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Andrew Pieper receives CWRU’s second eminent professorship
Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, is tackling some of medicine’s toughest targets: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's and brain injury. Now, his work at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is getting an even bigger boost thanks to alumna and psychiatrist Rebecca E. Barchas, MD (MED ’75). Pieper’s…
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October 28, 2022
In October, pink ribbons become a common sight as organizations promote breast cancer awareness. The goal of these efforts is to encourage those at risk of developing the disease to get mammograms in hopes of catching potential diagnoses early, when treatment is most effective. But despite…
October 28, 2022
Edward Yu, professor of pharmacology at the School of Medicine, led a team of researchers in publication of an article titled “Inhibition mechanism of NKCC1 involves the carboxyl terminus and long-range conformational coupling, leading to arrest of the cotransporter” in Science Advances. The team…
October 28, 2022
A team of researchers, led by Pathology Professor Vincent M. Monnier recently had their work published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Their paper was titled” α-Crystallin chaperone mimetic drugs inhibit lens γ-crystallin aggregation: Potential role for cataract prevention” and included the…
October 27, 2022
Role is in addition to serving as chair of Cleveland Clinic’s Education Institute Stanton Gerson, dean and senior vice president for medical affairs at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has appointed James Stoller senior associate dean for academic affairs for Cleveland…
October 26, 2022
CLEVELAND—Students, parents, teachers, and education leaders attended Cleveland’s inaugural Black Men in White Coats (BMWC) Youth Summit, hosted by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, at Case Western Reserve’s Tinkham Veale…
October 25, 2022
This article is part of a series focused on highlighting student involvement in research at Case Western Reserve University. Carson Smith is a PhD student in the Department of Pathology who’s passionate about research, science communication, and the intersections between them. Congratulations to…
October 21, 2022
Fall break offers not only a chance to rest and recharge after midterms, but an opportunity to look ahead to the spring semester and start planning out the perfect course load. Course registration for undergraduates begins Nov. 14, and some graduate students can register even earlier. To make sure…
October 21, 2022
Pamela B. Davis, the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Research Professor at the School of Medicine, will receive Research!America’s Herbert Pardes Family Award for National Leadership in Advocacy Research. The former dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and professor at the…
October 21, 2022
A group of Case Western Reserve University PhD and medical students advanced to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bowl semifinals. This is a national competition tasking multi-disciplinary teams with identifying a problem, pitching a creative solution and presenting their proof of concept.…
October 20, 2022
In the last blog post, we discussed Open Access (OA) and OA Week. In this and following posts throughout the week, we will dive deeper into this year’s theme, Open for Climate Justice. What is climate justice?
While the term “climate justice” has been around for more than 30 years, its usage has…