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Four employees were honored with Staff Awards for 2023: Alberto Santana, Malana Bey, Jason Buitrago and Maria Rizk at the Staff Town Hall in November. These awards, the highest the school can award staff members, celebrate those who not only consistently contribute to the school in an outstanding…

Case Western Reserve University postdoctoral fellow Oladayo Oyebanji has earned the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s Yoshikawa and High award for an abstract he presented at the society’s IDWeek in October. The award honors work that focuses on solving healthcare epidemiology,…

Pinunta (Petch) Nittayacharn first arrived at Case Western Reserve University in 2016 to pursue a PhD in biomedical engineering with support from the Royal Thai Government Scholarship under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Upon graduating in 2022, she remained at the university and is now in…

With a $3.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, biomedical engineers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago will begin testing an implantable device that restores the sense of touch to breast cancer patients after reconstructive surgery. In this…

Dana Crawford, professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was named a fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics, a college of elected fellows who have made significant and sustained contributions to…

Funding will advance novel approaches to treating cancer and diabetes-related blindness   A combined $1.35 million from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust was awarded to two researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine to advance their work on finding…

Amit Gupta, associate professor of radiology at Case Western Reserve University and division chief of cardiothoracic imaging at University Hospitals, was nominated and selected to join the Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging (CECI²) Class of 2023 of the Academy for Radiology &…

Spencer to be recognized for his military service during on-campus Veterans Day ceremony If there’s one thing you can’t miss at the Cleveland Public Library, it’s a tour by William Spencer. At least, that’s according to several Tripadvisor reviews that mention Spencer by name, strongly urging…

New center will target glial cells to treat neurological diseases Case Western Reserve University has established an Institute for Glial Sciences to advance research of glial cells and their critical role in the health and diseases of the nervous systems, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s,…

In 2014, Uriel Kim dreamt of becoming a physician with a focus on research. Today, he’s well on his way—and is receiving broad recognition for his efforts.  A Doctor of Medicine (MD) student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Kim earned his PhD in Clinical Translational Science…