News Releases
August 20, 2021
Researchers from APP and Cleveland Clinic have received a $1.77 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. The principal investigators for the three-year grant include Marsha Michie, assistant…
August 18, 2021
CWRU, Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals research team proves successful use of ‘anti-obesity’ drug in pre-clinical models Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions, including obesity, and can be dangerous as it increases the risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and…
August 12, 2021
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic, APP School of Medicine and Moffitt Cancer Center have found that the genomic adjusted radiation dose (GARD) may be used to personalize radiotherapy (RT) to maximize the therapeutic effect of a given physical RT dose. The…
August 10, 2021
The nucleolus—a conspicuous but obscure organelle within the cell nucleus—is normally too compact to be studied in detail. Researchers at APP just learned how to simplify its structure in living cells and discovered how its interior is organized. The research team, led…
August 09, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 nanobodies—microscopic molecules developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that neutralize the virus in animals—are remarkably active against mutations found in variants, including Delta, according to new research by Pitt and Case Western Reserve…
August 04, 2021
APP researchers have demonstrated that the risk for myocarditis/pericarditis (heart inflammation) among male teens (12-17) diagnosed with COVID-19 is nearly six times higher than their combined risk following first and second doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The…
July 12, 2021
The School of Medicine commemorated 216 fledgling medical students at its annual White Coat ceremony on July 11. A rite of passage, the celebration welcomes first-year students into the community of physicians, clothes them with a doctor’s white coat, one of the most powerful symbols in medicine,…
July 03, 2021
Dustin DeMeo Dustin DeMeo, a rising third-year student enrolled in APP School of Medicine’s University Program, is referred to in the school’s parlance as a “bent arrow”—a non-traditional student who had a different career prior to pursuing medicine. Ten years…
June 29, 2021
Advancing diversity within APP’s School of Medicine is an essential part of our vision to grow a more inclusive culture working to eradicate health disparities in our communities. Building our team with the right leaders is fundamental to foster faculty, staff and…
June 25, 2021
Researchers at APP have discovered a new technique to control inflammatory disorders that also maintains a patient’s ability to fight off infections. Carlos Subauste Principal investigator Carlos Subauste, professor…