
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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June 18, 2020
Technology behind this week’s launch of Hemex Health’s “Gazelle” diagnostic platform was developed by researchers at Case Western Reserve University
A technology developed initially at Case Western Reserve University is behind the global launch this week by a Portland, Oregon, company of a new, fas...

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June 18, 2020
The Student National Medical Association/Latino Medical Student Association and CaseMed Pride will host a Black Trans Lives Matter Vigil Saturday, June 20, at 4 p.m. at Wade Lagoon. The event was created in response to the recent murders of Dominique “Rem’Mie” Fells and Riah Milton, two Black trans ...

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June 17, 2020
For more than a decade, vaccinations have come under increased scrutiny, with social media influencers and public figures claiming unproven and often scientifically refuted evidence that vaccines carry serious medical risk.
As voluntary public participation in vaccinations has dipped below critical...
June 15, 2020
It’s finally June—a most amazing time of year. The full leafy green of summer has opened on our trees and shrubs. The State of Ohio is beginning to open, too, tentatively, after COVID lockdown. So is the university. For the School, many of us, especially the lab-based people, never left, but modifie...

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June 12, 2020
Organized by students at the School of Medicine, it did not take long for students, faculty, and staff across campus to join MedSupplyDrive@cwru. The initiative worked to connect hundreds of local businesses—from medical and dental offices, to industrial cleaning companies—willing to donate personal...

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June 12, 2020
Class of 2020 graduates, faculty and staff were selected for awards by the School of Medicine. Their honors are listed below.
The Academy of Medicine Education Foundation Award
DaShawn Hickman
The Henry I. Perlmutter Award
Robert Unger
The Herbert S. Steuer Memorial Award
Yanzhi Yang
The Wil...

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June 10, 2020
Study underscores importance of treating patients early to reduce likelihood of lasting bone damage
A team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers has made two major discoveries involving psoriasis, a chronic and debilitating skin disease with no known cure.
The resea...
June 08, 2020
This weekend, we heard the projected impact of COVID on the University’s finances from President Snyder. The COVID sickness must be countered, and the remedies the University have crafted are significant reductions in operating budgets, suspension of retirement contributions for faculty and high-lev...
June 08, 2020
Outlet: Let's Win—Pancreatic Cancer...