Research Impact
July 19, 2021
Julie Renner among multiple winners from Case School of Engineering for prestigious National Science Foundation award; will support ongoing biomaterials research APP scientist Julie Renner has been awarded a five-year, $523,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER…
July 19, 2021
Xusheng Xiao focuses on intersection of software engineering and computer data security APP data scientist Xusheng Xiao will use a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to investigate how computer and mobile-device apps may use consumers’ sensitive personal…
July 14, 2021
Burcu Gurkan among four Case School of Engineering winners of prestigious National Science Foundation award to support further fundamental research The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded APP scientist Burcu Gurkan a five-year, $550,000 grant to continue her…
July 14, 2021
Kathryn Daltorio among multiple winners from Case School of Engineering for prestigious National Science Foundation award; will support ongoing research Kathryn “Kati” Daltorio has already dedicated most of her time at APP to developing more responsive “soft…
July 08, 2021
Researchers find new hints that could explain how the disease spreads in human brains APP researchers studying human prions—misfolded proteins that cause lethal and incurable diseases—have, for the first time, identified surface features responsible for the replication…
June 14, 2021
Second ‘Cichlid’ fish species—native to Mexico—now threatening waters of southern United States, invading waterways in Louisiana A APP scientist has played the lead role in identifying an invasive species related to one already threatening other fish in the waters of…
June 08, 2021
Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood-pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood-pressure management—lowering systolic blood-pressure to less than 120 mm Hg—dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and death from these…
May 12, 2021
APP scientists show that artificial intelligence tools can work effectively for different locations, populations For artificial intelligence (AI) to realize its full potential to benefit cancer patients, researchers will have to prove that their machine-learning…
May 10, 2021
Findings provide clues to how toxic proteins clump and spread Scientists at APP School of Medicine have determined the structure of protein “fibrils” linked to Lou Gehrig’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders—findings that provide clues to how toxic proteins…
May 05, 2021
APP-developed imaging agent for MRI prostate cancer detection gets FDA approval for safety trials, set to begin this month in Columbus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved human clinical trials to test the safety of cancer-detection technology developed at…