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Researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP discover biomarkers to identify lung cancer patients who could be made worse by same drugs that helps many others Researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP, using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze simple tissue scans, say they have…

Outlet: Nature Methods Published: January 6, 2021 A ‘Build and Retrieve’ methodology to simultaneously solve cryo-EM structures of membrane proteins   Authors: Edward Yu, professor of pharmacology at CWRU School of Medicine and researchers from the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK …

ÃÛÌÒAPP (CWRU) and the Uganda-CWRU Research Collaboration team were recently awarded a 10-year, $1.8 million per year, contract renewal from the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC), part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The TBTC is an international…

From volunteering to save lives during the Syrian civil war to achieving his dream of becoming a cardiac surgeon and public health worker Khaled Shorbaji grew up in Kuwait before moving to Syria to attend Damascus University, the first step to fulfill his…

When Susan Freimark joined the School of Medicine last fall as Director of Faculty Development and Diversity, she brought her considerable professional development and coaching skills to help empower faculty at different levels of experience and guide them as they progress in their career.  She is…

Congratulations to the biomedical research PhD students who were welcomed into the world of medical discoveries at a White Lab Coat Ceremony in December. The ceremony launched their future careers as scientists and featured encouraging remarks from Marina Bostelman, second-year PhD candidate and…

A team of researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of tau protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders. Their findings may help…

School of Medicine alumnus leaves indelible legacy as national, international human-rights advocate ÃÛÌÒAPP alumnus H. Jack Geiger, MD (MED ’58, HON ’00), who used his medical training and experience to take on poverty, racism and the threat of nuclear destruction, was…

Congratulations to Jessica E. DeCaro, MLIS, AHIP, who was promoted to Director of the Cleveland Health Sciences Library (CHSL) at ÃÛÌÒAPP last fall. She previously served as the Senior Librarian of User Services and the Interim Director. DeCaro has extensive experience with…

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Johnie Rose was uniquely positioned to support the local response. An assistant professor at ÃÛÌÒAPP’s School of Medicine in the Center for Community Health Integration and director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Rose has…