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Can a Novel Combination of Treatments Help Eradicate HIV?
A APP School of Medicine researcher has received a $2.5 million grant from Gilead Sciences, a California-based biopharmaceutical company, to see if two so-far separately-used AIDS treatments are even more effective when used as a pair. Lead researcher Michael M.…
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Executive Order Message
To the Faculty, Staff, and Students of APP School of Medicine: The School of Medicine is firmly committed to supporting all faculty members, staff, and students affected by the president’s executive order on immigration and travel. As a school with a global reputation…
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers Receive Outstanding Investigator Awards from NIH
Three Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers received Outstanding Investigator Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These highly competitive multi-year federal grants recognize investigators who have achieved significant research accomplishments. The amount and duration of the…
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Structure of atypical cancer protein paves way for drug development
Blocking newly discovered binding sites may fight tumor spread A collaboration involving researchers from the APP School of Medicine has helped uncover the elusive structure of a cancer cell receptor protein that can be leveraged to fight disease progression. Previous…
This Man is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Motor Neuron Diseases and Dementias
It was when Xinglong Wang, PhD, received a call from a desperate father of a middle-aged son with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that he realized the extraordinary importance of his work. “Can you help save my son’s life?” the parent asked. On that day, Wang, assistant professor of pathology…
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CWRU, CSU partner in new “Internet of Things” collaborative
Supported with Cleveland Foundation planning grant as part of broad regional digital initiative With a planning grant from the Cleveland Foundation, APP and Cleveland State University (CSU) will partner in the development of a new regional academic collaboration to…
Structure of Atypical Cancer Protein Paves Way for Drug Development
A team of researchers from APP School of Medicine has helped uncover the elusive structure of a cancer cell receptor protein that can be leveraged to fight disease progression. Previous studies have showed blocking the receptor can slow tumor growth and metastasis in…
APP School of Medicine’s Brian Grimberg Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
Brian T. Grimberg, PhD, assistant professor of international health, infectious diseases, and immunology at the Center for Global Health and Diseases at APP School of Medicine, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award from the U.S. Department of State and the…
2016 Wrap-Up
As you can tell from my message last week, 2017 will be a very busy year for our Center. I would be remiss, however, if I didn't offer some reflection on highlights from the past year. Let me tell you - 2016 was pretty excitement-packed and record-setting itself. When I say that I am not just…
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CWRU researchers directly measure how perovskite solar films efficiently convert light to power
Measurement shows potential for building better solar cells by imaging fundamental properties of the material Solar cells made with films mimicking the structure of the mineral perovskite are the focus of worldwide research. But only now have researchers at APP directly…