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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word …
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January 29, 2025
Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Hisashi Fujioka always had a love for biology and the natural world around him. That passion drew him to earn his PhD at Nagoya University before forging a 30-year research career in different aspects of science at Case Western Reserve.
Now, the Case Western Reserve Univ...
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January 29, 2025
Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Hisashi Fujioka always had a love for biology and the natural world around him. That passion drew him to earn his PhD at Nagoya University before forging a 30-year research career in different aspects of science at Case Western Reserve.
Now, the Case Western Reserve Univ...
January 28, 2025
To our School of Medicine community,
I am writing to share the sad news that Case Western Reserve University longtime research scientist Hisashi Fujioka, PhD, died Thursday, Jan. 23, at the age of 75.
Hisashi was the manager of standard electron microscopy (EM)...
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January 28, 2025
At Case Western Reserve University, innovation extends beyond academics. January marks National Hobby Month, a perfect opportunity to highlight the unique talents and passions of the university’s faculty, staff and students.
From competitive dodgeball to jewelry-making, their interests reflect the...
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January 22, 2025
Managing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can often feel overwhelming—and that’s especially true for children and their caregivers. That’s where Case Western Reserve University’s Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) study comes into play, offering a new way to approach T1D care and education.
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January 22, 2025
Managing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can often feel overwhelming—and that’s especially true for children and their caregivers. That’s where Case Western Reserve University’s Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) study comes into play, offering a new way to approach T1D care and education.
Led by Ca...
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January 22, 2025
To encourage and advance team science between clinical and basic science faculty, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) jointly funded five research teams engaged in new and promising scientific studies.
The Collaborative Science Pilot Awards, a program su...
January 17, 2025
It’s rare to be able to make everyone around you feel seen, valued and inspired, but Mary Garrity had that gift. Whether she was mentoring a colleague or forging connections with alumni and researchers, Garrity brought genuine warmth to everything she did.
Now, ...
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January 17, 2025
It’s rare to be able to make everyone around you feel seen, valued and inspired, but Mary Garrity had that gift. Whether she was mentoring a colleague or forging connections with alumni and researchers, Garrity brought genuine warmth to everything she did.
Now, the Case Western Reserve University ...
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January 17, 2025
Masashi Tabuchi, assistant professor of neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University, was awarded a prestigious Scialog grant alongside his research collaborators for their innovative work in sleep and cognition research. Members of the the team, including Farzaneh Najafi of Georgia Tech and Lon...