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CWRU School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word …
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June 14, 2024
Earlier this spring, Davis Weaver, a recent PhD graduate of the School of Medicine and recipient of the Graduate Excellence Award, and his team published an article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) titled, “Reinforcement learning informs optimal treatment strategies to limit...

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June 14, 2024
This past May, Robert A. Bonomo, professor in the School of Medicine, gave a presentation titled “Novel Antibiotics- focus on beta-lactam beta-lactamase inhibitors + some…” at the Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases Conference in Orlando, Florida.
His presentation reviewed the current antib...

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June 14, 2024
This past March, Ryan Farrell, associate professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, joined Michael Holliday, associate professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, to discuss obesity treatment in primary care to lower weight and improve metabolic outcomes.
The two spoke o...

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June 12, 2024
Two years ago, high winds in St. Louis threatened the University Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships. For pole vaulter Victoria Zhao, the weather made an already-nerve-wracking event even more daunting, as vaulters take off down the runway to soar a dozen feet in the air.
But...

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June 11, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to learn about the Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities program during an information session Tuesday, June 18, from 3 to 3:30 p.m.
Program Director Leah Jeunnette will discuss the following questions during this ev...
June 10, 2024
For Tiffany Vaughan, there are many pathways for healing hearts.
The rising fourth-year Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine student, who plans to specialize in cardiology, has the opportunity to bring contemporary meaning to the atrocities of Nazi Germany. Through a Fellowship at Au...

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June 10, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can learn more about the Master of Science in Medical Physiology (MSMP) program during an informative event Saturday, June 22, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Robbins Building.
The MSMP program has a proven track record of ...

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June 10, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to the 22nd Jerome I. Kleinerman, MD Lecture, featuring Sonja Klebe, professor and consultant in anatomic pathology at Flinders Medical Center/Flinders University in South Australia.
Klebe will present “Updates in Mesothelioma Dia...

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June 10, 2024
Sreelakshmi Vasudevan is focused on helping people keep their sight. Originally from Kerala, India, Vasudevan is a postdoctoral scholar in Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences working alongside Paul Park.
In the lab, Vasudevan research...

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June 07, 2024
The American Statistical Association (ASA) bestowed its prestigious distinction of Fellow on Douglas D. Gunzler, professor of the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, for his professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of statis...