
School of Medicine
From driving cutting-edge research to bringing medical innovations to market, landing competitive awards and more, the faculty, staff and students at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ know how to make headlines.

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Molecular ‘brake’ in brain development could hold key to treating multiple sclerosis
Discovery led by Institute for Glial Sciences at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ suggests new path to regenerative therapies for MS
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April 08, 2025
CWRU School of Medicine maintains Tier 1 position; other programs climb in 2025 graduate school rankings

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April 04, 2025
Debra Beight, a third-year PhD candidate in the Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, was awarded one of only seven non-EU positions for the 2025 Medical Humanities International PhD School at Durham University in the United Kingdom. The PhD School, hosted by the Institute for Medical Huma...

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April 03, 2025
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ's Center for Imaging Research (CCIR) celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a symposium April 1–2. The event reflected on two decades of achievements in imaging research and looked ahead to the future.
Nearly 200 attendees from Northeast Ohio and nationwide attended, i...

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March 31, 2025
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, in partnership with the Cleveland Department of Public Health, released its first results from the 2025 Cleveland Health Survey, which provides a comprehensive assessment of the health and well-being of Cleveland...

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March 28, 2025
Excitement and anticipation crackled in the air at the Health Education Campus on Friday, March 21, as 202 ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ medical students eagerly awaited the clock to strike noon. Then, they would discover where they will be completing their residency programs for the next three to...

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March 27, 2025
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has recognized two faculty members from the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine in the class of 2024 AAAS Fellows.
So honored were Jona...

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March 26, 2025
Undergraduate students who want to continue their education with a Master of Science in Nutrition can now apply for an exciting new scholarship providing up to 50% on their tuition.
Students who would like to learn more about this opportunity can attend an information session Friday, March 28, at 2...

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March 21, 2025
Bhagya Nallaperuma, a specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, co-authored a review on natural polymer-based hydrogels in Food Biomacromolecules by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Titled “Natural polymer-based hydrogels: Types, functionality, food applications, environmental signif...

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March 14, 2025
David J. Birnkrant, professor emeritus of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, was chosen to give an honorary lecture at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Boston. The Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation honors “a clinician ...

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March 12, 2025
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the most recent edition of CWRU Medicine magazine. Learn more about the magazine.
At ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine, the future of healthcare is being forged one student at a time. These aspiring medical professionals are not ju...