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Doc Opera: The Wizard of Gauze
The 35th annual Doc Opera will be held Saturday, Dec. 14, from 6 to 10 p.m. at John Hay High School. Doc Opera is an annual variety show written by, directed by and starring students from various Case Western Reserve University graduate programs, including many students from the School of Medicine…
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CWRU community members named cleveland.com Homegrown Heroes
Four members of the Case Western Reserve University community were selected for cleveland.com’s Homegrown Heroes honor, which recognized individuals who are making an economic impact in Cleveland. They are: Jill Byrne, a PhD candidate in nursing, in the medical innovation category;Anant…
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Medicine’s Paul Tesar named Crain’s Cleveland Business Forty under 40 honoree
Paul Tesar, a professor in the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at the School of Medicine, was named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business Forty under 40 honorees. Tesar, who received his undergraduate degree in biology from Case Western Reserve University and his PhD from the University of…
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Pamela B. Davis—dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine—named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Pamela B. Davis, dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions…
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Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals infectious diseases researcher awarded NIH contract to accelerate TB vaccine development
$30M contract will establish TB immunology research centers across the country Tuberculosis (TB) is the No. 1 cause of death from an infectious disease in the world: In 2017, the most recent data available, 10 million people developed TB and 1.6 million died. Today, nearly 1.7 billion people…
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New research from Case Western Reserve University identifies neurodevelopment-related gene deficiency
Findings may lead to clues for possible treatments for autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified that a gene critical to clearing up unnecessary proteins plays a role in brain development and contributes to the…
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Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma
Extra DNA scooped up and copied alongside cancer-causing genes helps keep tumors going—elements that could represent new drug targets for brain tumors and other cancers notoriously difficult to treat One of the ways a cancer-causing gene works up enough power to turn a normal cell into a…
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Ralph T. and Esther L. Warburton Foundation pledges another $3 million to Case Western Reserve University for medical, dental and nursing scholarships
Commitment comes as three schools' students come together in newly opened Health Education Campus—expressly designed to advance interprofessional education Tenelle Clark, a first-generation college student from Summit County with an undergraduate degree in nursing, didn’t even consider…