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Drug to Treat Malaria Could Mitigate Hereditary Hearing Loss
The ability to hear depends on proteins to reach the outer membrane of sensory cells in the inner ear. But in certain types of hereditary hearing loss, mutations in the protein prevent it from reaching these membranes. Using a zebrafish model, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School…
Drug to Treat Malaria Could Mitigate Hereditary Hearing Loss
The ability to hear depends on proteins to reach the outer membrane of sensory cells in the inner ear. But in certain types of hereditary hearing loss, mutations in the protein prevent it from reaching these membranes. Using a zebrafish model, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School…
Malaria Drug Could Help Prevent Form of Hereditary Hearing Loss
Outlet: The Hearing Review
Brian C. Gray & E. Gail Reese Co-author Book on Personal Librarians
Brian C. Gray, special project officer at Kelvin Smith Library, and E. Gail Reese, public engagement services and library administration associate director, co-authored a book titled Personal Librarians: Building Relationships for Student Success. They wrote the book, published by ABC-CLIO, with…
Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Program Kicks Off
The following is a message from Mark W. Jackson, PhD, Director of the CanSUR Program. If you noticed an extra buzz of energy in the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center this week, it is likely because we welcomed the inaugural class of the new Cancer-focused Summer…
Modeling healthy eating measures of residents living in food deserts
CTSC Community & Collaboration co-lead and Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods Director Elaine Borawski, PRCHN Associate Director Erika Trapl and affiliated faculty member Darcy Freedman are among the co-authors of a paper published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and…
Weatherhead Alum: Yes, I Moved to Cleveland. Here's Why
As seen on Crain's Cleveland, published April 2019, Ari Lewis, 'BS 17, pens an op-ed piece on why he attended Weatherhead and eventually moved back to Cleveland. I am a millennial born in Manhattan and raised in Long Island. I'm told I speak too quickly and sound like a New Yorker. I am slowly…
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A bean for all seasons?
Case Western Reserve biologist explores wider uses for Namibian “orphan legume;” Marama bean grows in drought conditions and shows resistance to pests Biology professor and researcher Christopher Cullis said he pondered two big questions when he first caught sight of the wild marama bean plant,…
Jeff Herzog, BS '79, MBA '86
Jeff Herzog, BS '79 (Mechanical Engineering, CIT), MBA '86 is the President and Co-Founder of Nexus Engineering. Nexus Engineering is partnering with KBR to provide local, cost effective capital project execution and engineering support to existing and new clients. The initial focus of the…