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Medicine’s Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew pens piece on concern for menthol-flavored tobacco products that target African-Americans
Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, associate professor at the School of Medicine, wrote a letter to the editor addressing menthol-flavored tobacco products that target African-Americans. Her piece, titled “Crack down on menthol-flavored tobacco products geared to African-Americans,” was published on…
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Pathology’s Neil Greenspan co-writes piece about fighting antibiotic resistance
Neil Greenspan, professor of pathology, and Arturo Casadevall of Johns Hopkins University co-authored a piece for The Scientist titled “We need more than new antibiotics to fight resistance.” Their commentary provided a rationale for biomedical scientists to explore and develop a variety of…
Major NIH grant will support early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease via skin testing – much less invasive than examining cerebrospinal fluid.
Wenquan Zou, an expert in degenerative neurological diseases, along with collaborators Shu G. Chen, also from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Jiyan Ma, from Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Thomas Beach, from Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City,…
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Major NIH grant will support early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease via skin testing
Much less invasive than current dependence on examining cerebrospinal fluid Wenquan Zou, an expert in degenerative neurological diseases, along with collaborators Shu G. Chen, also from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Jiyan Ma, from Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids,…
5 questions with ... Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation winner Jim Young
It happens every morning, but for Jim Young, this time was magic. He was sitting in a 6:30 a.m. meeting at the Health Education Campus, and as the conversation continued the sun began peeking through its west-facing windows. While the atrium gradually grew brighter, “hundreds and hundreds of…
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5 questions with… Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation winner Jim Young
Editor's note: This article was updated Nov. 11, 2019, with extended information. It happens every morning, but for Jim Young, this time was magic. He was sitting in a 6:30 a.m. meeting at the Health Education Campus, and as the conversation continued the sun began peeking through its west-facing…
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Medicine’s Casey Schroeder-Jenkinson recognized for commitment to physician assistant education in Ohio
Casey Schroeder-Jenkinson, assistant professor and director of interprofessional education, simulation and outcomes for the Physician Assistant Program, was selected for the 2019 Ohio Association of Physician Assistants Educator of the Year Award. The Ohio Association of Physician Assistants…
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Medicine’s Craig Myers honored with award from Physician Assistant Education Association
The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) recognized Craig Myers, assistant professor and director of clinical curriculum for the Physician Assistant Program, with the 2019 PAEA Clinical Education Award. This honor is for those faculty and staff members who are PAEA members and have…
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Medicine’s Jim Kazura discusses research on malaria
Exploradio Origins: Solving the mystery of malaria WKSU: Jim Kazura, Distinguished University Professor and the Adel A. Mahmoud Professorship in Global Health and Vaccinology, discussed his work trying to understand how the malaria parasite presents itself without making those infected sick.