Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
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…
June 18, 2020
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to participate in the third Machine Learning Working Group Meeting June 22 from noon to 1 p.m. ET (virtually). Feixiong Cheng, assistant professor with the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, will present his work focusing…
June 12, 2020
The 2020 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is taking place virtually in two parts. The AACR Virtual Annual Meeting Part I was held April 27-28 and Part II will be held June 22-24. The AACR Annual Meeting program covers the latest discoveries across the spectrum of…
May 29, 2020
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers led by Charis Eng, MD, PhD and Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, FRCP determined that mutations of the WWP1 gene may also drive cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) in patients without PTEN gene…
May 27, 2020
Scientists have identified binding pocket for molecules that can stabilize key braking mechanism in cancer—opening door to development of drugs that target it A team of scientists led by the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has identified the…
May 22, 2020
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting will be held virtually in two parts this year. The Virtual Scientific Program will take place Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31 and the Virtual Education Program will take place August 8-10, 2020. Oral abstract, poster discussion…