School of Medicine
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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August 26, 2020
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August 26, 2020
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August 25, 2020
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library is now accepting applications for Digital Scholarship Grants for the 2020-2021 academic year.
This newly created grant program targets scholars who are not eligible for the Freedman Fellows Faculty or Student programs. In particul...
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August 25, 2020
Like many scientists before him, Walter Boron’s medical discoveries are founded in basic scientific research, figuring out how things work. His breakthrough happened early, as a graduate student at Washington University in the mid-1970s. His first publication reporting the initial example of the act...
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August 24, 2020
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August 23, 2020
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August 21, 2020
Members of the community are invited to tune into the Racial Disparity, Social Justice and Opioid Crisis Series of webinars this fall. The series will begin Aug. 22 and run through November.
Co-hosted by CWRU School of Medicine and the CWRU Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, this web...
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August 21, 2020
Amy G. Hise, associate professor in the Department of Pathology at the School of Medicine, received the Exceptional Mentor Award from the American Medical Women's Association.
This annual award recognizes the impact of a mentor on the nominator's career.
Learn more about the award....
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August 21, 2020
Medical student Ellen Kendall received the Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award from the American Society of Hematology.
The honor, which includes a $5,000 award, goes to 30 medical students and residents who have an interest in hematology, but are ...
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August 19, 2020
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible defense against COVID-19.
Specifically, they found that HCQ is not effective in preventing COVID-19 in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (R...