots of wonderful virtual send-offs from my visiting committee, my leadership team, the development team, several groups of chairs, some of my colleagues, and the Medical Alumni Board—who invited a good many people to…