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Third-year Case Western Reserve University medical student Victoria Wu knows a thing or two about economics. She earned her undergraduate degree from University of Pennsylvania in the subject, and is using that expertise to study financial toxicity and how it affects lymphoma patients. It’s…

Awarded five-year, $3.05 million grant from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute With a new five-year, $3.05 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals (UH) will…

Discovery could lead to possible prevention, treatment strategies Studying genes in families with a propensity for certain diseases has led to many critical advances in medicine, including the discovery of statins in family members who suffered heart attacks at an early age. Now, a team of…

Cleveland Scholars program to cover total cost of attendance—without loans—and include mentored, paid research or internship experience President Eric W. Kaler announced today that eligible Cleveland and East Cleveland public high school graduates admitted to Case Western Reserve will receive…

Fellows program to attract leading researchers to collaborate with university and hospital colleagues to develop promising solutions—and get them to patients After helping to launch the careers of 30 medical school researchers, the Mt. Sinai Health Foundation is partnering again with Case Western…

Ranking by National Academy of Inventors, Intellectual Property Owners Association Case Western Reserve University ranks No. 24 nationally for the number of U.S. Utility Patents awarded to the university and its researchers, according to 2022 data compiled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…

Fabio Cominelli’s contributions to groundbreaking research on gastrointestinal conditions, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, has helped alleviate pain and complications for tens of millions of people worldwide living with these disorders. At Case Western Reserve University School…

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students of the School of Medicine, The university is kicking off the fall semester by sponsoring Innovation Week, a week-long series of lectures, workshops and events highlighting innovation at Case Western Reserve—what an exciting way to start the fall semester.  Of…

Case Western Reserve University biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer—a finding they believe could lead to more effective treatments for a range of cancers and other diseases. The protein is LSD1 (lysine-specific histone demethylase 1A), which…

Case Western Reserve biochemists focus on degrading key cancer-driving protein; represents major shift in research Case Western Reserve University biochemical researchers have identified a new function of a key protein that leads to cancer—a finding they believe could lead to more effective…