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Company co-founded by ӰƵ researcher named finalist in South by Southwest pitch competition
Using technology created at CWRU, Afference is ‘redefining human experiences through artificial sensation’
Student Spotlight: Honey Bell-Bey
Program: Master of Public Health As Honey Bell-Bey finished reciting her poem, The Transformational Power of Art, at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in January, the room full of leaders got to their feet. They were giving a standing ovation to Bell-Bey—a longtime grassroots community activist who re...
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ӰƵ researcher awarded $2 million federal grant to further explore possible new effective treatments for colorectal and other cancers
Funding supports newly published findings showing some medications trigger ‘cell blasters’ to kill cancer
2nd Annual Microbiome Workshop Gets High Praise
Nearly 200 people attended Case CCC's Second Annual Microbiome Workshop Feb. 7-8, 2024. The two-day event focused on the latest developments in microbiome cancer research and covered topics such as microbiome and immunity, metabolism and the microbiome, therapeutic implications of microbiome modulat...
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New study uncovers why gene is believed to be responsible for ALS and dementia
Researchers at ӰƵ School of Medicine have discovered why a gene that, when mutated, is a common cause of two debilitating brain diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The study found that the protein generated by this mutant ge...
Nursing Research News: January 2024
Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. Message from the Associate Dean for Research Happy New Year! We have exciting news to kick ...
JungA “Alexa” Woo earns recognition from Society for Neuroscience
JungA “Alexa” Woo, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at ӰƵ School of Medicine, was awarded the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award by the Society for Neuroscience in November. The award recognizes her contribution to the advancement of wo...
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ӰƵ receives 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education
ӰƵ is among six institutions nationally to receive a prestigious 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education. The six awardees were chosen from a national pool of applicants representing many graduate medical education...
Dr. Edward Barksdale Presents the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture
Edward Barksdale, MD, professor and chief of Pediatric Surgery, Rainbow Babies & Children's University Hospitals, presented the 2024 School of Medicine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. keynote lecture on Jan. 17 titled, "From Health Equity to Health Justice: A Passionate Call for Transformative Change." ...
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Company founded by ӰƵ student Franco Kraiselburd named a finalist in SXSW Pitch
CWRU senior to showcase Asclepii at the prestigious festival’s 15th annual pitch competition