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Submit abstracts to Cancer Stem Cell Conference
Cancer Stem Cell Conference (CSC 2018) invites all trainees and faculty conducting related research to the topic area to submit abstracts. To be considered for the Young Investigator Award, abstract submission should also be accompanied by a CV and a letter of support from a mentor or colleague.…
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“BAFF receptor—A novel therapeutic target for B cell malignancies”
The next Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Seminar Series event will be a discussion on “BAFF receptor—A novel therapeutic target for B cell malignancies.” Reshmi Parameswaran, assistant professor of medicine and member of the Hematopoietic and Immune Cancer Biology Program of the Case…
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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientific Series: Research Innovation Fund
As a part of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) Scientific Series, researchers will present the findings of their Research Innovation Fund pilot projects, offer an overview of their scientific discoveries and outline what comes next for their projects. The presentations, held Thursday,…
Updates from NCI Board of Scientific Advisors
The NCI Board of Scientific Advisors met November 29, 2017, and the slide decks were recently released.  The slides provide a snapshot of the direction of the NCI, and include funding opportunities and access to NCI resources that are useful for many investigators across the Case CCC. Please…
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Researchers inhibit cancer metastases via novel steps
Blocking action of gene enhancers halts spread of tumor cells In one of the first successes of its kind, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and six other institutions have inhibited the spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to another. In doing so,…
Apple to Bring EMR to Smartphones, Making it Easier for Patients to Share Info About their Healthcare and Aid Research
The report that Apple will develop applications to download access of our personal electronic medical record to our personal smart phones (Apple, in Sign of Health Ambitions, Adds Medical Records Feature for iPhone, NY Times) could be transformational for medical care, our sense of medical…
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“Use of PET Imaging in the Assessment of Cancer Treatment and Drug Development”
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will host its next seminar series event Friday, Feb. 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building auditorium. The event will feature Anthony F. Shields, professor of oncology and medicine at Wayne State University and associate…
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CWRU to host Midwest DNA Repair Symposium; submit abstracts for presentation
Case Western Reserve University and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will host the 20th annual Midwest DNA Repair Symposium, Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6. This symposium is a great opportunity for people working on DNA damage and repair in the Midwest area to gather together and discuss…
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“Molecular Imaging in Cancer: PET Imaging Biomarkers”
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will host its next seminar series event Friday, Feb. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building auditorium. The event will feature Jason Lewis, the Emily Tow Jackson Chair in Oncology, vice chair for research for the department…
Alex Huang, MD, PhD, Receives $450,000 from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Leading cancer researcher, Alex Huang MD, PhD, has received a $450,000 Basic Science grant from the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to study targeted approaches for effectively eliminating metastatic osteosarcoma. "We're very excited to study an important cancer that occurs in adolescents,…