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ÃÛÌÒAPP will participate in a three-year collaborative research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to develop solar energy storage solutions and a more resilient, secure national electrical grid. Led by the Electric Power Research Institute…

Gone are the days of spending a day to submit an article to be published. A new journal is challenging established methods in biomedical research publications. Pathogens and Immunity streamlines the current research publication process – a well-recognized source of frustration for biomedical…

Please read the Op Ed, "Your Cells. Their Research. Your Permission?," on tissue based research and the importance of informed consent in the context of the common rule. The author, who wrote a book about HELA cells is certainly qualified and has given considerable thought to her balanced…

Bill Schiemann, Ruth Keri and I have conferred on the best next steps for the breast cancer research group and the broad effort in breast cancer and clinical investigation across the institutions within the Cancer Center. We are reflecting on the advice of our recent EAB meeting, whose members…

Joint statement urges parents, young adults and physicians to act to increase vaccination rates In response to low national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined 69 of the nation’s top cancer centers in issuing a statement urging for…

Cleveland, OH – JANUARY 26, 2016 – Fetal development has been known to play an important role in social interaction, a fundamental behavior found in nearly all organisms, and later adult social behaviors. Autism, a highly heritable neurodevelopment disorder that causes difficulties with social…

Three ÃÛÌÒAPP faculty members have received funding to further develop emerging technologies aimed at malaria, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia. The funding is provided by the National Center for Accelerated Innovation, established by ÃÛÌÒAPP,…

I hope you share my enthusiasm for the many exciting events of the year, most importantly, your own contributions to your priorities and expectations for the year ahead.  Of course, you ask me to keep my eyes peeled towards the opportunities for the Cancer Center, and this year, that rests squarely…

Cleveland, OH – January 20, 2016 – Physicians have known for years that patients respond differently to vaccines as they age. There may soon be a new way to predict and enhance the effectiveness of vaccinations, in particular the hepatitis B vaccine. Researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP…

The cricket frog. Photo by Tim Krynak. Man-made changes to the environment may be damaging the immune systems of a species of frog whose populations have drastically declined since the 1970s, according to a new study by researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP and the Holden…