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From driving cutting-edge research to bringing medical innovations to market, landing competitive awards and more, the faculty, staff and students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine know how to make headlines.

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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at Case Western Reserve University suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS

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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
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May 07, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for an information session on the MS in clinical research program Sunday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Jim Spilsbury, associate professor and program director of the School of Medicine’s Department of Educational Program...

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May 06, 2021
Are you interested in ethical issues in the clinical world? The master's in bioethics and medical humanities at Case Western Reserve University allows students to spend 160 hours rotating in teaching hospitals. During this one-year program, students experience clinical ethics through interactive obs...

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May 05, 2021
Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences in the structure and function of the hippocampus—a ...

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May 04, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for an information session about the MS in biomedical and health informatics program.
Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Scien...

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May 03, 2021
Researchers find that a single esophageal brushing, combined with massively parallel sequencing, can identify Barrett’s esophagus patients with disease progression to precancerous cells or carcinoma
A new technique for sampling and testing cells from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) patients could result i...

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April 30, 2021
Kyla Johnson, a graduate student studying public health at the School of Medicine, wrote a piece published on cleveland.com about COVID-19 vaccinations.
Johnson discussed causes and potential solutions for vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans, as well as her own decision to take the vaccine.
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April 30, 2021
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to an information session on the MS in biomedical and health informatics program. This session will be held Tuesday, May 4, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Mendel Singer, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department ...

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April 29, 2021
With a focus on diversity, inclusiveness and equity, the 2021 Education Retreat, Diversity and Inclusion in Education, hosted over 300 attendees from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine, School of Nursing and the four affiliate hospitals: Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth, Universi...

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April 29, 2021
While working as a special agent in counterintelligence for the U.S. Air Force (USAF), Stormy Stan changed course to make a greater impact on people’s lives. She decided to pursue medicine and enrolled in the School of Medicine’s PRIME (Post-baccalaureate Readiness Instruction for bioMedical Educati...

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April 29, 2021
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for an information session on the MS in clinical research program Sunday, May 2, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Jim Spilsbury, associate professor and program director of the School of Medicine’s Department of Education...