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J. Alan Diehl receives the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation
When J. Alan Diehl arrived at Case Western Reserve University in 2019, the Department of Biochemistry in the School of Medicine was at a crossroads—ready for a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Six years later, under Diehl’s leadership as chair, the department’s faculty headcount has more…
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August 02, 2024
The challenge of resistance in modern medicine spans from infectious diseases to cancers, with mutations often carrying fitness costs in the absence of treatment. Despite expectations of extinction through purifying selection, preexisting resistance persists, evident in drug-resistant malaria and…
July 31, 2024
If you’re looking to be inspired by the incredible work happening at Case Western Reserve University and in the local Cleveland area, you need not look far. Tomorrow (Thursday, Aug. 1), more than 110 presenters from various universities, colleges and high schools will present at Summer…
July 30, 2024
A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reveals popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs are linked to a lower risk for tobacco-use disorder (TUD) in smokers with type 2 diabetes, compared with seven other anti-diabetes medications. The team’s findings,…
July 26, 2024
Today, along the Seine River and under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, the official opening of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will bring the world’s best athletes together. Competitors in a wide range of sports—from archery to wrestling—will set their sights on a gold medal and celebrate their…
July 26, 2024
Earlier this year, Department of Genetics professor Joel Sax, along with Christopher McFarland, assistant professor at the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, and Bryan Carroll, associate professor for the Department of Dermatology, published an article titled “Limitations of the…
July 23, 2024
Case Western Reserve one of 16 best medical schools for research Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is among the country’s top medical schools for research, according to the annual listing from U.S. News & World Report. For its 2025 ratings, the publication drastically…
July 19, 2024
Charlems Alvarez Jimenez, a postdoctoral scholar at Case Western Reserve University, was recently selected for the PhRMA Foundation’s 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in Translational Medicine. This prestigious award will support Alvarez Jimenez’s research in rectal cancer. Approximately…
July 16, 2024
There’s only one U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved therapy for an inherited retinal disease, and dozens of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) genes for which no therapy is available. With a new three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Shigemi Matsuyama, an associate…
July 16, 2024
The evolution of resistance to diseases, from infectious illnesses to cancers, poses a formidable challenge. Despite the expectation that resistance-conferring mutations would dwindle in the absence of treatment due to a reduced growth rate, preexisting resistance is pervasive across diseases…
July 12, 2024
Reda Riffi, a first-generation student at Case Western Reserve University, was selected to participate in the BioMed Amgen Scholars Program at Yale University this summer. Riffi is majoring in neuroscience and conducts research at CWRU in the Xiong Lab. The BioMed Amgen Scholars Program is a…