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New $20 million challenge grant aims to catalyze creation of endowed professorships in medicine, engineering
A $20 million challenge grant from two anonymous donors will give Case Western Reserve the opportunity to establish 20 new endowed professorships in engineering and medicine. President Barbara R. Snyder announced the gift Thursday at the university’s annual Blue Block party, noting that one of the…
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Medicine’s Ahmad Khalil to participate in American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium
Ahmad Khalil, assistant professor of genetics and biochemistry and member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, will serve as a session organizer for the American Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium Oct. 19-21 in Nanjing, China. The symposium is a joint effort of the Chinese Academy of…
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Marking 175 years of excellence in medical education
This year, the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University marks its 175th anniversary, and during homecoming, members of the university community will have the opportunity to join the celebration. Key events Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Friday, Oct. 12 4 to 5 p.m. Iris S. and Bert L.…
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CWRU community mourns loss of MD/PhD student Gavin Hanson
Gavin Hanson, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), was known for his intelligence and quick wit, whether with a joke or a hypothesis. In fact, those who worked with him consider him among the most intelligent people they’ve ever known. But for all his smarts, he was still…
Case Western Reserve Researchers to Examine the Role of Skin Prions in Fatal Neurodegenerative Human Prion Disease
Wenquan Zou, MD, PhD Affecting both people and animals, prion diseases are degenerative brain disorders that can debilitate or kill their victims. The most common form of prion disease affecting humans is sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD). There are about 350 cases of the disease…
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CWRU, Engine Biosciences sign exclusive option license for university-based technology to treat debilitating neurodegenerative diseases
Case Western Reserve University and Engine Biosciences Pte Ltd have signed an exclusive license option in which the drug discovery company will evaluate university-generated technology to treat debilitating neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal…
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“Redefining Healthcare for an Underserved Community”
Elaine Batchlor (MED '83) will give the School of Medicine’s Dean's Distinguished Lecture as part of homecoming festivities Friday, Oct. 12, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building auditorium. Batchlor, CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in…
Beyond Skin Deep: Understanding Disparities in Dermatology Services
The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist are about half that of a white patient with the same skin condition, according to a new study in JAMA Dermatology. Patients most likely to receive outpatient dermatologic services in the study were white, educated women.…
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National Inventors Hall of Fame selects team of CWRU student innovators for national competition
Developing device to expand global access to safe drinking water Update: The CWRU team selected as bronze winner in the graduate competition. A team of student innovators from Case Western Reserve University, developing a device to expand access to clean drinking water globally, was chosen a…
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Martha L. and Irwin H. Lepow Medical Student Research Day
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to the Martha L. and Irwin H. Lepow Medical Student Research Day Thursday, Sept. 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballrooms A, B and C. The event celebrates research done by students at the CWRU…