http://blog.case.edu/case-news/school_of_medicine School of Medicine en-us Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:16:14 EST Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:16:14 EST Copyright 2010 Case Western Reserve University kimyette.finley@case.edu kimyette.finley@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/02/05/johnsonjohnsongrant Case Western Reserve University has received a $250,000 challenge grant from Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. through The Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology (COSAT), and its affiliates. The university will utilize this research grant to support science, medicine and engineering projects to improve human health. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/02/05/johnsonjohnsongrant Case School of Engineering College of Arts and Sciences Grants School of Medicine Technology Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:16:14 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/01/27/dodgrants Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded six Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) grants for innovative medical research. The grants, totaling nearly $2.8 million, will advance research in the field of breast cancer. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/01/27/dodgrants Awards Faculty Research School of Medicine news Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:13:42 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/01/19/corneatransplant A new predictor of cornea transplant success has been identified by the Cornea Donor Study (CDS) Investigator Group. New analysis of data from the 2008 Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study (SMAS), a subset of the CDS, found that the preoperative donor cell count of endothelial cells, previously considered to be an important predictor of a successful transplant, did not correlate with graft success. Instead the study found that a patient’s endothelial cell count six months post-cornea transplant is a better indicator of subsequent failure of the graft rather than the donor’s cell count. These results offer an additional, reliable indicator of success that surgeons can use for monitoring patients at the six-month milestone after transplantation. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/01/19/corneatransplant Authors Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine news Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:59:28 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/23/ardi2009sciencebreakthrough The Science Breakthrough of the Year for 2009 is the discovery and analysis of a 4.4 million-year-old hominid skeleton, nicknamed Ardi, which has rewritten the book on human evolution. Several Case Western Reserve University researchers were involved in the discovery. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/23/ardi2009sciencebreakthrough Awards Collaborations/Partnerships College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine news Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:07:21 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/21/pactte Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center will participate in a consortium of the nation’s leading experts formed to investigate why unexplained anemia is common in older adults. The consortium, which is the result of a $16 million grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging, will spend the next six years conducting clinical trials and translational studies with the goal of developing better treatments. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/21/pactte Faculty Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine news Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:06:19 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/17/markowitzbertagnolli As researchers and clinicians fervently look for causes and cures for colorectal cancer--simultaneously generating thousands of studies producing more and more promising results – Dr. Sanford Markowitz, professor and researcher of cancer and genetics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and oncologist at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, today published his forward-looking view of the "Molecular Basis of Colorectal Cancer" in the Dec. 17, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, with co-author, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/17/markowitzbertagnolli Authors Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine features news Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:28:55 EST