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Andrew Pieper receives CWRU’s second eminent professorship
Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, is tackling some of medicine’s toughest targets: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's and brain injury. Now, his work at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is getting an even bigger boost thanks to alumna and psychiatrist Rebecca E. Barchas, MD (MED ’75). Pieper’s…
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September 01, 2022
Howard Hughes Medical Institute taps chemistry professor, diversity leader as inaugural vice president The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today that it has named Chemistry Professor Blanton Tolbert as its inaugural vice president of science leadership and culture—a role dedicated…
August 31, 2022
Transformative—that describes Pamela Davis' impact as a leader, educator, researcher and mentor, not only at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine but across the university and Northeast Ohio. Davis, the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Research Professor and former dean of the School…
August 31, 2022
Eradicating or finding a functional cure for HIV has been a primary focus of Jonathan Karn’s career, earning him a global reputation as an HIV-cure thought leader. An internationally recognized molecular virologist, he initially built his career on conducting pioneering basic research on the study…
August 26, 2022
Exactly 102 years ago today, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure voting rights for women—though full electoral equality for women of color didn't come until decades later. After decades of activism by suffragists to achieve this right, many thought the…
August 26, 2022
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a collaborative research grant for a project co-directed by Erin Gentry Lamb, a professor of medical humanities and an associate professor of bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Titled “The Meanings of Dementia:…
August 23, 2022
On Aug. 22, 1,550 first-year students and their families visited Kelvin Smith Library to attend the Information Fair, one of the first events during new student Orientation Week. 46 groups representing various campus offices and departments gathered on the library’s first and second floors, ready…
August 18, 2022
A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers led by Susann Brady-Kalnay, a professor of molecular biology and microbiology, neurosciences and pathology, received a 2022 JobsOhio grant for their work, “Translation of New Detection Technologies.” The team, which includes the Department of…
August 18, 2022
Novel role for nitric oxide in treatment of asthma and other obstructive airway diseases detailed by team at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University Many therapeutics for asthma and other obstructive lung diseases target the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR), a G protein-coupled…
August 17, 2022
With a long history and background in recruitment and student affairs, Pierra Heard knew that it was a perfect fit when she joined Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Enrollment Management & Strategic Initiatives office in April. As the assistant director of enrollment management,…
August 17, 2022
Top Northeast Ohio researchers hold symposium to look at critical future technology, opportunities for collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense Leading researchers will gather this week at a Case Western Reserve University-led symposium highlighting progress and opportunities in…