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Learn about the history of vaccines through Siegal Lifelong Learning Program series
Vaccines have a history that stretches back over 1,000 years, with major scientific breakthroughs emerging in the 1800s and continuing to shape public health today. Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join Siegal Lifelong Learning Program for its upcoming “Vaccin...
Marissa Scavuzzo
Case Western Reserve University researcher earns prestigious Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation to explore gut-brain link in autism
Up to 70% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience chronic digestive issues—and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Marissa Scavuzzo wants to not only understand why, but to determine how to treat it. Her latest research into the gut’s role in children with ASD has...
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Study using stem cells created from ALS patients identifies potential new target for treatment
CLEVELAND—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable neurological disorder affecting motor neurons—nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing. Many ALS clinical trials, including those testing promising drug...
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Medicine’s Anthony Wynshaw-Boris receives 2025 ASHG Advocacy Award
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) recently recognized seven individuals with its 2025 Professional Awards, which honors outstanding achievements in genetics and genomics education. Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the Department...
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CWRU’s Nicholas P. Ziats receives the Society for Biomaterials 2025 Founders Award
Earlier this year, Nicholas P. Ziats, professor of pathology, anatomy and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University, received the Society for Biomaterials’ (SFB) 2025 Founders Award at its national meeting in Chicago. The highest honor of the society, this award recognizes long-term,...
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Interning with intention: Inside CWRU students’ summer internships
This summer, Case Western Reserve University students are stepping far beyond the classroom—into hospitals and research labs, startups and advocacy organizations, engineering firms and art studios. What unites their experiences is not ambition, but intention. From designing solutions for healthcar...
Xin Qi
Meet a researcher investigating how mitochondrial dysfunction affects neurodegenerative diseases
Xin Qi Jeanette M. and Joseph S. Silber Professor of Brain Sciences Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine Area of Focus: mitochondrial quality control, cellular metabolism, immune responses and the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases. Fourteen years...
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CWRU experts discuss overcoming low health literacy on Cardi-OH podcast
In “Podcast 55- Using the Teach-Back Method to Improve Patient Understanding,” experts from Case Western Reserve University joined the Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) for a podcast discussion. Sonal Patil and Colin Crowe—assistant professors at the School of Medic...
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Meet three veterans strengthening the CWRU community
Each year, Hire a Veteran Day (July 25) reminds us of the invaluable qualities individuals who served in the United States Armed Forces bring to every corner of civilian life. At Case Western Reserve University, veterans continue their mission of service as educators, researchers, public safety prof...
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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word “neonatol...