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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…
COVID-19
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.…
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St. Baldrick's Foundation awards grants to Case Western Reserve for pediatric cancer research
Cancer researchers Alex Huang, Reshmi Parameswaran and Yamilet Huerta have been awarded $315,000 in grants from the St. Baldrick's Foundation to conduct research of new immunotherapy treatments for pediatric cancers. Alex Huang Huang, professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University…
Gullett earns Family Physician of the Year Award
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) extends congratulations to Heidi Gullett, MD, MPH associate professor in the School of Medicine, received the Family Physician of the Year Award from the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP). Dr. Gullett is a member of the Case CCC's Cancer…
Genome-Scale Analysis Identifies Novel Transcript-Variants in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
A study published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Purkayastha, 2020, Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol) used genome-scale analysis to identify novel gene isoforms, or transcript-variants, in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Identification of these transcript variants may be…
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Case CCC Spring 2020 Pilot Awardees Announced
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has made pilot awardee selections following recent RFAs. Please join us in congratulating the awardees below. Accelerator Award William Schiemann, PhD and Saba Valadkhan, MD, PhD Project: BORG:TRIM28 Complexes: Global…
Cancer Prevention Program Members Conduct Big Data Studies to Uncover Disparities in Access, Improve Patient Outcomes in Cancer
Following Medicaid Expansion Individuals with Low-Income Less Likely to be Diagnosed with Advanced Cancers A new study published in CANCER (Kim, CANCER, 2020) indicates the expansion of Medicaid led to earlier detection of cancer in individuals with low-income. Their findings suggest Medicaid…