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Case Western Reserve Receives Major Grant to Improve Food Systems in Cleveland Neighborhoods
Under the Tipping Points grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a team led by Darcy Freedman, PhD, MPH, will conduct the Modeling the Future of Food in Your Neighborhood study that will examine several key food-system strategies. A multidisciplinary research…
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Submit abstracts for the Midwest Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology
The 2018 Midwest Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology will take place Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 16, at Tinkham Veale University Center. Those interested in submitting abstracts must do so by Aug. 15. For more information, visit the Midwest Meeting of the Society for…
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North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine
The 2018 North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine, the fourth in an annual series organized by Case Western Reserve University's Institute for Computational Biology (ICB), will take place Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Cleveland Botanical Garden (11030 East Blvd.). Each year, the conference covers…
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Tech takes on cigarette smoking
Case Western Reserve researchers develop system that senses smoking movements, sends motivational text messages, videos to help users quit smoking Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using wearable sensor technology to develop an automatic alert system to help people quit…
The road ahead
Dear Faculty and Staff, I am writing to let you know, as you may have read in the announcement from President Snyder, that I have accepted reappointment as dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs at Case Western Reserve University for two more years. This will…
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Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis reappointed; chooses to step down June 30, 2020
President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III today announced the reappointment of Pamela B. Davis as dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs. Davis, who has led the school since 2006, has accepted this reappointment but will return to the faculty after…
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Convelo Therapeutics, founded on discoveries at Case Western Reserve, to develop regenerative medicines for neurological disorders
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a company founded on seminal scientific discoveries made in the laboratories of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has launched from working in stealth mode with a mission to discover and develop a new class of medicines that…
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A new milestone in laboratory-grown human brain tissue
Researchers generate missing cell type in brain “organoids” A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.…
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A new roadmap for repairing the damage of multiple sclerosis
Dozens of drug candidates identified that share a common mechanism to stimulate regeneration of the brain’s myelinating cells Research published today in the journal Nature provides new understanding about how drugs can repair damaged brain cells that cause disability in patients with multiple…
A New Milestone in Laboratory Grown Human Brain Tissue
oligocortical spheroids A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The study, published…