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Medicine’s Puja Van Epps selected as Acting National Program Executive Director for the U.S. Veterans’ Health Administration’s HHRC programs
Puja Van Epps, MD, faculty member of the Continuing Medical Education committee at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, will assume the role of Acting National Program Executive Director (NPED) for the HIV, Hepatitis, and Related Conditions Programs (HHRC) for the U.S. Veterans’…
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Nutrition’s Tamara Randall named 2026-27 president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Tamara Randall, RDN (MED ’96, MED ’00), a nutrition instructor and director of the Master of Science in Public Health Nutrition Dietetic Internship program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was recently named the 2026–27 president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.…
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Meet a researcher uncovering how viruses replicate in unexpected places
A virus that can invade the brain and cause fatal neurological disease has long puzzled scientists because it replicates in a place most viruses avoid: the nucleus of infected cells. For Eric Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Pharmacology at the School of Medicine, that mystery…
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A history of healing
Ulysses Grant Mason III aims to support future physicians
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Medicine’s Irina Pikuleva leads team of researchers to investigate CYP46A1 activation
CYP46A1 activation by low dose efavirenz uncovers the link between brain cholesterol metabolism, energetics and vasculature.Researchers at Case Western Reserve University—led by Irina Pikuleva, PhD, the Carl F. Asseff Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences—identified brain processes that…
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New research connects climate change to increasing heat-related heart disease nationally
Southern states face steepest increases as low-income communities bear greatest burden
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A Q&A with Dean Stan Gerson on the Opportunities of a Strategic Plan
For Stan Gerson, MD, a strategic plan is not a sit-on-a-shelf-and-gather-dust kind of document. It’s a living plan that speaks to our times, details the rationale and goals for potentially game-changing collaborations, and is adjusted annually to account for the unforeseen. Work on the School of…
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CWRU School of Medicine celebrates historic commencement
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine marked a milestone weekend in May, celebrating the accomplishments of graduates across its Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and master's programs with ceremonies that reflected both tradition—particularly during the university’s…
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CWRU medical students bring monthly health screenings and education to CentroVilla25
Case Western Reserve University medical students are helping bring preventive care directly to the community through monthly healthcare programming held at CentroVilla25, Cleveland's premier Latino market and food hall.Each month, School of Medicine students provide free health screenings, like…
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Medicine’s Bill Merrick retires after 47 years at CWRU
After 47 years at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry, William “Bill” Merrick, PhD, is stepping into retirement. But he’s quick to point out he’s “not going anywhere,” as retirement won't change his passion for science and teaching. He plans to continue…