School of Medicine

When it comes to complex issues, Ethan Lin starts with the basics. As a biology major, that often boils down to considering his field’s most fundamental concept: cells. This summer, Lin is applying that approach to gain insight into how cancers form, working with mentor Alan Tartakoff, professor o...

School of Medicine Pharmacology student Jacqueline Plau has earned a Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery from the PhRMA Foundation. The award includes $25,000 per year in stipend support for promising students in the advanced stages of training and thesis research in drug discovery. Plau, who ...

Staff members from University Technology ([U]Tech) and the Office of the Provost presented on Case Western Reserve University’s Faculty Information System at the 2023 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Information Technology in Academic Medicine Conference in Denver on June 1. The team...

An article by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty members Kristen Berg, assistant professor, and Susan De Luca, associate professor, was published in the June edition of Capsules, a publication from the Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH). The art...

Xylazine: new drug, same old mistakes Medpage Today: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, talked about the dangers of the new drug xylazine being detected in overdoses across the U.S. and the new challenge it brings to the ongoing overdose crisis. “Many medical, public health...

Findings offer hope for development of new medications A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University revealed that the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be slowed by suppressing a specific protein in the brain that causes corrosion. A main pathogenic initiator of AD and r...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University are invited to learn more about the new Aerospace Physiology Certificate Program during a webinar Thursday, July 27, from 3 to 4 p.m. Aerospace physiology explores the impact of extreme environments on the body. Those who are unable to attend during ...

The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is designed to support recent disadvantaged or underrepresented college graduates (as defined by the National Institutes of Health) who are preparing for careers in biomedical research. PREP...

After completing his bachelor’s degree, Zubin Khan spent several years giving students direction as a high school counselor in Detroit. But despite the wise advice he gave, he still hadn’t found his own calling. Khan had begun his undergraduate studies at Eastern Michigan University planning to com...

U.S. military veterans who lived in what were once known as “redlined” areas had a higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular issues, according to a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals and the Cleveland VA Medical Center. ...