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J. Alan Diehl receives the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation
When J. Alan Diehl arrived at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ in 2019, the Department of Biochemistry in the School of Medicine was at a crossroads—ready for a renewed sense of purpose and direction. Six years later, under Diehl’s leadership as chair, the department’s faculty headcount has more…
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October 12, 2012
CLEVELAND - Led by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Mark Chance, PhD, director of the Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, has been awarded $4 million for work with the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS II) at…
October 09, 2012
CLEVELAND - Magnesium sulfate is given to many pregnant women to treat preterm labor and preeclampsia and was recently shown to prevent cerebral palsy; however little is known about how it works. Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine recently discovered the mechanism by…
October 04, 2012
A promising study out in the Journal of Neurosciences showed that in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse abnormalities in brain activity and improve neurological function by treating the animals with an FDA-approved anesthesia drug, ketamine. Rett syndrome is among the…
September 28, 2012
CLEVELAND - ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine announces a $1.5 million commitment from alumnus Michael D. Eppig, MD, and his wife Ruth Eppig. The Eppigs’ gift will help fund a new medical education and research building that will serve as the School of Medicine’s headquarters. Dean Pamela B.…
September 25, 2012
Ben W. Strowbridge, professor of neurosciences and physiology/biophysics and Robert A. Hyde, a fourth-year MD/PhD student in the neurosciences graduate program at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, have discovered how to store diverse forms of artificial short-term memories in…
September 24, 2012
CLEVELAND - Leaders of the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation and Cleveland Foundation today announced that each organization has committed $10 million to launch ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s campaign for a new medical education and research building. The grants represent the largest single…
September 19, 2012
CLEVELAND - Armed with a new $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, dermatology researcher Nicole Ward, PhD, assistant professor of dermatology and neurosciences at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, will lead a study examining the…
September 12, 2012
CLEVELAND - Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine, has discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes, commonly…
September 06, 2012
CLEVELAND - A new study published in a special issue of Substance Abuse finds that recovering alcoholics who help others in 12-step programs furthers their time sober, consideration for others, step-work, and long-term meeting attendance. These novel findings are from a 10-year, prospective…
August 30, 2012
CLEVELAND - The healthcare industry, along with many others, is drowning in data. From electronic medical records to Medicaid data, the volume of information continues to grow and much of it is inaccessible. Today, the Ohio Department of Health and ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Medicine…