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Researchers awarded five-year, $3.7M grant from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Researchers at �ǿմ�ý and Vanderbilt University are pioneering a new approach to prostate cancer surgery by combining advanced robotics and “low-field” MRI technology.

Class Year: 2025 Program: Doctor of Medicine

Awarded four-year, $3.3M grant from National Institutes of Health With a four-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers from �ǿմ�ý will study whether certain brain proteins may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

With a $3 million grant from the NIH, experts are using advanced imaging technology to better understand changes in the infant brain that may accompany Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF), first described in the journal Nature in 2013 by engineers at �ǿմ�ý School of Medicine and…

Since being deemed a public health emergency in 2017, opioids are responsible for 72% of drug overdose deaths in the United States, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. New research from �ǿմ�ý School of Medicine identifies a potential new approach to address the opioid overdose…

When Adrianne Crawford Fletcher, vice dean, diversity, equity and inclusive excellence for the School of Medicine, reflects on her passion for this work, she starts with the importance of building strong relationships and being thoughtful and open without making assumptions. 

When it comes to diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF), gene editing—a process that alters the biological properties of cells—can be fundamental in driving treatment. But as promising as it is  in lab settings, effectively reaching patients’ lung cells with such treatments has been challenging. The hurdle is so pervasive in therapeutic gene…

University Hospitals and �ǿմ�ý research team reports a novel treatment after traumatic brain injury that prevents progression to chronic neurodegeneration Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are about 5 million people in the U.S. living with chronic neurodegeneration and…

Largest collection of patient stem cell models of multiple sclerosis to date uncovers novel disease insights and opens the door for new treatments A team of scientists from The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute and �ǿմ�ý has created the largest reported collection of stem cell models from multiple…

To our School of Medicine community, I am writing to share the sad news that longtime professor Dr. Robert A. Salata died yesterday. Beyond his legacy as a world-renowned infectious diseases physician and researcher at �ǿմ�ý School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH), Bob also will be remembered for the generations…

Robert Salata arrived in Cleveland in the mid-1970s, ready to begin his MD studies at �ǿմ�ý School of Medicine. It was the start of a decades-long career in Cleveland that would have remarkable impact in understanding and preventing infectious diseases, not only in Northeast Ohio but around the world. Today, members of…

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More than 3,400 sudden unexpected infant deaths are reported annually in the United States, making it the country’s biggest cause of death of infants from 1 month to 1 year old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most of these deaths are classified as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), a disorder with…

The Diversity Engagement Survey (DES) completed by School of Medicine faculty, staff and students last year provided important insights toward the goal of building a strong community that inspires trust and responds to concerns. Developed by the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Association of American Medical Colleges, the DES…