School of Medicine
From driving cutting-edge research to bringing medical innovations to market, landing competitive awards and more, the faculty, staff and students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine know how to make headlines.
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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at Case Western Reserve University suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
Recent News
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July 01, 2016
Having Vice President Joe Biden kick-off the post Cancer Moonshot Summit national campaign in Cleveland - what a day!!
The Vice President came to the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center because we proposed a concerted effort to develop interventional science driven ...
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July 01, 2016
Stanton Gerson, director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, introduced Vice President Joe Biden at a Cleveland event on Thursday afternoon.
Vice President Joe Biden came to Cleveland Thursday with a simple message for physicians and scientists fighting cancer: collaborate.
Speaking at his fi...
June 29, 2016
Jonathan Karn, PhD, an HIV/AIDS expert from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received two Innovation research grants out of seven allocated in the United States and Canada as part of an international effort to find a scientific basis for a cure of HIV/AIDS by 2020.
The grants...
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June 28, 2016
Tune in Wednesday, June 29, as cancer researchers doctors, scientists, philanthropists, community oncologists, advocates, patients, and survivors come together for the Cleveland Cancer Moonshot Summit.
The White House organized the national summit on behalf of Vice President Joe Biden. The summit s...
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June 28, 2016
By Kaitlin Murphy
This year, two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students were named Fulbright Scholars, in recognition of their innovative research ideas and passion for making a difference abroad. Max Feinstein, a rising third-year student and bioethics master’s candidate, and ...
June 24, 2016
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member has received $998,500 from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a new approach to improve the quality and quantity of limbs and tissues obtained from brain dead organ donors. Benefits also could be extended to the more standard...
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June 17, 2016
Pathogens and Immunity, a new medical journal launched by four leading researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has published its first articles. The open access journal starting receiving manuscript submissions almost immediately after its website premiered in January 2016...
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June 10, 2016
Yunmei Wang, assistant professor of medicine, and Philip A. Cola, adjunct assistant professor of medicine and management, won the best overall manuscript at the 21st International Academy of Management and Business Conference held in Montreal, Canada, May 18-20.
Their paper, “Socio-Cultural Factors...
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May 26, 2016
Mapping of the full-length TRPV2 protein structure could advance design of innovative pharmaceutical compounds
A team led by researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine has identified a promising new target for the development of treatments for chronic pain and some cancers.
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May 20, 2016
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute recently announced its 2016 class of Medical Research Fellows, with four Case Western Reserve University representatives among the 66 total selected.
The program allows students to spend a full year working in the lab on projects they proposed.
The following stu...