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CWRU Athletes in Medicine: The power of peer mentorship
Balancing the demands of athletics with the rigorous path toward a career in medicine is a uniquely challenging—and rewarding—experience. At Case Western Reserve University, a new student-led mentorship initiative is working to make that journey more supportive and sustainable for pre-med student…
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Research paper from CWRU School of Medicine awarded 2025 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
Recent News
October 11, 2016
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers describe mechanism central to maintaining healthy protein levels, avoiding disease states A new scientific study conducted by a team of leading geneticists has characterized how cells know when to stop translating DNA into proteins, a…
October 03, 2016
Two Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine bioethicists are calling on organized medicine to end its refusal to provide clinical guidance regarding the care of patients actively seeking assistance in dying. Writing in the November 15, 2016 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine (now…
September 23, 2016
As many of you know, as of September 1 our school entered into a new agreement with University Hospitals. While we will continue to partner with UH on educational, research, and community service programs, it will no longer be identified as our school’s primary affiliate. In light of the…
September 21, 2016
The Medicine, Society and Culture program of the Department of Bioethics will host the inaugural meeting of the Northeast Ohio Medical and Health Humanities and Social Medicine consortium Thursday, Sept. 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the School of Medicine. Those who would like to participate in the…
September 21, 2016
A record of shifts in the environment and animal diversity and distribution may help scientists predict effects of current climate change Darin Croft, associate professor of anatomy at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, will try to start filling a gap in the fossil record of…
September 20, 2016
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine-led team of international researchers has for the first time identified a fungus as a key factor in the development of Crohn’s disease. The researchers also linked a new bacterium to the previous bacteria associated with Crohn’s. The…
September 20, 2016
A person’s DNA sequence can provide a lot of information about how genes are turned on and off, but new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine suggests the 3-D structure DNA forms as it crams into cells may provide an additional layer of gene control. As long strands of…
September 16, 2016
The Case Western Reserve University Institute for Computational Biology (ICB) will host its second annual North Coast Conference on Precision Medicine symposium Thursday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center’s Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Ballroom. The symposium’s…
September 14, 2016
In a World View opinion column published in Nature, a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher calls for animal-human embryo research to proceed – but only with strong animal protections in place. So-called “chimera” research raises the hope of producing human organs in…
September 13, 2016
A new scientific study reveals one way to stop proteins from triggering an energy failure inside nerve cells during Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s disease is an inherited genetic disorder caused by mutations in the gene that encodes huntingtin protein. Approximately 30,000 Americans have mutant…