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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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December 18, 2017
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded a $100,000 Josh Metzger Memorial Fox Trot Grant sponsored by the Prayers From Maria Foundation, in support of pediatric neurosurgical oncology research. Violette Recinos, MD, director of…
December 18, 2017
The winter solstice is upon us, and after that, the days will lengthen and light will return to the land. Our winter season is marked by many holiday celebrations full of goodwill and light. It’s been a very successful year. Our talented students have produced another delightful Doc Opera. Our…
December 18, 2017
Immune cells are normally associated with fighting infection, but in a new study scientists have discovered how they also help the nervous system clear debris, potentially clearing the way for nerve regeneration after injury. In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from…
December 15, 2017
Jonathan Lass, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, discussed his research on how preservation time of donated corneas could be extended. They made a recommendation that eye banks could keep cornea tissues up to 11 days, four days longer than the previously suggested time period. He…
December 13, 2017
One hypothesis for how autism develops is excessive neuron production in the prenatal period, leading to a transient but significant increase in brain size in the first few years of life in about one-quarter of children with the disease. But the precise timing and cause of this overgrowth is poorly…
December 13, 2017
Aims to augment immune system’s response to toxic exposure Kurt Lu, assistant professor of dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand countermeasures against chemical threats,…
December 12, 2017
Mark A. Griswold, PhD, a professor in the Department of Radiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors 2017 Fellows Program, the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. He was elected as a fellow for…
December 12, 2017
Mark A. Griswold, a professor in the Department of Radiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors 2017 Fellows Program, the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. He was elected as a fellow for having…
December 08, 2017
Vanessa Van Doren, a student at the School of Medicine, co-authored a piece for STAT arguing for a public health insurance system. In the piece, titled “We are America’s future doctors. We support a Medicare-for-all health system,” Van Doren and three other medical students from other universities…
December 08, 2017
The Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine will host Doc Opera, a night of singing, dancing, skits and medical parodies. This year's theme is Indiana Bones. Doc Opera is a variety show written and produced by students that raises funds in support of…