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The School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence will host a conversation with Thomas Fisher, physician and author of The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER for its MLK Jr. birthday and Black history keynote event. Fisher will present “Humanity ...

As the NFL season winds down, so does Rachel Gardenhire’s immersive experience with the Cleveland Browns. The Case Western Reserve University alumnae and School of Medicine student spent the last few months with the team as part of the 2024 NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative, which...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences-based Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning Group for its next meeting Wednesday, Dec. 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center Seni...

To our School of Medicine community: I am writing to share the sad news that long time professor and renowned developmental neuroscientist Lynn Landmesser died on Nov. 29. She will be remembered for the generations of neuroscientists she mentored and whose careers she inspired. ...

Throughout her legendary career in developmental neuroscience, Lynn Landmesser was driven by a fascination for understanding species’ behaviors. It’s one that took root when she was a child in California, where she explored diverse environments ranging from tide pools to deserts and mountains. And, ...

Science Cafe is a monthly educational series that gathers together scientists, investigators, trainees and community members to engage in meaningful discussions aimed at forging new collaborations through common interests in exciting areas of research. Each month features a new research focus, cont...

Researchers Gary E. Wnek and the late Arnold Caplan recognized for groundbreaking innovations Polymer scientist Gary E. Wnek and stem-cell biologist Arnold Caplan have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. T...

Each December, hundreds of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students step into the spotlight to showcase talents rarely called upon in classrooms and clinical rotations. The variety show Doc Opera, now in its 40th year, raises funds for the school’s student-run health clinics and r...

Sidra Islam’s research could lead to improvements in cancer immunotherapies. A postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Pathology, Islam’s work centers on understanding T-cell differentiation and function within the tumor microenvironment. Her work at Case Western Reserve University builds...

Dear faculty, staff and students, On behalf of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Congrong “Ron” Yu, PhD, as the new chair for the Department of Neurosciences. The department’s faculty are known for using state-of-the-art techniques ...