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Fellow of The Hastings Center
Insoo Hyun, PhD, professor, was named a Fellow of The Hastings Center.
Biomedical Engineering’s Anant Madabhushi Co-authors New Breast Cancer Diagnosis Guidelines
Case Center for Imaging Research Anant Madabhushi, PhD Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, was one of the authors of a paper that developed new pathology guidelines…
Director's Message: Additions to Cancer Prevention, Control & Population Research Program Leadership
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Fred Schumacher, PhD, MPH and Erika Trapl, PhD as new co-leaders of the Cancer Prevention, Control and Population Research Program (CPC). Together with current program leader Greg Cooper, MD, Trapl and Schumacher will…
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Biomedical engineering’s Anant Madabhushi co-authors new breast cancer diagnosis guidelines
Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, was one of the authors of a paper that developed new pathology guidelines for accurate testing for breast cancer diagnosis for the College of…
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Researchers Develop New Approach for Vanquishing Superbugs
A scientific team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic has developed a new way to identify second-line antibiotics that may be effective in killing germs already resistant to a first-line antibiotic – potentially helping overcome antibiotic resistance. This…
Gong Awarded $1.8M from NCI to Boost Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research
Zihua Gong, MD, PhD A new five-year, $1.8 million award will allow Zihua Gong, MD, PhD to work to better understand the mechanisms of resistance of PARP inhibitors (PARPi) that induce cell death in BRCA1 and BRCA2-deficient cancer cells associated with breast and ovarian cancer.…
New Skin Test Detects Prion Infection Before Symptoms Appear
Microscopic examination of brain tissues of prion-infected animals. (Left) Staining shows spongiform degeneration. (Right) Staining shows intense misfolded prion protein. Prions can infect both humans and animals, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, mad cow disease in…
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Internet of Things Collaborative caps successful first year with additional $2.2M grant
CWRU, CSU initiative designed to shape region into digital innovation leader The Internet of Things Collaborative (IoTC), a partnership between Case Western Reserve and Cleveland State universities, is bringing together industrial, governmental, educational, neighborhood and nonprofit entities in…
Director and Associate Director's Message: Changes in Molecular Oncology Program Leadership
The following is a message from Director Stan Gerson, MD and Associate Director for Basic Research Ruth Keri, PhD. The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center would like to thank Bingcheng Wang, PhD and Alex Almasan, PhD for their hard work in leading the Alex…
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MLK Day
Monday is Martin Luther King Day in America. Though much has improved in our country for African Americans since his tragic assassination in 1968 – the year that so much changed – we still live in a world where serious health disparities persist, and we have too few tools to combat them. As Dr.…