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Homecoming Highlights Whether they studied on campus five or 50 years ago, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine alumni who returned for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend in October likely noticed significant changes to the places—and ways—in which they once learned. But they got an…

DEDICATION TO EDUCATION After a half-century of teaching, a professor and his wife look to the future of the school   Krishan Chandar, MD, arrived in Cleveland in 1974 to complete his neurology residency, eager to bring the education and expertise he was gaining in the United States back to…

New Cancer Center Leader Aims to Build Connections in Cleveland and Well Beyond Gary Schwartz, MD, has long believed precision medicine is the future of oncology. But back in the early ’90s, very few agreed. Cancer care at the time generally followed a “spray-and-pray” approach: Use as much…

Bubbling Up In Agata Exner’s lab, researchers spend a lot of time blowing bubbles. These, though, are nanobubbles—nanoparticles with gas at their core—each of which is about 2,000 times smaller than a single grain of salt. By stimulating the nanobubbles with sound waves, Exner’s team is working…

Vice Chair Julie Gerberding (WRC '77, MED '81), first woman director of the CDC, to become chair in June 2025 At its most recent meeting, Case Western Reserve University’s Board of Trustees elected a longtime member and history-making leader as its next chair. Julie Gerberding, MD (WRC ’77, MED…

Checking in A Q&A with Dean Stan Gerson When the 2023–24 academic year kicked off, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Stan Gerson, MD, announced a theme to define the year ahead: “Discovery with an attitude.” This approach, he said, is how people across the school—faculty,…

Meet six students shaping their fields—and their futures Across 25 doctoral, master’s, and certificate programs, more than 2,800 students are gaining the experience for which Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is known: for its rigorous, customizable, and contemporary curriculum,…

Join the Office of Student Activities and Leadership for Student Leadership Week, March 18-23, featuring distinguished leaders covering a spectrum of critical leadership topics, including: Monday, March 18: Redefining the Leader’s Journey: Inspiration, Integrity, Impact Tuesday, March 19: Women…

With the university’s largest-ever grant, researchers seek to close the gap between lab discovery and patient care BY DANIEL ROBISON For many people, artificial intelligence is the next big thing. For Brennan Flannery, it’s a life-saving thing. As a Ph.D. candidate in Case Western Reserve…

 Understanding and treating deadly esophageal cancers Cancer of the esophagus, especially esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), is highly lethal, with 80% of patients dying within five years of diagnosis, according to Kishore Guda, DVM, PhD, an associate professor at the School of Medicine. Patients…