Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
July 27, 2020
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…
July 24, 2020
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…
July 24, 2020
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…
July 17, 2020
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…
July 10, 2020
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…
July 09, 2020
Research has found that those living with HIV have a higher risk for certain kinds of cancers—such as lung cancer. Now, with a new five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers from Case Western Reserve University hope to find out why. Ge Jin, professor at the…
July 09, 2020
Again this year, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has opened a portion of its annual scientific retreat to the community with TED-style talks from three prominent leaders of research and advocacy. The talks will take place beginning at noon on Thursday, July 23, and will be broadcast live on…
July 02, 2020
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Siran Koroukian, PhD, as she was awarded one of three Real-World Data Impact Awards from the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Flatiron Health. Dr. Koroukian, an associate professor of population and quantitative health sciences at…
June 24, 2020
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD, is on The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) team recognized by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) for its annual AACR Team Science Awards. The awards were made during the AACR Virtual Annual Meeting. Barnholtz-Sloan is the Sally S. Morley Designated Professor…
June 19, 2020
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhD as she recently received a 2020 YWCA of Greater Cleveland Women of Professional Excellence award. The award has honored more than 1,500 women since its inception in 1977. Dr. Barnholtz-Sloan is Associate…