Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Be sure to offer a friendly Case CCC greeting when you see any of the 40 exceptional undergraduates from across the country as they arrive on May 27 as part of the prestigious Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) Program. This year’s cohort was selected from an impressive 664…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Population and Cancer Prevention Program member, Peter Hovmand, PhD, MSW, has been named Director of the Center for Community Health Integration, Division of General Medical Sciences, at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine. The Pamela B. Davis…

Reshmi Parameswaran was recently appointed director of the Cancer Biology Training Program (CBTP). The goal of the CBTP is to train PhD and MD/PhD scientists who will advance research on the causes, diagnosis, progression and treatment of experimental and human cancer. The CBTP provides a PhD…

Over 100 individuals from healthcare institutions, community organizations, and a local high school joined members and staff of Case CCC for the 8th Cancer Disparities Symposium on March 6-7 to learn about and discuss the successes and future directions of clinical trials across the…

A special class of ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules, called long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNA), may provide a new target for preventing and treating gastric, or stomach, cancer, according to Case CCC Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics Program member Kishore Guda, DVM, PhD, who led the team that…

Nisha Bhattarai’s research is driven by her passion for understanding the intricate relationship between humans and diseases. Originally from Nepal, Bhattarai came to Case Western Reserve University for a postdoctoral position in the Buck Lab in the fall of 2023. Her research focuses on plexins…

A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University published a paper about their work on applying a new cell therapy to treat autoimmune diseases. Published in Journal of Autoimmunity, a prestigious journal in the field of autoimmunity, the paper highlights their idea to apply the…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) has been recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with a merit award of outstanding 19 months after transitioning to a new director. The NCI site visit committee noted institutional commitment, leadership, exceptional efforts in cancer…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) has been recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with a merit award of outstanding 19 months after transitioning to a new director. The NCI site visit committee noted institutional commitment, leadership, exceptional efforts in cancer…

Finding offers potential new target for treatment