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J. Alan Diehl receives the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation
When J. Alan Diehl arrived at ӰƵ 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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July 31, 2025
This summer, ӰƵ students are stepping far beyond the classroom—into hospitals and research labs, startups and advocacy organizations, engineering firms and art studios. What unites their experiences is not ambition, but intention. From designing solutions for…
July 30, 2025
Xin Qi Jeanette M. and Joseph S. Silber Professor of Brain Sciences Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine Area of Focus: mitochondrial quality control, cellular metabolism, immune responses and the mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative…
July 25, 2025
In “Podcast 55- Using the Teach-Back Method to Improve Patient Understanding,” experts from ӰƵ joined the Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH) for a podcast discussion. Sonal Patil and Colin Crowe—assistant professors at the School of…
July 25, 2025
Each year, Hire a Veteran Day (July 25) reminds us of the invaluable qualities individuals who served in the United States Armed Forces bring to every corner of civilian life. At ӰƵ, veterans continue their mission of service as educators, researchers, public safety…
July 24, 2025
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…
July 18, 2025
Avnish Gupta, a rising third-year biology student, was selected for the Amgen Foundation’s Scholars Award. This award offers undergraduate students a summer research experience—hosted by University of California San Francisco in partnership with 14 universities—focused on health-related…
July 18, 2025
Bijoya (Bijou) Basu, an MD-PhD candidate at ӰƵ, was named a recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP). This is a national recognition sponsored by the NIH to identify and support exceptional…
July 18, 2025
Xu Han (GRS ’14, biology; GRS ’21, pharmacology), a postdoctoral scholar in the Nieman Lab in the Department of Pharmacology at ӰƵ School of Medicine, has been named one of three global recipients of the 2025 Fundamental Research Career Development Awards by the…
July 15, 2025
Excitement and pride filled the air as first-year medical students and their families celebrated the milestone of the White Coat Ceremony Sunday, July 13. Donning their white coats for the first time, they celebrated this cherished tradition that welcomes them into the medical profession,…
July 15, 2025
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