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NIH funds Case Comprehensive Cancer Center research into differences in glioblastoma between males and females
A Case Comprehensive Cancer-led team has secured $10.4 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute to explore at the molecular level the differences in glioblastoma between males and females. The researchers will delve into the genetics, epigenetics and…
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Fighting breast cancer with nanotech, immunotherapy 
Case Western Reserve University researcher takes aim at hard-to-treat metastatic cancers by using new method to unlock ‘cold tumors’ for successful treatment A team of scientists led by aresearcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is making strides to fight deadly…
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Calculating alternative interventions for cancer and infection with quantum physics concepts
A team co-led by Cleveland Clinic radiation oncologist Jacob Scott, MD, DPhil and Case Western Reserve University theoretical biophysicist Michael Hinczewski, PhD recently published findings from a new study that demonstrates, for the first time, how quantum physics concepts can assist in the…
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Cakes for Cancer: high school student creates cookbook to raise money for research
Chase Sloan, a 15-year-old sophomore at Hawken School and aspiring surgical oncologist, has always enjoyed cooking and baking. He hoped to one day create a cookbook, but that goal seemed far off until early March when the world was forced to essentially shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It…
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Muzic appointed Director, Radiation Resources Shared Resource
Raymond F. Muzic, Jr, PhD has been appointed director of the Radiation Resources Shared Resource. Dr. Muzic is well suited to oversee the operations of the facility. He has a track record of collaborative, translational research with physicians from many departments and especially in Nuclear…
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Mosaic ImmunoEngineering Inc. signs license-option to advance novel immunotherapy to treat cancer and infectious diseases
Agreement with CWRU Technology Transfer Office and Dartmouth College Mosaic ImmunoEngineering Inc., a private biotechnology company based in Novato, California, has signed a two-year option agreement with Case Western Reserve University and Dartmouth College, granting the company the exclusive…
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Jung named chair of cancer biology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
Jae Jung, PhD has been appointed chair of Lerner Research Institute's Department of Cancer Biology where he will lead the department’s work in understanding the biological underpinnings of cancer ranging from genetic and molecular pathways to disease manifestation. …
Differing Immune-Cell Subsets Underlie Sex Disparities in Glioblastoma
A recent article published in Cancer Discovery (Bayik, 2020, Cancer Discov) highlights disparities in immune system functions between male and female glioblastoma patients that may underlie some of the observed sex differences in cancer incidence, prognosis and treatment response. Defne Bayik, PhD…
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Scientists using AI to benefit cancer patients
National Cancer Institute awards $1.15 million to Case Western Reserve University researchers, collaborators to develop new tool to guide oncologists Case Western Reserve University scientists are developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help surgeons and oncologists identify the subtle…
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18 research teams receive over $500,000 in pilot grants to study COVID-19
From trying to understand lung immunity in COVID-19 patients to recognizing the impact the pandemic has had on mental health, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and affiliated health care systems have joined forces to expand and improve research on the virus in the community and beyond.…