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Harvard expert in glaucoma Douglas Rhee, MD, named Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center
CLEVELAND -- After an extensive national search, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) CaseMedical Center have named Douglas Rhee, MD, an accomplished glaucoma specialist, eye surgeon and researcher, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual…
Staff member Brinn Omabegho earns staff development award
Brinn Omabegho, department manager for the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, is the recipient of the Joan Harris Staff Development Award for 2012-2013. The School of Medicine annually awards this honor to a non-faculty employee who demonstrates excellence in job performance,…
New Approach to Protecting Prion Protein from Altering Shape, Becoming Infectious
CLEVELAND – July 18, 2013 – A team of researchers from ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine have identified a mechanism that can prevent the normal prion protein from changing its molecular shape into the abnormal form responsible for neurodegenerative diseases. This finding,…
CTSC looks forward to future after Institute of Medicine’s recommendations
When Congressional leaders asked the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to assess the effectiveness and impact of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, grant recipients across the country waited anxiously to see if the evaluation would find value in the innovative approach…
School of Medicine researchers develop approach for improving blood transfusions
Discovery finds nitric oxide repletion of stored blood improves post-procedural outcomes Researchers from ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine developed an unprecedented approach to restore nitric oxide (NO) to donated blood—a breakthrough that could dramatically reduce harmful…
Tony Wynshaw-Boris, MD, PhD, Named Chair of Genetics and Genome Sciences at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center
CLEVELAND – July 1, 2013 – Culminating an extensive national search, Tony Wynshaw-Boris MD, PhD, accomplished researcher and expert in genetics, genomics and neurologic disorders, has been named chair of the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of…
University Hospitals Case Medical Center and ÃÛÌÒAPP Announce Licensing Agreement for the Development of Diagnostic Tests for HIV Drug Resistance
CLEVELAND (July 2, 2013) -- ÃÛÌÒAPP has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement granting University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center rights to a series of diagnostic tests to determine drug resistance and co-receptor tropism in human immunodeficiency virus…
Bladder function restored in animals with severe spinal cord injury
Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic researchers build regeneration bridge For the first time, researchers have restored significant bladder function through nerve regeneration in rats with the most severe spinal cord injuries (SCI). The breakthrough paired a traditional nerve bridge graft…
Health Information Exchanges: Transforming Health in Ohio
CLEVELAND - Today, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine’s Weatherhead Institute for Family Medicine and Community Health are hosting the second annual Ohio Health Data Symposium, a meeting for research and public health experts. The…
Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic partner on new medical education building
Project brings two renowned academic tracks together in one space to capitalize on synergies and advance state-of-the-art teaching and learning ÃÛÌÒAPP and Cleveland Clinic have agreed to collaborate on construction of a new, state-of-the-art medical education building for…