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Interim Dean Stan Gerson's Messages

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Renowned medical researcher and endocrinologist Douglas Kerr passes away
To our School of Medicine community, I am writing to share the sad news that Case Western Reserve University longtime professor, endocrinologist and researcher, Douglas Kerr, MD, PhD (MED ‘65, GRS ‘65), died Wednesday, April 2, at the age of 88. Dr. Kerr dedicated more than 40 years to med...
Xin Qi appointed interim chair of Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Dear faculty, staff and students, On behalf of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Xin Qi as interim chair for the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. Xin, the Jeanette M. and Josep...
Walter Boron announcement
Dear faculty, staff and students, On behalf of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, I want to thank Walter Boron, MD, PhD, for his dedicated service and leadership as chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, and to share that he ha...
On the passing of Hisashi Fujioka
To our School of Medicine community, I am writing to share the sad news that Case Western Reserve University longtime research scientist Hisashi Fujioka, PhD, died Thursday, Jan. 23, at the age of 75. Hisashi was the manager of standard electron microscopy (EM)...
On the passing of Robert Daroff
A note from Stan Gerson and Pamela Davis To our School of Medicine Community, We are writing to share the sad news that renowned neurologist and longtime professor Robert Barry Daroff, MD, died Sunday, Jan. 12, at the age of 88. Bob was a towering figure in th...
On the passing of Jerry Silver
To our School of Medicine Community, I am writing to share the sad news that renowned neuroscientist, Case Western Reserve University alumnus and longtime professor Jerry Silver, PhD, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, at the age of 77. Jerry was a towering figure in the fi...
On the passing of Lynn Landmesser
To our School of Medicine community: I am writing to share the sad news that long time professor and renowned developmental neuroscientist Lynn Landmesser died on Nov. 29. She will be remembered for the generations of neuroscientists she mentored and whose careers she inspired. ...
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Congrong “Ron” Yu named Chair of Neurosciences department
Dear faculty, staff and students, On behalf of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Congrong “Ron” Yu, PhD, as the new chair for the Department of Neurosciences. The department’s faculty are known for using state-of-the-art techniques ...
Message from the dean: Mark Jackson appointed vice dean of graduate education
Dear faculty, staff and students, On behalf of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Jackson, PhD, MBA, as the new vice dean of graduate education. Dr. Jackson, professor of pathology, has played a pivotal role in training the next ...
On the passing of Dr. Robert A. Salata
To our School of Medicine community, I am writing to share the sad news that longtime professor Dr. Robert A. Salata died yesterday. Beyond his legacy as a world-renowned infectious diseases physician and researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH)...