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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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September 11, 2018
This past Sunday the New York Times published an extensive front-page article about the repeated failures of a prominent physician scientist to declare potential conflicts of interest on many of the research papers he published. This was even the case for papers in journals that explicitly query…
September 10, 2018
On August 24, we greeted a new class of PhD students from around the world at the annual Seeds of Discovery White Coat ceremony. The following is an edited version of Dean Pamela Davis’ welcoming remarks. I am honored to welcome another brilliant class of new scientists and researchers to Case…
September 06, 2018
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, MD, PhD, the James H. Jewell MD ’34 Professor of Genetics and chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, has been…
August 29, 2018
Clifford Harding, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is a world-class immunologist and major force in physician-scientist and professional-scientist education. His research…
August 28, 2018
Join the School of Medicine for Hike & Seek for Research, a fundraising event and scavenger hunt in the Cleveland Metroparks’ Brecksville Reservation (9000 Chippewa Creek Dr.) Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will benefit the Research Institute for Children’s Health. Upon check-in at…
August 24, 2018
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a way to stop immune cell death associated with multiple diseases, including sepsis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and arthritis. The findings, published in Science Immunology, identify a chemical that potently…
August 21, 2018
On Sunday we held a graduation celebration for our first class of students receiving the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree. This is the culmination of years of planning, development, engagement, and hard work by Vice Dean Pat Thomas and the program’s director Cindy Lord. The…
August 16, 2018
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of Roland W. Moskowitz, MD, MS, a beloved member of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine family and a world-renowned authority and researcher in osteoarthritis. Dr. Moskowitz was a tenured professor in the Department of…
August 15, 2018
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…
August 10, 2018
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…