Science + Tech

There are treatments, but no cures, for millions of people worldwide suffering from diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and leukodystrophies (rare genetic diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord). This is why Paul Tesar and his lab continue to conduct promising translational…

Snow and rain on Mother’s Day; not my idea of a good time and I’m sure not yours either. We’ve all spent the last month inside Zooming around our research, education, institutions, departments and laboratories and their management issues, and I am sure we were all hoping for a better weekend. But…

Mother’s Day arrived, a spring day sandwiched between two November-type storms. There were the requisite handmade cards and presents, the special breakfasts, and the phone calls—and the jammed circuits during the time of day in which it was civilized to speak on both west coast and east coast. It…

Until he became an instructor himself, James “Jim” Spilsbury thought the quality of a college course was strictly up to the professor. But once in that role, while teaching his first few anthropology classes at Case Western Reserve University, it quickly dawned on him: The success of a course is…

In a memo of understanding (MOU) signed today, the HAT Community Foundtation (HCF) established intentions to create a program to bring ethical innovation in the use of personal data to North America by exploring the establishemnet of a HAT-LAB at xLab at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case…

Outlet: Cancer Network

The cancer center is delighted to announce that Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS has been appointed Associate Director for Clinical Research for the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC). As Associate Director, Dr. Sekeres will oversee our entire portfolio of clinical trials, our translation of basic…

The Case Western Reserve University COVID-19 Task Force, led by Jonathan Karn and Rafick Pierre Sekaly, has made great progress over the past seven weeks. Bringing forward the best ideas and expertise from CWRU and its affiliates, the task force is producing energetic and thoughtful collaboration…

Pallavi Tiwari Talks About a GPS Map to Pinpoint Brain Tumors Trial Site News: Pallavi Tiwari, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering—with dual appointments in the School of Medicine and Case School of Engineering—spoke about the development of artificial intelligence and image-analysis…

Anticoagulation Is Key for Adjunctive Therapy in Thrombosis Management OncLive: Alvin H. Schmaier, a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Pathology, discussed the primary and secondary management of cancer-related thrombosis, explaining that patients at risk of developing…