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Second-year postdoctoral scholar Christian Mouchati, MD, presented an abstract poster at the Conferences of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in February.  “The work highlights the increase in inflammatory markers and gut integrity in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC),” said…

With Moderna Inc. global fellowship award, CWRU School of Medicine researchers hope to develop process that overcomes challenge of targeting diseased cells Beyond vaccines, mRNA offers immense potential to fight disease, but targeting the genetic material to specific diseased cells is…

Case Western Reserve University’s Venkataramanan “Ragu” Balakrishnan has been named to a national task force that aims to strengthen partnerships between higher education institutions in the U.S. and India. Launched by the Association of American Universities (AAU), the task force is part of a…

Potter Will Be Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident  This article is a part of our CTSC Special Feature series.  According to the National Institutes of Health, less than 4% of all neurosurgeons in the United States are Black or African American. When…

Move over, Big Apple! While Cleveland might not have Times Square, it isn't lacking in the welcome department. Electronic billboards at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport greeted Gary Schwartz, MD, even before his official first day as Case CCC director. Schwartz, who hails from New York…

The Mandel School is pleased to announce Amy Main Morgenstern (SAS '80, MGT '88), president of Main Stream Enterprises, as its 2023 Diploma Ceremony speaker. Amy Main Morgenstern brings over 35 years of diverse experiences in the nonprofit, public and private sectors to her board governance,…

Major: Biomedical Engineering: Biomechanics Track Why did you choose this area of study? I loved mechanical design programs like SolidWorks and AutoCAD and wanted to combine this with my love for biology and the human body! What are your plans after graduation? I accepted a full time offer with…

Major: Chemical Engineering Why did you choose this area of study? I chose chemical engineering because I wanted the flexibility to enter virtually any industry after graduation. As a first-year student, I was really impressed with the chemical engineering community at CWRU. The folks in the…

Major: Biomedical Engineering Minor: Arabic Why did you choose this area of study? Equations and applied learning was always my strong suit! What are your plans after graduation? Eventually a PhD in Computational Biology or Biomedical Engineering. Also my ultimate end goal is to hold a…

Megan R. Holmes, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity and associate professor, will be the pre-conference plenary keynote speaker at the NASW New Jersey Annual Conference on Sunday, April 30, from 10 to 12 p.m. The organization invited Holmes to speak in part about the work that the…