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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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CWRU Athletes in Medicine: The power of peer mentorship
Balancing the demands of athletics with the rigorous path toward a career in medicine is a uniquely challenging—and rewarding—experience. At Case Western Reserve University, a new student-led mentorship initiative is working to make that journey more supportive and sustainable for pre-med student…
David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com (right photo)
Research paper from CWRU School of Medicine awarded 2025 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
Recent News
July 01, 2019
Outlet: NPR
July 01, 2019
Created and managed by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers, Pathogens and Immunity is an open access journal that publishes original research, reviews and commentaries. The journal launched in May 2016, and focuses on pathogens, host defenses and other clinically relevant…
June 25, 2019
Our new medical students arrive in a few short weeks and our graduate students will start at various times throughout the summer. All our students possess the intellectual capability to succeed. What we provide is a challenging curriculum to train their minds. But equally important is what we…
June 25, 2019
More than 125 million people
worldwide wear contact lenses, and while many are exposed to relatively common
bacteria through their contact lenses, not all contract an eye infection. Researchers at the
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland
Medical Center…
June 19, 2019
Probiotic found to help weaken stubborn microbial biofilm communities in the gut that can worsen symptoms Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial…
June 14, 2019
Nicole Ward. Photo by Billy Delfs. Nicole Ward, associate professor of dermatology, was honored with the American Skin Association’s Research Achievement Award in Psoriasis during the Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology. Read more about other honors given during the…
June 12, 2019
Outlet: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
June 11, 2019
Outlet: The Hearing Review
June 07, 2019
Ali Mchaourab, associate professor of anesthesiology, and Adil Menon, a medical student, wrote a brief article on shifts in pharmaceutical marketing and means of exerting influence over the past few decades. Their article, titled “Pharmaceutical marketing in America,” was published in in the…
June 02, 2019
Outlet: The Wall Street Journal