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Andrew Pieper receives CWRU’s second eminent professorship
Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, is tackling some of medicine’s toughest targets: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's and brain injury. Now, his work at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is getting an even bigger boost thanks to alumna and psychiatrist Rebecca E. Barchas, MD (MED ’75). Pieper’s…
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October 30, 2018
Tissue from a mouse that has a functional Dazl gene, with fluorescent-labeled germ cells (left), and tissue from a mouse lacking the Dazl gene (right). A single protein regulates a battery of key genes inside developing sperm, according to a new study out of Case Western Reserve…
October 25, 2018
Case Western Reserve University’s partnership with Uganda all began with an invitation. In 1986, the Ugandan Minster of Health invited the late Frederick C. Robbins, CWRU professor and dean emeritus and Nobel Laureate, to the country for his recommendations for addressing the AIDS epidemic. With…
October 24, 2018
Insoo Hyun, PhD, and colleagues will identify ways of improving existing guidelines and ensuring professional accountability and responsibility in human-animal chimera research. The interdisciplinary bioethics project is supported by a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Human Genome…
October 23, 2018
The Mini Med Series continues with a discussion on lymphoma and leukemia Monday, Oct. 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center. Marcos de Lima, professor of medicine, will lead the talk, which is titled “Lymphoma and Leukemia.” Afshin Dowlati, the Rosalie and Morton Cohen Chair…
October 22, 2018
Martha Sajatovic, MD, has received a three-year, $600,000 grant from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. She and her colleagues will develop the first-of-its-kind multi-national database that can be used to help researchers address questions about BD throughout the adult lifespan. …
October 19, 2018
Charis Eng, professor of genetics and genome sciences, molecular medicine and general medical sciences and member of the Cancer Prevention Control & Population Research Program at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, was awarded the American Cancer Society's highest honor, the Medal of Honor. This…
October 18, 2018
Li Li, MD, PhD (left), Monica Webb Hooper, PhD, and Nathan A. Berger, MD (right), received a Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) Planning Grant P20 award to address health disparities. Their research will provide the infrastructure for a new, comprehensive research program at Case…
October 16, 2018
The Case Western Reserve University community can learn the intricacies of sleep apnea at the next installment of the Mini Med Series. Kingman Strohl, professor of medicine, will present “Disordered Breathing and Sleep Apnea” Monday, Oct. 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University…
October 15, 2018
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…
October 11, 2018
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…