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AACI Presidential Initiative
I would like to alert our membership of the two-year initiative I set out for the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) at the national meeting last week. As President of AACI for the next two years, I asked all the cancer centers to participate in a review of practices and approaches…
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Case Western Reserve researcher awarded neuroscience “Big Data” grant
Funding will help researchers gather and share data, leading to better treatments A Midwest Big Data consortium including Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher Satya Sahoo has won more than $1 million in federal funding to advance neuroscience research. Sharing and using…
Two Case Western Reserve Researchers Receive Vision Grants from Global Eye Bank Organization
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have received grants totaling $40,000 from Ann Arbor-based Eversight, a global nonprofit network of eye banks. The CWRU projects are aimed at helping glaucoma patients and those with Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy. Eversight…
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Scientists Develop Computer Models to Predict Cancer Cell Network Activity
A multi-institution academic-industrial partnership of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has developed a new method to broadly assess cell communication networks and identify disease-specific network anomalies. The computer-based method, called InFlo, was…
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Medicine, physics collaboration wins federal Patent for Humanity Award
Malaria detection device faster, more accurate than current methods A Case Western Reserve team from international health and physics has won national recognition for a portable malaria detection device with the potential to transform diagnosis and treatment of the disease in developing…
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Guest Commentary: Megan Kilbane, MBA, Assistant Dean for Oncology 2016 has been described as the year of 216, and it would be hard for anyone to argue that it is not truly the year for Cleveland to shine.  From the Cavs to the Monsters and soon to be the Indians, we are grabbing championships left…
First of its Kind Comprehensive Assessment of Malaria in Madagascar Paves Way for National Strategic Plan for its Eradication
Researchers at the Center for Global Health & Diseases at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and international colleagues, have provided the first of its kind comprehensive assessment of the current status of malaria in Madagascar, laying the groundwork for the 2018-2022 national…
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New initiatives help advance research in autism
A catalytic research fund and a new partnership with The Hartwell Foundation will bolster critical research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at the International Center for Autism Research and Education (ICARE) at Case Western Reserve University. The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation committed…
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U.S. Army Surgeon General to present Veteran’s Day keynote at CWRU
To honor Veteran’s Day and promote cooperation between the military and civilian health-care community, U.S. Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Nadja West will come to Case Western Reserve. She will present a keynote address, “Medical Leadership: Lessons from Military Medicine,” Nov. 11, at 6 p.m., in…
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Researchers receive funding for promising childhood cancer research
Targeting leukemia and improving fitness, quality of life Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers are receiving new funding from California-based St. Baldrick’s Foundation for promising childhood cancer research. Reshmi Parameswaran, assistant professor of hematology…