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Orthopaedics’ Katherine Bogie secures nearly $3M research award for the translation of flexSTIM
Katherine Bogie, assistant professor of orthopaedics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and a team of researchers recently secured a research award from the Department of Veterans Rehabilitation Research & Development Service. This award, worth nearly $3 million, provides…
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Engineering’s Umut Gurkan receives two grant awards, totaling over $1.2M, to advance sickle cell research
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award number STTR R42HL182546. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the…
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5 questions with graduating physician assistant student Riddhi Patel
As commencement approaches for Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine physician assistant (PA) students, the excitement of what lies ahead is matched by the gratitude to the people, classes and clinicals that made a difference along the way—because the journey of earning one’s degree is…
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Medicine’s Danny Manor named faculty director for faculty advancement and postdoctoral affairs
Danny Manor has been named faculty director for faculty advancement and postdoctoral affairs at Case Western Reserve University, bringing years of experience as a researcher, mentor and academic leader to the role.A professor in the School of Medicine’s Departments of Nutrition and Pharmacology,…
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From the tennis court to the classroom: CWRU medical students balance academics with collegiate athletics
Hannah Kassaie and Ansh Shah earned accolades for tennis while completing their first year at CWRU School of Medicine
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Hear from six students presenting at Intersections
For many of Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate researchers, summer has been an opportunity to continue their work, advancing discoveries and sparking new questions. As they have honed their faculty-mentored research projects, some of those students will present what they have been…
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Postdoctoral scholar Jisung Yuk receives American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
Jisung Yuk, postdoctoral fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was awarded a two-year, $150,000 postdoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. He conducts his research under the mentorship of David Cunningham, PhD, Scott Lempka, PhD, and Richard Wilson, MD.…
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Student-run Horizons Community Clinic helps Cleveland patients find care—and a path forward
At Horizons Community Clinic, care might begin with an immediate need for treatment, but the impact of that care extends far beyond an appointment—both for the patients it serves and for the medical students who run it.Open Monday evenings to anyone in the Cleveland community—even, and especially,…
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Professors Karen Abbott and Matthias Buck receive awards to conduct research in Japan
Karen Abbott, professor and associate chair of biology, and Matthias Buck, professor of physiology and biophysics at Case Western Reserve University, recently received awards to conduct research in Japan at the University of Tokyo. As part of a new initiative between the National Science Foundation…
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With white coats and stethoscopes, students begin their medical journeys
When medical students first put on their white coats, they’re doing more than marking the start of medical school—they’re beginning the rest of their careers.On Sunday, July 12, first-year medical students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine celebrated that milestone with family…