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April 30, 2008
Medical school faculty member suggests new model for development of schizophrenia
Doctors have long known schizophrenia has a genetic basis, and have hypothesized that the disease resulted from combinations of common genes, or alleles, each contributing towards the disease in a small way. But a new study, co-authored by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine faculty member, suggests that a predisposition to schizophrenia may instead be caused by just a few, rare genetic mutations, each contributing significantly to the disease.
April 29, 2008
Case Western Reserve University students take honors in Goldwater Competition
Three undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University who have been actively involved in research along with their academic achievements have brought them recognition by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
April 11, 2008
Will commitment to endow chemistry professorship at Case Western Reserve University
Gilles Klopman, the Charles F. Mabery Professor Emeritus of Research in Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University and president and CEO of Beachwood, Ohio-based MultiCASE, Inc., has made seven-figure will commitment to the chemistry department in Case Western Reserve's College of Arts and Sciences.
April 10, 2008
Latest developments in umbilical cord blood-derived stem cell studies to be discussed at Research ShowCASE forum
Exciting developments are taking place in the development and application of stem cells, considered the body's "master" cells because they create all other tissues, organs and systems in the human body. Researchers have concluded that stem cells are the key to the body's regenerative ability.
April 07, 2008
Case Western Reserve University, Research Partners Conclude Pivotal Cornea Research Study
Case Western Reserve University and its research partners have completed a first-ever study that bolsters findings of a national study confirming the viability of older corneas for transplant.
March 28, 2008
U.S. News & World Report graduate and professional program rankings released
Several graduate and professional programs at Case Western Reserve University were included in the latest rankings of "U.S. News & World Report's" "America's Best Graduate Schools" list (for 2009).
March 21, 2008
School of Medicine researchers receive $2.4 million to study contact lenses-related corneal infections
Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Case Medical Center: A partnership between Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland, have been awarded a $2.4 million grant over five years from the National Eye Institute (NEI) to study corneal infection (keratitis) brought on by disease-causing fungi that can be lurking on contact lenses, in the air, in the dirt, or even on common household surfaces.
Jeffrey Duerk named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Jeffrey Duerk has been named chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). A BME alumnus, Duerk is a professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment in biomedical engineering. He joined the faculty in 1988 after completing his doctoral degree.
March 20, 2008
March of Dimes award to aid in finding how genes malfunction to cause deafness
Schools of zebrafish dart back and forth in tanks in the research lab of Brian M. McDermott, assistant professor from otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He will study thousands of fish with a $150,000 Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award from the March of Dimes to understand deafness.
March 17, 2008
Edward Ferreri, D.D.S., '40: last survivor of first medical/dental responders in WWII
At the dawn of World War II, approximately 200 members of the Cleveland medical, dental and nursing community left their homes at a moment's notice to answer their country's call. The only medical/dental corps survivor, Edward Ferreri, D.D.S., '40, was deployed in early 1942 with other members of the 4th General Hospital -- Lakeside Unit.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Pamela Davis Awarded the American Medical Student Association's Raising Our Voices Award
Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D. will be presented with a Raising Our Voices Award by the American Medical Student Association.
March 07, 2008
Case Western Reserve University researchers identify colorectal cancer gene
Study is a step towards the future of genetic testing for the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Americans Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers published a study in today's issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics...
February 29, 2008
Head of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services visits the School of Medicine
Kerry Weems, the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, presented the federal agency's newest initiative in electronic health records to the students and faculty of the School of Medicine on Wednesday, February 20th.
February 27, 2008
Visiting Fulbright Scholar teams up with pathology's Mark A. Smith to investigate Alzheimer's disease
After spending some of his early years in the United States, Dr. Vladan Bajic has returned to the country as a visiting researcher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, investigating cell cycle re-entry and chromosomal instability in Alzheimer's disease as a member of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.
February 20, 2008
NetWellness begins partnership with the Plain Dealer's new online health and fitness section
NetWellness will be featured in the Plain Dealer's new online health section for consumers. NetWellness, an online health information site, features faculty experts from Case Western Reserve University and other institutions.
January 29, 2008
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Professor receives Genetics Education Excellence Award
Recognizing a teaching career that has spanned almost half a century, the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) recently presented its Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education to Robert C. Elston, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
January 18, 2008
Case researcher in RNA biology makes waves by challenging current thinking
In the January 18th issue of "Molecular Cell", Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher Kristian E. Baker, Ph.D. challenges molecular biology's established body of evidence and widely-accepted model for nonsense-mediated messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) decay.
January 17, 2008
Dental health researchers examine link between gum disease and osteoporosis
Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Case Medical Center, a partnership between Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland, are recruiting 240 post-menopausal women to participate in a dental health study related to gum disease.
January 11, 2008
Roberto Fernandez Galan named Mt. Sinai Scholar at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Biophysicist Roberto Fernandez Galan, Ph.D., who will join the department of neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine as assistant professor in January 2008, has been named a scholar in the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation Scholars Program in the Basic Sciences.
Neuroscience professor Robert H. Miller named vice dean for research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Robert H. Miller, neurosciences professor and 20-year veteran of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named vice dean for research at the school.
January 09, 2008
School of Medicine brain aging expert challenges the existence of Alzheimer's as a disease
Case Western Reserve University professor of neurology Peter Whitehouse challenges conventional wisdom and assumptions of brain aging in his new book, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Disease. In his provocative and...
January 07, 2008
New Scholar Award helps young researcher study age-related diseases
To become a New Scholar, one must be invited to apply. They are typically nominated for the award for their outstanding promise in aging research. Such was the case for Chunyan Brian Bai, an assistant professor in genetics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
January 04, 2008
New chair of Case Western Reserve University's physiology and biophysics comes home
Renowned scientist and researcher Walter F. Boron, a native of Elyria, Ohio, has come home to the Cleveland area and to the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine as new chair and professor in the department of physiology and biophysics.
December 27, 2007
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine awards staff development honor
Joan Aylor works as a study coordinator in the Sleep and Epidemiology Research Center (SERC) located within the Center for Clinical Investigation at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She recently earned the Joan Harris Staff Development Award for exceptional leadership and commitment to the medical school.
December 19, 2007
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have evidence a vaccine against malaria will reduce infection and disease rates
Today, researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Center for Global Health & Diseases published data potentially having a strong effect on the three billion people exposed to malaria every year.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers have evidence a vaccine against malaria will reduce infection and disease rates
Today, researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Center for Global Health & Diseases published data potentially having a strong effect on the three billion people exposed to malaria every year.
December 14, 2007
Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center at Case Western Reserve University Receives more than $27 million from NIH, CDC
The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center based at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine has received renewed grants amounting to up to more than $27.5 million over the next five years to fund the continual efforts of the center, where any suspected case of prion disease -- such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) -- is reported, characterized and tested, as well as prion research.
December 07, 2007
School of Medicine Researcher pioneers technology in study of life-threatening illnesses
Alex Huang, a pediatric oncologist with the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is using advanced laser technology and computer software to capture 3-D, high definition movies of cell interaction in real time.
December 05, 2007
Disaster simulation helps prepare Case Western Reserve EMS squad
The Case Western Reserve University community will take part in its first mass casualty incident drill at 8 a.m., Saturday, December 8, organized by the student-led Case Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
December 04, 2007
Late Western Reserve University alumna bequeaths $5.7 million to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
The estate of Gertrude Donnelly Hess, one of two women to graduate from the Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1934, has bequeathed approximately $5.7 million to the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the largest bequest by a single donor in the university's long history.
December 01, 2007
Case Western Reserve University cardiologist awarded National Institutes of Health MERIT award
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Professor Daniel Simon has been rewarded with a prestigious grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
November 30, 2007
School of Medicine researchers find Ibuprofen associated with slower lung function decline in children with Cystic Fibrosis
Treatment with ibuprofen is associated with a significantly slower rate of decline in lung function in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
November 27, 2007
Inamori Center to host forum on ethics of eugenics
The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University, in conjunction with the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law, will host "Eugenics 2007: Is the Customer Always Right?," a discussion of the ethical issues arising from genetic manipulation on December 5.
November 26, 2007
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center investigate potential limitations of genetic testing in development of Alzheimer's
Researchers at the University Memory and Aging Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center are conducting a multi-site, National Institutes of Health-funded study of genetic risk assessment for Alzheimer disease that likely will help uncover the promise--and perils--of personalized genetic medicine.
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center investigate potential limitations of genetic testing in development of Alzheimer's
Researchers at the University Memory and Aging Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center are conducting a multi-site, National Institutes of Health-funded study of genetic risk assessment for Alzheimer disease that likely will help uncover the promise--and perils--of personalized genetic medicine.
November 21, 2007
Report by Case Western Reserve University researchers shows progress in Ohio's efforts to curb tobacco use
The first-ever Ohio Tobacco Key Indicators Report completed recently by the Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center (OTREC) shows a steady decline in the prevalence of cigarette smoking among Ohio adults and youth.
November 16, 2007
Renowned cardiovascular specialist joins School of Medicine
Marco Costa, a world-renowned interventional cardiologist, has joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
November 12, 2007
Case Western Reserve faculty member, alumnus receive NIH funds to establish Center for Social Science Research on HIV in Uganda
Janet McGrath and Charles Rwabukwali (GRS '93 and '97, anthropology), associate professor of sociology at the Makerere University in Kampala, are co-investigators on a new five-year, $2-million grant from the National Institutes of Health's Global Partnerships for Social Science Research on AIDS.
November 09, 2007
Robert J. Ronis, M.D., M.P.H., named chair of Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Robert J. Ronis, M.D., M.P.H., has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals.
Roberto Fernández Galán, Ph.D., named assistant professor of neuroscience
Biophysicist Roberto Fernández Galán, Ph.D., who has studied and conducted research in both Europe and the United States, has been named an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He will...
November 08, 2007
Natural product discovery by Case Western Reserve University medical researcher blocks tissue destruction with activation of repair gene
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine have published in the "Journal of Inflammation" a remarkable discovery with a natural product derived from the Amazon rainforest.
Case Western Reserve University spinoff partners with Medtronic to produce, distribute adult stem cell technology
Case Western Reserve University's spinoff Arteriocyte Inc. is joining forces with Medtronic of Minneapolis to acquire and exclusively distribute a drug delivery system with the potential to accelerate wound healing and reduce infection following surgery.
November 06, 2007
Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center receive $6.37 million from National Institutes of Health to find new ways to treat psoriasis
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center a $6.37 million award to establish a Center of Research Translation (CORT) for the skin disease psoriasis.
November 05, 2007
Class of 1942 alumna gives $1 million to School of Medicine to honor Rocco L. Motto, M.D.
Western Reserve University medical school alumnus Rocco L. Motto passed away last fall just a year shy of his 65th class reunion, but his wife, Verna "Vee" Houck Motto, has made sure that the Motto family's legacy will live on at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
November 02, 2007
Case Western Reserve Researchers Breed a Mighty Mouse
Case Western Reserve University researchers have bred a line of "mighty mice" (PEPCK-Cmus mice) that have the capability of running five to six kilometers at a speed of 20 meters per minute on a treadmill for up to six hours before stopping.
October 29, 2007
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals' Visual Sciences Research Center gets major boost
The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center are celebrating the grand opening of their newly-renovated Visual Sciences Research Center on Monday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m., in the Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Performance Area and Hall.
October 22, 2007
Case Western Reserve University alumnus elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine
David T. Scadden, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine and an alumnus of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been elected to membership in the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), a group established by the National Academies of Science to analyze health issues and make recommendations on policy.
October 18, 2007
Analysis of breast and colon cancer genes finds many areas of differences between tumors
Researchers from University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are part of a new national study that has analyzed more than 18,000 genes, including 5,000 previously unmapped genes, from breast and colorectal tumors.
September 28, 2007
Case Western Reserve University biologist starts studies on facial skin development
Radhika Atit, Assistant Professor of Biology from the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, who has secondary appointments in the departments of Genetics and Dermatology in the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and hopes to eventually change that with findings from a new project funded by a RO1 research grant from the National Institutes of Health. She has begun a five-year, $1.6 million study to understand how multi-potential cells become dermal cells, specifically those that develop into the craniofacial skin.
September 19, 2007
Health initiatives are focus of School of Medicine's community outreach
The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine supports the mission of delivering health services to the Greater Cleveland area and beyond.
September 18, 2007
National Institutes of Health awards $64 million to Cleveland Medical Consortium; believed to be largest ever to NE Ohio
The National Institutes of Health today announced that it has awarded $64 million to Case Western Reserve University, in partnership with the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth Medical Center, to become part of a national consortium designed to transform how clinical and translational research is conducted.
September 14, 2007
Case Western Reserve University names dean of medical school
Interim Dean Pamela Bowes Davis, expert in cystic fibrosis research and member of the Cleveland Medical Hall of Fame, becomes permanent dean
September 05, 2007
NIH funds joint development of neurotechnology
Think about picking up your first cup of coffee in the morning; what follows is natural to you and me. For individuals who have experienced paralysis due to disease or injury, this simple pleasure can present an insurmountable challenge.
August 28, 2007
International Researchers Take a Bench to Bedside Look at MSCs During 2007 Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cell Conference in Cleveland
Researchers from more than 22 countries will come to Cleveland for a bench to bedside examination of Cleveland's role in developing mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) from regenerative medicine and stem cell research to therapeutics in patient care. The National Center for Regenerative Medicine for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) and founding partner Case Western Reserve University have organized the 2007 Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine Conference, through August 29, at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Cleveland, to highlight advances in MSC research.
August 22, 2007
Silent killer often undiagnosed in children
High blood pressure or hypertension is often called a silent killer because its symptoms are not always noticeable, but it can lead to potentially deadly problems. In a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), MetroHealth physicians used electronic medical records to examine the charts of 14,000 children. They discovered hypertension was undiagnosed in three-quarters of the pediatric patients.
August 16, 2007
Inflammation may cause preterm labor and fetal deaths
Inflammation from bacterial infections is linked to preterm births and deaths, according to researchers from the Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine and the School of Medicine.
August 14, 2007
National Center for Regenerative Medicine Organizes International Adult Stem Cell Conference in Cleveland
World-renowned experts in the field of adult stem cell research will exchange ideas and best practices during the 2007 Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) in Regenerative Medicine conference August 27-29 in downtown Cleveland. The National Center for Regenerative Medicine for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (NCRM), in addition to founding partner Case Western Reserve University, is responsible for the organization and planning of this meeting.
July 30, 2007
Case epidemiologists receive two awards to tackle HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Uganda
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation recently awarded two grants to Case Western Reserve University for Operations Research on AIDS Care and Treatment in Africa.
July 27, 2007
School of Medicine student awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
Blessing Igboeli, a third-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been selected to represent the United States as a Fulbright student grantee in Nigeria through the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). The grant is made possible through funds that are appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress and in part by partner countries and/or the private sector.
School of Medicine student awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarship
Blessing Igboeli, a third-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been selected to represent the United States as a Fulbright student grantee in Nigeria through the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). The grant is made possible through funds that are appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress and in part by partner countries and/or the private sector.
July 23, 2007
Visual Sciences Research Center receives $3.2M award
The Visual Sciences Research Center (VSRC) of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Research Institute of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has been awarded a $3.2 million renewal over five years of their Core Grant from...
July 17, 2007
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives $25.5 Million Award And "Outstanding" Rating
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) has been awarded $25.5 million by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for continued cancer research and expanded clinical trials. The funding represents a 10 percent increase in NCI funding to the center, the only one of 40 designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation to receive an increase when many National Institutes of Health-related appropriations have been flat or declining. The $25.5 million accompanies the center's NCI redesignation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center and an outstanding rating, and is to be allocated in the amount of $5.1 million each year for the next five years.
July 13, 2007
Professor Eckhard Jankowsky, Ph.D Awarded $500,000 for Infectious Disease Research
Eckhard Jankowsky, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researcher and Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, has been selected as one of 16 nationwide award winners for the highly competitive Burroughs Wellcome Award for Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease.
July 11, 2007
Arlene Dent, M.D., Ph.D Receives $700K Research Award
Arlene Dent, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, physician of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and researcher at the Center for Global Health & Diseases, has been selected to receive The Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
July 10, 2007
Do as I say not as I do…
Behavioral health staffs that need to take a smoke break might have some relief from their tobacco habits as they start tobacco cessation programs along with their mental health and substance abuse clients
July 05, 2007
Case Medical Center Leading $17.6 Million Lithium Study
A $17.6 million clinical trials contract was recently awarded by the National Institutes of Health to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Robert L. Findling, MD, Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University Hospitals Case Medical Center.
June 28, 2007
Three Recipients Earn President's Award for Distinguished Service; Dozens Honored for Years of Service
For more information contact Kimyette Finley, 216.368.0521.
June 19, 2007
Bariatric surgery appears to be safe for carefully selected older, Medicare patients
A study, published in the June issue of the Archives of Surgery, [JAMA/Archives journal], lead by Peter T. Hallowell, M.D., and colleagues of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center showed complications after bariatric surgery appear similar between patients younger and older than age 60 and also between Medicare recipients and non-recipients.
June 08, 2007
Case Western Reserve University Trustee Assumes New Leadership Roles at Institute of Molecular Medicine
Nobel laureate Ferid Murad, who received his M.D. and Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1965 and serves as a member of the university's Board of Trustees, has been named director emeritus of the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM).
June 01, 2007
Doing good leads to living well; Case Professor Stephen Post publishes new book, Why Good Things Happen to Good People
In the new book, Why Good Things Happen to Good People (Random House), Dr. Post and journalist Jill Neimark weave the growing new science of love and giving with moving real-life stories to show how giving unlocks the doors to health, happiness, and a longer life. The book went on sale nationwide this month.
May 22, 2007
Volcanic eruptions preserve ancient history for Croft
A catastrophic mudflow some 25 to 28 million years ago stopped a nine-inch armadillo in its tracks.
May 21, 2007
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine awarded $27M prestigious contract for tuberculosis research
For a deadly disease with nearly 9 million new cases and 1.6 million deaths worldwide each year, the war on tuberculosis [TB] may get a little boost. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is pleased to announce that the Tuberculosis Research Unit (TBRU) at the School of Medicine has received a $27 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health, to continue its work in TB research.
May 14, 2007
The 2007 Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize
Nathan A. Berger, M.D., Hanna-Payne Professor of Experimental Medicine and director of Case Western Reserve University's Center for Science, Health and Society, is the 2007 recipient of the Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize.
May 09, 2007
Boyatzis, Hanson earn honors for graduate instruction
Experience is the best teacher. The faculty members who received the 2007 John S. Diekhoff Award for graduate teaching at Case Western Reserve University are indicative of the adage, as they have been recognized many times for their effectiveness in the classroom and their ability to connect with and engage students.
May 01, 2007
Glennan Fellows Recognized for Scholarship, Research, Teaching
Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to interact and collaborate in the classroom is a common thread among the winners of this year's Glennan Fellows program, as is the use of modern technology such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. The five winners from Case Western Reserve University represent different approaches to education that the Glennan Fellows program encourages.
April 23, 2007
Campus community has several opportunities to support Aids Week of Action
Panel discussions, anonymous HIV testing, a documentary, a vigil and handing out condoms at downtown Cleveland bars are all part of Case Western Reserve University's observance of AIDS Week of Action now through April 27.
March 30, 2007
Case Western Reserve University graduate programs receive top 50 ratings in U.S. News & World Report rankings
"U.S. News & World Report's" latest America's Best Graduate Schools rankings (for 2008) bring good news for several of Case Western Reserve University's graduate and professional programs.
March 29, 2007
American Medical Student Association announces election of 58th national president
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's largest independent medical student association, announces the election of Michael Ehlert as the 2007-2008 National President. Ehlert, a fourth-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was elected by the AMSA membership, a body of more than 68,000 medical and premedical students and residents, at the 57th Annual National Convention in Arlington, Va., earlier this month.
March 28, 2007
Case students turn the world into a global classroom
Education has gone global for Case Western Reserve University students participating in spring trips to the Ukraine, the Netherlands, Turkey, Kenya and the Dominican Republic.
March 12, 2007
Mandel School and bioethics team up at Case for new MSSA/MA degree program
Responding to an increasingly complex world where situations may exist that require the help a social worker and bioethicist, Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences has teamed up with the department of bioethics in the Case School of Medicine to offer graduate students a unique "side-by-side" dual degree program towards a master's of social science administration (MSSA) and master of art degree in bioethics (MA).
November 13, 2006
Diabetes Research Retreat to highlight impact of clinical trials on treatment of diabetes
Continuing the promotion of cross-institutional collaboration, Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland's Dietrich Diabetes Research Institute (DDRI) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine present the third annual Diabetes Research Retreat on Friday, November 17, 2006, at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven.
October 30, 2006
"Reflecting on 100 Years of Alzheimer's" the theme of Case Western Reserve University conference, November 6-7
Case's University Center on Aging and Health and other health care systems host conference on Alzheimer's Disease CLEVELAND – The year 2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the first case of Alzheimer's disease to the medical world. Currently there are...
October 25, 2006
Case School of Medicine professor discovers nerve cell defects caused by mental retardation gene
Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered changes in nerve cell function caused by mutation of the gene responsible for Rett Syndrome, a devastating progressive neurological disorder.
October 18, 2006
AIDS Study Challenges Conventional Treatment Guidelines for HIV Patients
National Study Published in Curent Issue of JAMA A newly published study by investigators at the Center for AIDS Research at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, led by Benigno Rodríguez, MD, along with a nationwide team of AIDS/HIV experts, strongly...
October 17, 2006
Fossils of new pygmy water buffalo provide evidence that it once roamed Cebu island in the Philipines
The fossils of an unusual pygmy buffalo--shorter than a yardstick at its shoulders but with a weight of a reindeer at 350 pounds--show the first evidence that "island dwarfing" can take place among the cattle family.
October 16, 2006
Case licenses cancer drug to Tracon Pharmaceuticals
Case Western Reserve University's Technology Transfer Office has entered a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement with TRACON Pharmaceuticals of San Diego, Calif., to develop Methoxyamine, a new cancer therapeutic that reverses cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy.
October 06, 2006
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the National Foundation for Cancer Research Launch New Research Center for Molecular Imaging
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) announced the establishment of a new NFCR Center for Molecular Imaging. This center, funded by a 5-year grant from the NFCR, will be led...
September 27, 2006
Case Western Reserve University researchers find how a protein regulates anxiety
What makes us anxious? For the first time, researchers from Case Western Reserve University demonstrated how one of the members of the regulator of the G signaling proteins (RSG) called RGS2 found in the brain influences the synaptic activity...
September 26, 2006
Law-Medicine Center lecture on emergency contraception begins 2006-2007 lecture series at Case Western Reserve University
Was clinical and scientific evidence ignored in the case to bring Plan B emergency contraception over the counter? That is one of the questions that Susan F. Wood, Ph.D., research professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services in Washington, D.C., will pose when she delivers the annual Oliver C. Schroeder, Jr. Lecture at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
September 14, 2006
Case neuroscientists's spinal cord bridge bypasses injury
On Sept. 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by 39 men who changed the course of history. Case Western Reserve University and thousands of other institutions throughout the country will join in celebrations marking the historic event.
August 21, 2006
Case Western Reserve University Medical School dean accepts position with Stanford
Ralph I. Horwitz, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has announced he will step down as dean September 15 to accept a position at Stanford University.
June 26, 2006
NIH grant aids case law professor in study of therapeutic-enhancement genetic research policies
To find ways to restrict enhancement research and to protect human subjects With support from the National Institutes of Health, a Case Western Reserve University law professor will study ethical differences between therapeutic and enhancement genetic research that involves human...
June 22, 2006
Case's Center for Health Promotion Research to establish the Ohio Tobacco Research and Evaluation Center
The Center for Health Promotion Research, a research and evaluation center in the School of Medicine's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, recently was awarded a $450,000 contract from the Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Foundation (TUPCF) to develop...
June 20, 2006
CASE Researcher Identifies Signaling Between Mesenchymal Stem Cells and a Three-Dimensional Scaffold for Tissue Repair
Dr. Arnold Caplan, who is a researcher at the National Center for Regenerative Medicine and professor of biology and general medical sciences (oncology), has described a novel way to repair cartilage and bone by growing bone marrow stem cells...
June 07, 2006
"Big humanities" project uncovers stories of illness
New StoryBank to aid researchers and doctors in understanding disease Stories can be powerful. Case Western Reserve University researchers will begin gathering medical stories told by people from Greater Cleveland area about their illnesses and medical care. Their accounts will...
May 19, 2006
Two emeritus medical school professors at Case share Hovorka prize for exceptional achievements
John H. Kennell, M.D. Amasa B. "Buzz" Ford, M.D. and John H. Kennell, M.D., both emeritus professors of medicine at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, are the 2006 winners of the university's Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka...
May 18, 2006
Case's Ohio Neurostimulation and Neuromodulation Partnership awarded $8 million from Third Frontier Program
New funding enhances Northeast Ohio's leadership in developing groundbreaking technology to restore areas of function to the body The Biomedical Research and Commercialization Program (BRCP) of the State of Ohio Third Frontier Program has announced that Case Western Reserve...
April 28, 2006
University Hospitals, Case School of Medicine Reach Historic Primary Affiliation Agreement and Create the Case Medical Center
University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland (April 28, 2006)—University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CSM) have reached the most comprehensive agreement in their century-long relationship. This new agreement—approved today by the Boards of Case,...
April 25, 2006
Case Western Reserve University completes license agreement with Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals
Company receives $250,000 seed investment from Case Technology Ventures Case Western Reserve University has completed a license agreement with Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (GL Pharmaceuticals), a pre-seed stage company formed to commercialize innovative anti-infective compounds and technologies. The University...
April 11, 2006
First link of oral bacteria and preterm birth found in human
In pilot study by Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Center A 37-year-old-mother, who gave birth to a low-weight preemie at 24 weeks, exhibited the first-found link in a human between bacteria found in the mouth and the amniotic...
April 05, 2006
School of Medicine, Clinic, UH collaboration receives $13.5 million NIH grant to research molecular causes of blood clots
New center one of only three receiving funding Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University (Case) School of Medicine, the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals of Cleveland will join together to study the cellular and genetic causes of blood clots...
March 23, 2006
Human defensins may be a new "antibiotic" to thwart disease
Dental and medical researchers collaborate on new research projects Imagine getting a cold, the flu or strep throat. Instead of swallowing an antibiotic or an over-the-counter medication, you rev up your body's natural immune engine to fight off viral,...
March 14, 2006
Health financing expert, professor J.B. Silvers, to discuss healthcare cost containment in breakfast series at Weatherhead School of Management
Since healthcare costs began soaring 25 years ago, employers have searched for ways to contain those costs in order to provide their employees with health insurance. The introduction of managed care in the 1990s slowed the rate of increase...
March 09, 2006
University Memory and Aging Center part of national brain imaging study on Alzheimer's disease
Largest, Most Comprehensive Study of Its Kind The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks men and women in Northeast Ohio between the ages of 55 and 90 to participate in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a landmark research study....
March 01, 2006
Innovative Ph.D. program receives $850,000 grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Martha K. Cathcart A new doctoral program at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, in which students study the basic life sciences in the context of human biology and...
February 28, 2006
Case students take honorable mention to Join USA Today's All-American Academic Team
Looking to the future Choi and Mathur put medicine and public health as priorities Two Case Western Reserve University seniors are among some of the brightest students in America and singled out for their outstanding academic careers and contributions to...
January 26, 2006
Genetics study on Fuchs‚ Dystrophy launched by Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland
Researchers at the Vision Research Coordinating Center and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Case) and University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC) are leading a nationwide study of the genetics of Fuchs‚ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD).
Genetics study on Fuchs‚ Dystrophy launched by Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland
Researchers at the Vision Research Coordinating Center and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Case) and University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC) are leading a nationwide study of the genetics of Fuchs‚ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD).
January 05, 2006
Human genome will be topic when School of Medicine Dean Ralph I. Horwitz, M.D., speaks at City Club Jan. 27
"Realizing the Promise of the Human Genome and its Impact on Patient Care" will be the topic when Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Dean Ralph I. Horwitz, M.D., speaks at the City Club of Cleveland at noon...
December 22, 2005
Professor of Medicine Roland Moskowitz, M.D., receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Arthritis Foundation
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Professor of Medicine Roland W. Moskowitz, M.D., received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arthritis Foundation at the foundation's national meeting Oct. 28 in Orlando. The Lifetime Achievement Award is newly...
Tight glucose control cuts heart disease by half in Type 1 diabetes, finds study chaired by Case Professor Saul Genuth, M.D.
Intensive glucose control lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke by about 50 percent in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers report in the Dec. 22, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Their findings are...
December 21, 2005
John Kennell, M.D., and colleagues to receive award in Germany for fostering early parent-infant bonding
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics John H. Kennell, M.D. (on right in photo); 1951 medical alumnus and former faculty member Marshall Klaus, M.D. (on left in photo); and Dr. Klaus' wife, Phyllis, a social worker, will receive the Arnold Lucius...
December 20, 2005
Faculty member Scott Frank, M.D., to be honored for public health research
Scott Frank, M.D., an associate professor of family medicine with a secondary appointment as an associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is one of six recipients of the 2005 Voices...
December 19, 2005
James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology, receives Elsevier Biomaterials Gold Medal
James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology, macromolecular science and biomedical engineering, is the recipient of the Elsevier Biomaterials Gold Medal. He received the medal for the most accumulated significant contributions to biomaterials science by an individual from...
December 16, 2005
1979 alumna receives Clinical Research Prize from American Heart Association
Helen Hobbs, M.D., a 1979 alumna of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and professor of internal medicine and molecular genetics at UT Southwestern in Dallas, has received the American Heart Association's Clinical Research Prize. The annual...
December 12, 2005
Case receives $1.2 million grant to develop future doctors and dentists
Program also seeks to create a more diverse medical and dental workforce Case Western Reserve University's schools of medicine and dental medicine recently were chosen as one of 12 national sites for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Summer Medical and...
Faculty member Maureen Hack, M.D., to be recognized as ‘Local Legend’ Dec. 12
Maureen Hack, M.D., will be recognized as a “Local Legend” at a Dec. 12 ceremony being held in conjunction with the display of the Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians traveling exhibit now at the Allen...