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Recent News

New Oncogene Identified For Breast Cancer
CLEVELAND - A team of researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine, led by Dr. Mark W. Jackson, have developed a novel method to identify genes that, when overexpressed, make normal cells behave like cancer cells. Using this method, the Jackson laboratory has identified a new…
NIH awards $64.6M grant to Case Western Reserve, largest ever in Northeast Ohio
ÃÛÌÒAPP’s ambitious collaboration to bring medical discoveries to patients has won an extraordinary endorsement: a $64.6 million federal grant that is the largest ever awarded in Northeast Ohio. “Five years ago Cleveland’s leading biomedical institutions came together in an…
ÃÛÌÒAPP’s National Center for Regenerative Medicine Receives Ohio Third Frontier Grant for Therapeutic Cell Center
Cleveland – The Ohio Third Frontier Commission unanimously awarded ÃÛÌÒAPP’s  National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM), $2.4 million for its OH-Alive Innovator Platform: A Process and Manufacturing Platform for Cell Therapy.  These funds must be matched by NCRM and…
Mukesh K. Jain, MD, to Lead the American Society for Clinical Investigation
CLEVELAND - Nationally renowned researcher Mukesh K. Jain, MD, of ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine has been elected to serve as vice president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). In the subsequent two years he will serve as president elect and ultimately…
Preclinical Development Shows Promise to Treat Hearing Loss with Usher Syndrome III
CLEVELAND - A new study published in the July 11 issue of the Journal of Neurosciences details the development of the first mouse model engineered to carry the most common mutation in Usher syndrome III causative gene (Clarin-1) in North America. Further, the research team from Case Western Reserve…
Cliff A. Megerian, MD, Named Chairman of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine
CLEVELAND - Following a national search, Cliff A. Megerian, MD, has been named Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center. Dr. Megerian, currently Vice-Chair of the…
New Fellowship Offered to Community Organizations Emphasizes Research and Engagement
CLEVELAND - The opportunity to find common ground in health research between academia and community organizations is vast. Unwavering in its vision to work for the collective good, a new pilot program at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine aims to bolster these collaborations by…
Case Western Reserve Professorship in Surgery Honors MetroHealth Burn Care Pioneer
CLEVELAND - ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine announces the appointment of the inaugural holder of The Richard B. Fratianne Professorship in Surgery – Christopher P. Brandt, MD of The MetroHealth System. The new professorship is named in honor of Dr. Fratianne, the founder of the…
Case Western Reserve Secures Federal Funding from Ohio Medicaid
CLEVELAND - Through the Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MEDTAPP) Healthcare Access Initiative (HAI), ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine has secured $6.4 million in federal funds through Ohio Medicaid to support its longstanding involvement in the health of its…
Growth factor in stem cells may spur recovery from MS
A substance in human mesenchymal stem cells that promotes growth appears to spur restoration of nerves and their function in rodent models of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP have found. Their study has been published in the online version of Nature…