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Scientists spur some activity in brains of slaughtered pigs
Outlet: Associated Press
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New “interspecies communication” strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered
Study describes molecular language bacteria use to control host genes and development Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts; they can also tell the genes in their mammalian hosts what to do. A study published recently in Cell describes a form of…
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“Leading With Your Heart: Leadership Lessons from the OR”
Kathy Magliato (MED ’90) is one of fewer than a dozen female heart surgeons practicing in the world today. She is also a member of an even more exclusive group—surgeons who perform heart transplants. Magliato will present a TED-style talk discussing the leadership principles she has learned in the…
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CWRU Nobel Symposium
The annual Nobel Symposium, which was postponed due to cold weather conditions earlier this year, will take place Thursday, April 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Rockefeller Hall, Room 301. Three CWRU faculty members will describe the achievements of the 2018 Nobel laureates: Alex Huang, professor of…
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Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic launch new era of health education with Samson Pavilion dedication
Innovative architectural design and state-of-the-future technology to welcome students from dental, medical and nursing schools Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic launched a new era of health education today in dedicating the centerpiece of their new campus, the Sheila and Eric…
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Getting the Science to the Patient
In 2012 we began a new emphasis on moving top flight science from our research labs to patients. This required the help of experts in the commercial sector, new investments by us and others, and a culture change within the School. It had to become exciting and important to develop one’s technology.…
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5 questions with… Zechariah “Zack” Jenkins, a student in the PRIME program
Zechariah “Zack” Jenkins distinctly remembers the moment he knew he wanted to pursue a new career. Sitting in a bunker with mortars coming at it while deployed in the Middle East, he realized it just wasn’t what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Though he had just signed on for more time…