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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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November 01, 2017
CWRU researchers take step closer to uncovering new genetic causes of infertility Scientists have found distinctive portions of genetic material—known as lncRNAs—that help sperm develop. A study published in Biology of Reproduction found male mice lacking a particular lncRNA have low sperm count,…
October 27, 2017
In an article titled “How one city’s VA health system has greatly reduced opioid prescribing” for STAT, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Ali Mchaourab detailed a program designed to reduce opioid addiction among veterans. The pioneering program, implemented at Cleveland Veterans…
October 24, 2017
Recognizes pioneering stem cell discoveries with the most potential to benefit patients Paul Tesar, the Dr. Donald and Ruth Weber Goodman Professor of Innovative Therapeutics in the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been selected…
October 17, 2017
Bottom Line: A team of neuroscientists has uncovered a neural network that can restore diaphragm function after spinal cord injury. The network allows the diaphragm to contract without input from the brain, which could help paralyzed spinal cord injury patients breathe without a…
October 16, 2017
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, was awarded a five-year grant, totaling $2.5 million to engage underrepresented minorities in Cleveland-area schools in cancer research. The Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Program, supported by…
October 16, 2017
CWRU’s Mark Chance, director, to lead webinar today describing the project The Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences has been awarded second prize in the 2017 Sharing Research Resources Award by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). According to the AAMC, “award winners…
October 10, 2017
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and The Young Scientist Foundation will present an exciting evening of gourmet dishes and wine pairings to benefit their joint program enabling underserved Cleveland-area high school students to participate in cancer and other vital research in…
October 10, 2017
The alumni were here! This past weekend we welcomed the largest number of School of Medicine alumni ever. They toured the Health Education Campus, partied at the Global Center for Health Innovation, cheered our students and alumni award winners, mingled with one another, and exchanged memories and…
October 10, 2017
The Daniel Hale Williams Pre-Med Society will host Jeffrey Marks, director of general surgery at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and professor of surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, for a talk Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Village House 6 Great…
October 09, 2017
Join the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Young Scientist Foundation for an evening of cuisine and wine pairings (age 21+) from renowned chefs. The following nationally and internationally recognized chefs are: Johnny Besch (BLVD; Chicago) Dante Boccuzzi (Dante;…