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Walter F. Boron, Distinguished University Professor and the David N. and Inez Myers/Antonio Scarpa Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, recently was awarded the Scandinavian Physiological Society's 2025 Christian Bohr Prize.…

Nrupen Pakalapati, a researcher in ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named among eight winners of the American Epilepsy Society’s (AES) 2025 Grass Foundation Young Investigator Award. This highly competitive award recognizes outstanding young…

Earlier this month, Sears think[box] at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ was recognized at the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s 19th annual Best of Tech Awards, which celebrates the organization’s commitment to fostering innovation across Cleveland’s technology community. Recognized through an…

In 2008, the Richard A. Bloom, M.D. Award was established at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ to honor distinguished teaching in the SAGES program (now Academic Inquiry Seminars), part of the university’s core undergraduate curriculum. Each year, students are invited to nominate instructors who…

Earlier this month, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine’s Rania Ziar, a PhD student, and advisor Paul Tesar, professor in the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, were named to the HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program 2025 cohort. This program—which supports graduate students and…

Up to 70% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience chronic digestive issues—and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine’s Marissa Scavuzzo wants to not only understand why, but to determine how to treat it. Her latest research into the gut’s role in children with ASD…

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) recently recognized seven individuals with its 2025 Professional Awards, which honors outstanding achievements in genetics and genomics education. Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, professor at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine in the …

Earlier this year, Nicholas P. Ziats, professor of pathology, anatomy and biomedical engineering at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ, received the Society for Biomaterials’ (SFB) 2025 Founders Award at its national meeting in Chicago. The highest honor of the society, this award recognizes…

It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word…

The Staff Advisory Council’s Staff PARTicipation Achievement (SPARTA) Award recognizes remarkable staff members who consistently go the extra mile at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ. These standout individuals embody the true spirit of SPARTA—showing pride, passion, and purpose in everything…