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Man vs. machine?
Case Western Reserve University’s diagnostic imaging computers outperform human counterparts, but offer tools for better, less costly care The "deep learning" computers in Anant Madabhushi’s diagnostic imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University routinely defeat their human counterparts in…
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Apply for funding for cancer-related research projects
Researchers from across the university are invited to apply for American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants (IRG) Awards to receive pilot funding for cancer-related research in basic, clinical, prevention and control, behavioral, health sciences and epidemiology. The American Cancer…
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Cancer Disparities Symposium
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center invites the campus community to the second annual Cancer Disparities Symposium Friday, March 23, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building auditorium and atrium. This year’s event is themed “Taking it to the Streets: Where…
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Submit abstracts to Cancer Stem Cell Conference
Cancer Stem Cell Conference (CSC 2018) invites all trainees and faculty conducting related research to the topic area to submit abstracts. To be considered for the Young Investigator Award, abstract submission should also be accompanied by a CV and a letter of support from a mentor or colleague.…
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Alex Huang receives $450,000 from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Award will be used to develop new therapeutic options for metastatic osteosarcoma Leading cancer researcher Alex Huang has received a $450,000 Basic Science grant from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to study targeted approaches for effectively eliminating metastatic osteosarcoma. “We’re…
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“Molecular Imaging in Cancer: PET Imaging Biomarkers”
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will host its next seminar series event Friday, Feb. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building auditorium. The event will feature Jason Lewis, the Emily Tow Jackson Chair in Oncology, vice chair for research for the department…
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“Context, Challenges & Considerations for Reducing Cancer Risk among African-American Men”
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will host its next seminar series event, featuring Derek M. Griffith, associate professor of medicine, health and society and director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health at Vanderbilt University. Griffith will present “Context, Challenges &…
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Does your work relate to cancer and social injustices? Submit your abstract for the Cancer Disparities Symposium
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Office of Cancer Disparities Research will host the second annual Cancer Disparities Symposium, titled “Taking it to the Streets: Where Cancer Disparities Research and Community Intersect," Friday, March 23. The symposium will bring together researchers,…
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Youth Enjoy Science grant brings diversity to cancer research
CWRU School of Medicine receives $2.5 million grant for Cleveland minority students Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, was awarded a five-year grant totaling $2.5 million to engage underrepresented minorities in…
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Cancer Center's Stanton Gerson co-authors report on accelerating cancer research and care
Stanton Gerson, a Distinguished University Professor, the Asa and Patricia Shiverick-Jane Shiverick (Tripp) Professor of Hematological Oncology, and director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, was one of more than 50 leading oncologists in the U.S. that co-authored a report in The Lancet…