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The Importance of Physician-Scientists to the Future of Healthcare
This week, the New York Times featured an opinion piece written by three board members of the Physician-Scientist Support Foundation, including Mukesh Jain, MD, University Hospitals cardiologist, professor at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine and member of the Case…
Director's Message: Dilemmas in Cancer Decision-Making
My approach to best care has always been to think of a clinical trial first and use best available evidence next. That approach was unnerved by this week's excellent Perspective in the NEJM by Robert Aronowitz and Jeremy Greene. Aronowitz and Greene's perceptive and moving account of an all too…
Cancer Center Members Awarded CTSC Annual Pilot Grants
Congratulations to the below Case Comprehensive Cancer Center members from the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine who were recently announced as recipients of Annual Pilot Awards from the Cleveland Clinical & Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC)! Up to $50,000 in…
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center director elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 54 academic inventors to the Spring 2019 class of NAI Senior Members, including Stanton L. Gerson, director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC). NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists and administrators from its Member…
American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting 2019: Highlights from the Case CCC
The 2019 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting will take place Sunday, September 15 through Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, IL. ASTRO offers interactive sessions with content curated by specialty, purposeful networking opportunities,…
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Racial Equity Institute Groundwater Training
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to participate in a learning journey to increase the shared understanding of racial inequities that impact health, and to discuss strategies to promote a more equitable society. The event, titled Racial Equity Institute…
First Cohort of Scholars Completes Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) Program
Though the summer academic break is often a time to relax and rest, as temperatures rose in Cleveland, so did the buzz across the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) as students from across the nation assembled for the Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) Program. Directed…
$2.14M Grant from NCI to Fund Study of Family Caregiver Training led by Mazanec
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Susan Mazanec, PhD, RN as she is leading a study recently granted $2.14 million from the National Cancer Institute to explore new approaches to training and preparing family caregivers of patients with cancer. Dr. Mazanec is an…
Director Stan Gerson Elected to National Academy of Inventors as Senior Member
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 54 academic inventors to the Spring 2019 class of NAI SeniorMembers, including Stan Gerson, MD, Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC). NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists and administrators from its Member…
Schiemann to Lead Athymic Animal and Preclinical Therapeutics Shared Resource
We are pleased to announce that  William Schiemann, PhD has accepted the role of Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center's Athymic Animal and Preclinical Therapeutics Shared Resource. Schiemann joins co-Director Daniel Lindner, MD, PhD in leading the two-location facility at Case Western…