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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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January 06, 2021
School of Medicine alumnus leaves indelible legacy as national, international human-rights advocate
Case Western Reserve University alumnus H. Jack Geiger, MD (MED '58, HON '00), who used his medical training and experience to take on poverty, racism and the threat of nuclear destruction, was consi...

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January 05, 2021
Congratulations to Jessica E. DeCaro, MLIS, AHIP, who was promoted to Director of the Cleveland Health Sciences Library (CHSL) at Case Western Reserve University last fall. She previously served as the Senior Librarian of User Services and the Interim Director.
DeCaro has extensive experience with ...

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January 05, 2021
Students are invited to learn more about the regenerative medicine and entrepreneurship (RGME) master’s program during a webinar held Thursday, Jan. 7, from noon to 1 p.m.
The 30-credit, two-year RGME program drives students to solve modern regenerative medicine, commercial and compliance problems ...

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December 23, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Johnie Rose was uniquely positioned to support the local response.
An assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine in the Center for Community Health Integration and director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Rose has a l...

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December 21, 2020
As we transition to a new year, the School of Medicine is very pleased to congratulate four employees who were honored with Staff Awards for 2020: John Pounardjian, Erin Fogarty, Michelle Shaylor and Kacie Wick. These awards, the highest the school can bestow upon staff members, celebrate four indiv...

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December 18, 2020
The School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences will host a webinar for members of the Case Western Reserve University community to explore the MS in biostatistics program.
During the webinar, Mendel Singer, associate professor at the School of Medicine, will disc...

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December 18, 2020
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tuberculosis Trials Consortium awarded its 2020 Sandman-Tapy Award to the Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration site for its “significant and inspiring contributions” to the work of the consortium. The Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration team was spe...

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December 17, 2020
Program: Medicine (University Program)Class Year: Class of 2023
Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Madeline (Maddie) McKenna originally thought she would become a photojournalist. That changed when, as a teenager, she accompanied her father (MED, ‘92) to Honduras to volunteer with health organizations i...

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December 16, 2020
Join the School of Medicine’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences to learn about the options available with an MS in clinical research. A webinar will be held Sunday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m.
Jim Spilsbury, an associate professor and program director in the Department of Educatio...