Blog@Case Topics: collaborations/partnershipshttp://blog.case.edu/topics/collaborations/partnershipsMarsha Braggmarsha.myhand@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsKevin Adamskevin.adams@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsPaula Baughnpaula.baughn@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsKimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsHeidi Coolheidi.cool@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news2010-07-29T17:07:23ZFresh from the University Farm to Tomlinson’s Cafehttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/07/29/universityfarm2010-07-29T14:36:36Z2010-07-29T17:07:23ZAs tomatoes and other produce are harvested from the University Farms' new gardens in Hunting Valley, the yield provides fresh products for Bon Appétit’s café in Tomlinson Hall.
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The Farm Food Program. Photo: Susan Griffith

As tomatoes and other produce are harvested from the University Farms' new gardens in Hunting Valley, the yield provides fresh products for Bon Appétit’s café in Tomlinson Hall.

The Farm Food Program, a pilot project now in its 15th week, is sending as many as 11 products weekly to the main campus, according to University Farm Director Ana Locci.

The farm has become one of the locally grown food sources for Bon Appétit, which now purchases about 27 percent of its food products from vendors within 150 miles of campus, according to Bon Appétit Director of Operations David Apthorpe.

From the basil in the homemade pizzas to the leafy greens in salads, the farm contributes to green eating on campus.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsCase Western Reserve to Serve as Host Site for Community Resource Fairhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/07/19/communityresourcefair2010-07-19T13:17:17Z2010-07-19T15:05:29ZCleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson is bringing City Hall directly to University Circle. Cleveland residents will have an opportunity to learn about dozens of available resources and services during a Resource Fair hosted by Mayor Jackson. Case Western Reserve University is the host site for the free event, scheduled to take place from 4 to 8 p.m. on July 28 in Thwing Center.

Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson is bringing City Hall directly to University Circle.

Cleveland residents will have an opportunity to learn about dozens of available resources and services during a Resource Fair hosted by Mayor Jackson. Case Western Reserve University is the host site for the free event, scheduled to take place from 4 to 8 p.m. on July 28 in Thwing Center, 11111 Euclid Ave.

Sixty community organizations and vendors are scheduled to participate in the event, designed to increase awareness of resources and services provided by the City of Cleveland, community organizations and local businesses.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsSchool of Law Signs Exchange, Collaboration Agreements<br /> with Top Law Schools in Chinahttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/07/15/lawschoolchinaexchange2010-07-15T14:14:11Z2010-07-15T15:44:34ZCase Western Reserve University School of Law recently signed exchange and collaboration agreements with renowned law schools in China at Fudan University and East China University of Political Science and Law, both in Shanghai, and Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law recently signed exchange and collaboration agreements with renowned law schools in China at Fudan University and East China University of Political Science and Law, both in Shanghai, and Southwest University of Political Science and Law in Chongqing.

Beginning this fall, each of the agreements permit CWRU law students to spend a semester at some of the best law schools in China, and for Chinese law students to spend a semester at the School of Law. In each case, exchange students will earn foreign credits that can be fully applied at their home schools.

The agreements will also allow School of Law faculty to lecture at the law schools in China and to collaborate on legal projects with their Chinese counterparts. In addition, the School of Law is in discussions with prominent U.S. law firms in China to take its U.S. exchange students for a summer internship following their academic studies at a law school in China.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsCWRU Dental Researchers Discover Human Beta Defensins-3 Ignite in Oral Cancer Growthhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/07/13/oralcancerresearch2010-07-13T19:24:32Z2010-07-13T19:30:44ZDetecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually. But early detection has been difficult. Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers discovered a biomarker, called human beta defensin-3 (hBD-3), which may serve as an early warning. The defensin is present in all oral cancers and associated with the early stages of oral cancer.

Detecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually. But early detection has been difficult.

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers discovered a biomarker, called human beta defensin-3 (hBD-3), which may serve as an early warning. The defensin is present in all oral cancers and associated with the early stages of oral cancer.

“Using the biomarker to detect oral cancer holds potential for saving lives when the cancer is most curable. Annually some 10,000 people die from this cancer,†said Ge Jin, assistant professor of biological sciences at the dental school.

He led the study, “An Antimicrobial Peptide Regulates Tumor-Associated Macrophage Trafficking via the Chemokine Receptor CCR2, a Model for Tumorigenesis.†The Public Library of Science published the research in PLoS ONE.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsWater, Water Everywhere for 2010 <em>Year of Water</em> Celebrationhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/07/13/yearofwater2010-07-13T13:05:20Z2010-07-13T14:27:31ZFrom Fall Convocation on Aug. 25 with the free, public talk by Elizabeth Royte, the author of Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It, to events on and off campus, the university will celebrate the Year of Water.

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink...is this the fate humans face in the future as oil leaks, pollution and other environmental changes impact clean drinking water?

From Fall Convocation on Aug. 25 with the free, public talk by Elizabeth Royte, the author of Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It, to events on and off campus, the university will celebrate the Year of Water.

Sponsoring Year of Water, the exploration of one of earth’s most important resources, are the Division of Student Affairs, CWRU Climate Action Plan, CWRU Plant and Facilities Services, Engineers Without Borders, Squire Valleevue Farm, Student Sustainability Council and the Sustainability Alliance.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsCase Western Reserve University Autonomous Lawnmower <br />Repeats as Championhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/06/28/cwrucutwin2010-06-28T21:59:32Z2010-06-29T14:40:02ZIn winning their second straight Institute on Navigation’s Autonomous Robotic Lawnmower Competition, Team CWRU Cut's robot edged along an L-shaped fence, and slowed up then mowed around a moving stuffed dog.
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Team CWRU Cut

The day of cutting the grass while lying in a hammock just got a little closer.

In winning their second straight Institute on Navigation’s Autonomous Robotic Lawnmower Competition, Case Western Reserve University’s robot edged along an L-shaped fence, and slowed up then mowed around a moving stuffed dog.

Team CWRU Cut (pronounced crew cut) topped the field of 14 competitors from Canada, California, Florida, Alabama and Ohio, in Dayton this month.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsImaging Research Program Receives Awardhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/06/25/imagingaward2010-06-25T16:29:10Z2010-06-25T17:00:06ZCase Western Reserve University’s imaging research program has received a regional economic development prize for supporting the creation of the medical imaging business cluster in Northeast Ohio.

Case Western Reserve University’s imaging research program has received a regional economic development prize for supporting the creation of the medical imaging business cluster in Northeast Ohio.

The program received the 2009 Asset Creation Award at the fourth annual Team NEO Economic Development Awards Ceremony, attended by about 700 in Akron Wednesday night.

“We have a responsibility and an opportunity to impact the region through research and education in medical imaging,†said Jeffrey Duerk, chair of the biomedical engineering department, a joint program between the School of Medicine and Case School of Engineering, and director of the Case Center for Imaging Research. “We embrace the fact that companies in the region, many who we work with, benefit not only from our research expertise but also the skilled employees that our undergraduate and graduate programs create. These alumni then help create the next generation of technologies and imaging products that ensure a sustainable competitive advantage in imaging in NE Ohio.â€

Case Western Reserve’s imaging program, begun in the 1980s, includes faculty and researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences and the schools of engineering, medicine and affiliated health care partners, including University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Siemens, Philip’s Healthcare, QED, ViewRay and MIMvista, among others.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsPhilips Healthcare, State of Ohio Announce Global Advanced Imaging Innovation Centerhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/06/04/imaginginnovationcenter2010-06-04T14:41:32Z2010-06-04T15:56:14ZA $33.5 million commitment by Philips Healthcare and a $5 million Third Frontier grant from the state of Ohio will provide researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and Philips an opportunity to create medical imaging systems that will detect disease far earlier and be safer for patients than current methods.
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Cleveland Foundation President Ronn Richard (left)
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A $33.5 million commitment by Philips Healthcare and a $5 million Third Frontier grant from the state of Ohio will provide researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and Philips an opportunity to create medical imaging systems that will detect disease far earlier and be safer for patients than current methods.

The company and state announced the creation of the Global Advanced Imaging Innovation Center, to be housed at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center campus, at the same press conference where Gov. Ted Strickland designated Cleveland’s Health-Tech Corridor a state Hub of Innovation and Opportunity yesterday.

The corridor, created by the non-profit BioEnterprise and the economic-development corporation MidTown Cleveland, runs from downtown to University Circle. It includes Case Western Reserve, University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC), the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, and St. Vincent Charity Medical Center along with 75 biomedical companies, 45 technology companies and seven business incubators.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsStudents from Amsterdam Make Visit and Tour CMHAhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/06/04/cmhapolicetour2010-06-04T13:39:16Z2010-06-04T16:44:37ZCase Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department welcomed 13 students and two faculty members from the Vrije University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Thursday.

An innovative program helping police be part of quick first-response to social service needs was the topic of a Thursday international visit.

Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department welcomed 13 students and two faculty members from the Vrije University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The visiting group, which toured CMHA police headquarters in Cleveland and went to a public housing estate, was interested in learning how the CMHA police, through an initiative called Police Assisted Referral (PAR), now are able to help residents and make referrals to social service agencies for assistance for a range of incidents, such as domestic violence, child abuse, and children exposed to violence.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsPreserving Histories for Generations to Comehttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/05/20/livinglegacies2010-05-20T13:56:35Z2010-05-20T19:58:34ZFamilies often think about recording the great stories their elders tell, but they often don’t manage to get written. Then family memories are lost due to illness or death. For 12 older citizens from the McGregor Home in East Cleveland and the Fairfax Neighborhood on Cleveland’s east side, their histories have been preserved by the Living through Legacies project in hardcover books for families to cherish from one generation to the next.
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Professor Gladys Haddad
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Families often think about recording the great stories their elders tell, but they often don’t manage to get written. Then family memories are lost due to illness or death.

For 12 older citizens from the McGregor Home in East Cleveland and the Fairfax Neighborhood on Cleveland’s east side, their histories have been preserved by the Living through Legacies project in hardcover books for families to cherish from one generation to the next.

These individuals became the focus of Case Western Reserve University social work student David Harris, who graduated on Sunday. He published the individual biographies with support from the McGregor Foundation grant.




Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsEven Healthy Pregnant Women Need to Worry About Oral Bacteriahttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/05/10/oralbacteriapregnantwomen2010-05-10T11:22:02Z2010-05-10T17:45:49ZHealthy pregnant women can be at risk for pregnancy problems caused by oral bacteria. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have begun to understand how and which bacteria from the 700 species living in the mouth are responsible for the increasing numbers of preterm and stillbirths.

Healthy pregnant women can be at risk for pregnancy problems caused by oral bacteria. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have begun to understand how and which bacteria from the 700 species living in the mouth are responsible for the increasing numbers of preterm and stillbirths.

Yiping Han, from the department of periodontics in the School of Dental Medicine, led the study that found several new bacteria originating in the mouth travel through the blood to cause an inflammatory reaction in the placenta and eventually cause a range of health issues from miscarriages to stillbirths.

The findings were featured in the spotlight section in a recent Infection and Immunity. The study was also reported on the home page of the American Society for Microbiology.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsDo Hidden Cognitive Problems Prevent Heart Failure Patients from Managing Their Illness?http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/05/06/heartstudy2010-05-06T21:09:23Z2010-05-06T22:18:37ZResearchers from Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University, Summa Health System and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have received a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to find out if subtle or hidden cognitive impairments cause adherence problems in heart failure cases.
Researchers from four institutions to find out with $2.7 million NIH grant

Surviving heart failure calls for lifestyle changes, taking medications and following doctor’s orders. Some of the five million heart failure patients have trouble adhering to these changes and end up returning to the hospital.

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University, Summa Health System and University Hospitals Case Medical Center will find out if subtle or hidden cognitive impairments cause the adherence problems in heart failure cases.

The research project, “Heart ABC : Adherence, Behavior and Cognition,†will contribute important information about which types of cognitive impairments are related to specific problems in self-management. It is supported by a four-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsSeven Students Find Tackling Environmental Issues by Nonprofits is Challenging Workhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/05/05/environmentalcapstone2010-05-05T20:40:38Z2010-05-06T17:10:10ZNonprofit organizations can make a difference in environmental matters was the consensus of seven seniors from Case Western Reserve University. Students participated in a new service-learning, capstone course called Environmental Issues & Community Engagement and gained hands-on experience by working with area nonprofit organizations to tackle some tough environmental issues.
The environmental Senior Capstone students
Photo by Susan Griffith

Nonprofit organizations can make a difference in environmental matters was the consensus of seven seniors from Case Western Reserve University.

Students participated in a new service-learning, capstone course called Environmental Issues & Community Engagement and gained hands-on experience by working with area nonprofit organizations to tackle some tough environmental issues.

Organized and taught by Elizabeth Banks, associate director of CWRU’s Center for Civic Engagement and Learning (CCEL), Chloe Carter, Roxana Crivineanu, Katelyn Haas, Chris Hernandez, Cassandra Pallai, S.K. Piper and Steven Salloum engaged in this community learning experience.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsHorst von Recum and Colleagues Earn Glennan Fellowshiphttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/05/04/glennanfellow52010-05-04T11:18:59Z2010-05-04T13:58:48Z
Horst von Recum

The academic fields and disciplines of the 2009-2010 Glennan Fellows vary as widely as the projects in which they are engaged.

Awarded each spring, Glennan Fellowships are administered by the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) and designed to reward excellence in faculty and to nurture their growth as teachers and scholars. Each Glennan Fellow has been awarded $6,500 to be used toward their projects.

The Daily concludes the series on award recipients. Today, learn about the project initiated by Horst von Recum and his colleagues.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsNeighborhoods Matter in Shaping Lives, Researcher Sayshttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/04/27/mariasantiago2010-04-27T14:01:01Z2010-04-28T13:56:48ZGrowing up in poverty and living in substandard housing brings sensitivity to Anna Maria Santiago's social work research to where people live and how it impacts lives. The Case Western Reserve University campus recently met Santiago, the inaugural holder of the Leona Bevis &amp; Marguerite Haynam Professorship in Community Development at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, during a special reception.
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Anna Maria Santiago.
Photo by MJ Murawaka.

Having grown up in poverty and lived in substandard housing has brought sensitivity to Anna Maria Santiago's social work research about how people live and how place affects their lives.

The Case Western Reserve University campus recently met Santiago, the inaugural holder of the Leona Bevis & Marguerite Haynam Professorship in Community Development at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, during a special reception.

Currently on the faculty at Wayne State University, Santiago will officially start at CWRU on July 1. Her arrival will build on the social work school's strength in neighborhood research by faculty members Mark Chupp, Claudia Coulton, Rob Fischer, Mark Joseph, Sharon Milligan and others from the Center on Poverty and Community Development.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine Receives Nearly $8M in Federal Funding to Help Providers Enable Adoption of Electronic Health Records in Ohiohttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/04/14/cwruregionalextensioncenter2010-04-14T14:05:13Z2010-04-14T17:46:40ZCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received $7,942,500 million in federal stimulus funds from the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the state designated entity for health information exchange development.
CWRU wins OHIP bid to become a Regional Extension Center (REC) entity for the state of Ohio
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Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and
School of Medicine Dean Pamela B. Davis

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received $7,942,500 in federal stimulus funds from the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the state designated entity for health information exchange development.

The funding positions the School of Medicine as a regional extension center (REC). The designation will allow the school to help 1,765 health care providers in Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties advance the use of health information technology (HIT) in their practices. The School of Medicine will provide administration and management to multiple contractors whose overall goal is to provide select products and training on how to use the technology to aid in the improvement of patient care.

The formal announcement was made Tuesday afternoon at the Cleveland Clinic by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsSearching for Brain's Defenses to Ward off Infections,<br /> Prevent Memory Losshttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/04/05/braindefensestudy2010-04-05T15:50:24Z2010-04-05T16:10:36ZWith the aid of funding from the University Center on Aging and Health supported by the President's Strategic Initiative and McGregor Foundation, researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and School of Medicine will look for evidence within the brain for proteins important to the peripheral body's natural defense system against infection from the outside environment.
University Center on Aging and Health Funds New Project

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and School of Medicine will look for evidence within the brain for human beta defensin peptide function —proteins important to the peripheral body's natural defense system against infection from the outside environment.

They will examine brain tissues to explore the possibility that the beta defensins contribute to degenerative brain diseases and in particular Alzheimer's disease (AD).

"Chronic inflammation within the aging human brain and in the brains of individuals suffering from a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, is now recognized as a major contributor to neuronal cell death and subsequent decline in cognitive function," said Wesley M. Williams, a neurobiologist and researcher in the Department of Biological Science at the dental school.

Williams and Mark A. Smith, a professor from the Department of Pathology at the medical school, are co-investigators for the University Center on Aging and Health-funded pilot study, "Beta defensin antimicrobial peptides — compromised immunomodulators of inflammation within the aging and Alzheimer's brain." Sandy Richardson and Sandi Siedlak, both research assistants, are also engaged on the project.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsCase Western Reserve Researchers Showcase the A to Zs of 2010 Research Projects April 15http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/03/30/researchshowcase20102010-03-30T15:53:10Z2010-04-13T22:00:00ZThe real, creative and diverse world of research goes on display during Case Western Reserve University's annual Research ShowCASE 2010. The free, public event takes place Thursday, April 15, in Veale Center on the CWRU campus from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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The real, creative and diverse world of research goes on display during Case Western Reserve University's annual Research ShowCASE 2010. The free, public event takes place Thursday, April 15, in Veale Center on the CWRU campus from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

From understanding how ancient mammals can help us conserve modern ones to how sleep can impact the intake of carbohydrates by adolescents are among the A to Zs of research highlighted in active demonstrations, four panel discussions and hundreds of poster displays.

"Research ShowCASE provides evidence of how research and scholarship bring value to the university, our community and the world," says Cindy Barker, director of Research ShowCASE 2010.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsBook's Authors Mount a Defense for International Lawhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/03/19/shapingforeignpolicy2010-03-19T14:29:25Z2010-03-19T18:42:50ZWhen the United States faces an international crisis, can its international law obligations be set aside if the executive branch so chooses? The answer would depend on how one answers another question: Is International law really law? Co-authors Michael P. Scharf, a professor at Case Western Reserve University and Paul R. Williams, a law professor at American University, Washington D.C., take a close look at this controversial matter in their important new book, "Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: The Role of International Law and the State Department Legal Adviser" (Cambridge University Press).
Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Michael Scharf and Co-Author Paul Williams of American University Emphasize Vital Role of State Department Legal Advisers in Times of Crisis

When the United States faces an international crisis, can its international law obligations be set aside if the executive branch so chooses? The answer would depend on how one answers another question: Is International law really law?

Co-authors Michael P. Scharf, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and Paul R. Williams, a law professor at American University, Washington D.C., take a close look at this controversial matter in their important new book, "Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: The Role of International Law and the State Department Legal Adviser" (Cambridge University Press).

Monday at Harper's Magazine online, Scharf answered crucial questions relating to issues the book brings to light. (Read Michael Scharf's responses in Harper's Magazine Q&A.

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-newsDuffy-negative Blood Types No Longer Protected <br />from P. Vivax Malariahttp://blog.case.edu/case-news/2010/03/18/duffynegativemalariastudy2010-03-18T21:53:04Z2010-03-18T22:00:33ZIn a paradigm changing discovery, Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria has been identified in a population historically thought to be resistant to the disease, those who do not express the Duffy blood group protein on their red blood cells, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Pasteur Institute, and the Madagascar Ministry of Health. In a study of more than 600 individuals from eight communities covering the main malaria transmission areas of Madagascar, the researchers found that 10 percent of people experiencing clinical malaria were Duffy-negative and infected with P. vivax. These findings were published in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).
Study Proves Blood-stage Infection Due to Population Mixing and Disease Evolution

In a paradigm changing discovery, Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria has been identified in a population historically thought to be resistant to the disease, those who do not express the Duffy blood group protein on their red blood cells, according to researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Pasteur Institute, and the Madagascar Ministry of Health. In a study of more than 600 individuals from eight communities covering the main malaria transmission areas of Madagascar, the researchers found that 10 percent of people experiencing clinical malaria were Duffy-negative and infected with P. vivax. These findings were published in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS).

Kimyette Finleykimyette.finley@case.eduhttp://blog.case.edu/case-news