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NIH Awards $64.6M Grant to Case Western Reserve, Largest Ever in Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University’s ambitious collaboration to bring medical discoveries to patients has won an extraordinary endorsement: a $64.6 million federal grant that is the largest ever awarded in Northeast Ohio. “Five years ago Cleveland’s leading biomedical institutions came…
Case Western Reserve University’s National Center for Regenerative Medicine Receives Ohio Third Frontier Grant for Therapeutic Cell Center
Cleveland – The Ohio Third Frontier Commission unanimously awarded Case Western Reserve University’s  National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM), $2.4 million for its OH-Alive Innovator Platform: A Process and Manufacturing Platform for Cell Therapy.  These funds must be matched by NCRM and…
Mukesh K. Jain, MD, to Lead the American Society for Clinical Investigation
CLEVELAND - Nationally renowned researcher Mukesh K. Jain, MD, of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been elected to serve as vice president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). In the subsequent two years he will serve as president elect and ultimately…
Physics faculty, students play key roles in potentially groundbreaking dark-matter project
Case Western Reserve physicists are part of a science project with the potential to be at least as huge as this month’s Higgs boson discovery—if not even greater. First described more than four decades ago, the Higgs boson is a subatomic particle that gives other particles mass. But that’s not…
Platinum replacement required for fuel cell success, CWRU researcher suggests
Fuel cells are inefficient because the catalyst most commonly used to convert chemical energy to electricity is made of the wrong material, a researcher at Case Western Reserve University argues. Rather than continue the futile effort to tweak that material—platinum—to make it work better,…
Preclinical Development Shows Promise to Treat Hearing Loss with Usher Syndrome III
CLEVELAND - A new study published in the July 11 issue of the Journal of Neurosciences details the development of the first mouse model engineered to carry the most common mutation in Usher syndrome III causative gene (Clarin-1) in North America. Further, the research team from Case Western Reserve…
CWRU engineers design integrated sensors to handle extreme conditions
A team of Case Western Reserve University engineers has designed and fabricated integrated amplifier circuits that operate under extreme temperatures, up to 600 degrees Celsius—a feat that was previously impossible. The silicon carbide amplifiers have applications in both aerospace and energy…
Cliff A. Megerian, MD, Named Chairman of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
CLEVELAND - Following a national search, Cliff A. Megerian, MD, has been named Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center. Dr. Megerian, currently Vice-Chair of the…
New Fellowship Offered to Community Organizations Emphasizes Research and Engagement
CLEVELAND - The opportunity to find common ground in health research between academia and community organizations is vast. Unwavering in its vision to work for the collective good, a new pilot program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine aims to bolster these collaborations by…
Case Western Reserve Professorship in Surgery Honors MetroHealth Burn Care Pioneer
CLEVELAND - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announces the appointment of the inaugural holder of The Richard B. Fratianne Professorship in Surgery – Christopher P. Brandt, MD of The MetroHealth System. The new professorship is named in honor of Dr. Fratianne, the founder of the…