School of Medicine

With the university’s largest-ever grant, researchers seek to close the gap between lab discovery and patient care BY DANIEL ROBISON For many people, artificial intelligence is the next big thing. For Brennan Flannery, it’s a life-saving thing. As a Ph.D. candidate in Case Western Reserve Univers...

Understanding and treating deadly esophageal cancers Cancer of the esophagus, especially esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), is highly lethal, with 80% of patients dying within five years of diagnosis, according to Kishore Guda, DVM, PhD, an associate professor at the School of Medicine. Patients with...

Teaching healthy habits In today’s fast-paced world, convenience often takes precedence over nutrition when it comes to whipping up a meal. The new state-of-the-art teaching kitchen at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine aims to change that. Across the 2,300-square-foot facility—whic...

Vice Chair Julie Gerberding (WRC '77, MED '81), first woman director of the CDC, to become chair in June 2025 At its most recent meeting, Case Western Reserve University’s Board of Trustees elected a longtime member and history-making leader as its next chair. Julie Gerberding, MD (WRC ’77, MED ’8...

Meet six students shaping their fields—and their futures Across 25 doctoral, master’s, and certificate programs, more than 2,800 students are gaining the experience for which Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is known: for its rigorous, customizable, and contemporary curriculum, st...

Vice Chair Julie Gerberding (WRC ’77, MED ’81), first woman director of the CDC, to become chair in June 2025

Brian Kobilka will visit the Department of Chemistry to give his Frontiers in Chemistry Lecture as a Shaomeng Wang and Ju-Yun Li Distinguished Lecturer. The event will take place Thursday, Feb. 29, at 11:30 a.m. in Schmitt Auditorium. He will be presenting his lecture titled "Challenges and New Appr...

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named seven Case Western Reserve University researchers to its 2024 class of senior members, an honor that recognizes their “remarkable innovation-producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.” Named ...

Possible exposure to toxic chemicals may increase risks for cancers The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at Case Western Reserve University a grant to begin studying the possible long-term health effects of exposure to hazardous chemicals from the East Palestine, Ohio, tr...

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named seven Case Western Reserve University researchers to its 2024 class of senior members, an honor that recognizes their “remarkable innovation-producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.” Named ...