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New Cancer Metabolism Shared Resource in Development
The Cancer Center will soon offer investigators isotope tracing capability through the new Cancer Metabolism Shared Resource (SR) in development. Isotope tracing analysis allows investigators to monitor pathway activities, which cannot be attained by measuring the metabolites' cellular…
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New Cancer Metabolism Shared Resource in Development
The Cancer Center will soon offer investigators isotope tracing capability through the new Cancer Metabolism Shared Resource (SR) in development. Isotope tracing analysis allows investigators to monitor pathway activities, which cannot be attained by measuring the metabolites' cellular…
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Case CCC Researchers receive NCI support to assess patient and provider perceptions of cannabis use during treatment
A team of Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) researchers were recently awarded $150,000 by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), as a supplement to the Cancer Center Support Grant, to survey cancer patients and oncology healthcare providers about the use of cannabis products during…
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CWRU and UH researchers secure $5 million in NCI funding to investigate relationships between HIV and lung cancer in East Africa
Researchers with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UHCMC) have secured $5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish an HIV-associated Malignancy Research Center…
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Gerson to serve as School of Medicine interim dean for another year
David Schwartz Photography Interim President Scott Cowen and Provost Ben Vinson III announced today that Interim Dean Stan Gerson, MD has agreed to extend his term for another year, to June 30, 2022. “We knew Stan’s deep familiarity with the medical school and its hospital partners…
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Mulvihill retires from Radiation Resources Facility after 30+ years
John Mulvihill, MS, longtime technical manager of the Radiation Resources Facility, announced his retirement last month. John is a skilled physicist who managed the facility for over 30 years, during which time he demonstrated complete dedication to making it work for all users. Past facility…
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Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Symposium: Advancing Science and Policy
The second annual Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Symposium, held virtually Monday, Oct. 19, through Tuesday, Oct. 20, is right around the corner. The virtual conference has a diverse lineup of speakers and panelists who will engage in discussions on how AI and machine learning are being used…
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Barnholtz-Sloan elected Representative, Society for Neuro-Oncology Board of Directors
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD as she was recently elected as a representative to the board of the Society for Neuro-Oncology. Dr. Barnholtz-Sloan is the Sally S. Morley Designated Professor in Brain…
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Karathanasis, Schiemann lead team fighting breast cancer with nanotechnology and immunotherapy
Efstathios "Stathis” Karathanasis, PhD and William Schiemann, PhD are leading a team of researchers from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) and Duke University combining nanotechnology with immunotherapy to treat metastatic breast cancer. The team received a five-year, $3M grant from…
Eng receives new grant to investigate genomic alterations influencing PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome
Charis Eng, MD, PhD, received a two-year, nearly $680,000 grant from the PTEN Research Foundation to investigate how genomic alterations influence PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS). With this grant, Dr. Eng’s team will sequence the whole genomes of a large number of PHTS patients from around the…