Skip to main content

Science + Tech

How do interactions between gut bacteria and fungi exacerbate Crohn’s disease?
Scientists have known that bacteria in the gut, along with environmental and genetic factors, contribute to the debilitating intestinal ailment of Crohn’s disease (CD). But in 2016, Mahmoud A Ghannoum, professor and director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University…
3d-illustration-human-body-crohns-intestines-infection
How do interactions between gut bacteria and fungi exacerbate Crohn’s disease?
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center researcher receives NIH funding to investigate Scientists have known that bacteria in the gut, along with environmental and genetic factors, contribute to the debilitating intestinal ailment of Crohn’s…
'Last' Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Event Just the Beginning
This final year of the process, 2019, was designated as the Year of People, Jackson said, because at the end of this initial Sustainable Cleveland project, the focus remains on whether Cleveland’s social and economic system is making people better off as a result of the project. Cooperrider,…
Director's Message: Administration Leadership Update
Dear members of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center community: I am happy to announce that John Pounardjian, MBA has been appointed Associate Director of Administration at our exceptional center. This appointment comes after an extensive national search following the departure of former…
Alumni of YES Program at Case CCC Earns Medal for Gene Mutation Research
For the past three years, the National Cancer Institute has funded the Youth Engaged in Science (YES) program at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), introducing and training underrepresented minorities to cancer care and research professions. The program is led by Nathan Berger, MD. Program…
Berger Receives Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Nathan Berger, MD recently received the 2019 Faculty Mentor of the Year Award from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, recognizing his faculty-to-faculty advisership. Dr. Berger has received many accolades in his work as a Distinguished University Professor, the Hanna-Payne…
Lathia, O'Connor Among Recipients of American Brain Tumor Association Grants
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) extends congratulations to two members recently received grants from the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA). Justin Lathia, PhD received the ABTA Research Collaboration Grant in collaboration with Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD of Washington University…
Don't Forget: Register for Next Month's Clinical Research Retreat
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will host the 2019 Clinical Research Retreat from 5-7 pm on Thursday, November 21 at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, CA5-120. The evening will feature presentations from K12 scholars and a keynote presentation by Charles Kunos, MD, PhD on, "Engaging…
cancer-feat
Student’s curiosity about his family’s cancer history fuels award-winning research project
Participant in Youth Engaged in Science, a National Cancer Institute-funded program at Case Western Reserve Connor Harris, a science-minded teenager from Hudson, Ohio, wants to know why African-Americans die from colorectal cancer at a higher rate than other racial groups. His curiosity, fueled…