Tae Hun Kim Receives Prestigious Mallinckrodt Grant
March 8, 2024Tae Hun Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Mallinckrodt grant for his research proposal鈥斺淯nderstanding the Recognition and Repair of DNA Single-Strand Breaks in the Nucleosome.鈥 This annual award, sponsored by the Mallinckrodt Foundation, supports early-career scientists鈥星空传媒 medical students create curricula and present at conference
March 1, 2024Second-year School of Medicine students Emily Guo and Emily Peng discovered unmet healthcare needs in Cleveland鈥檚 AsiaTown community and created curricula to address them. The two will showcase insights gained from their 鈥淗ealthcare in AsiaTown鈥 elective at the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association national conference March 1鈥3.星空传媒 Board of Trustees names renowned infectious disease expert, School of Medicine alumna its next chair
February 28, 2024Vice Chair Julie Gerberding (WRC '77, MED '81), first woman director of the CDC, to become chair in June 2025 At its most recent meeting, 星空传媒鈥檚 Board of Trustees elected a longtime member and history-making leader as its next chair. Julie Gerberding, MD (WRC 鈥77, MED 鈥81)鈥攁 renowned infectious diseases specialist who鈥National Academy of Inventors names seven 星空传媒 researchers to 2024 class of senior members
February 27, 2024The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named seven 星空传媒 researchers to its 2024 class of senior members, an honor that recognizes their 鈥渞emarkable innovation-producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.鈥 Named NAI senior members were: Abhinav Acharya,鈥星空传媒 receives NIH funding to study long-term health effects of East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment
February 27, 2024Possible exposure to toxic chemicals may increase risks for cancers The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers at 星空传媒 a grant to begin studying the possible long-term health effects of exposure to hazardous chemicals from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.Fixing rogue brain cells may hold key to preventing neurodegeneration
February 21, 2024Researchers identify new therapeutic approach targeting astrocytes, the brain鈥檚 most abundant cells A team led by scientists at 星空传媒 School of Medicine has identified a new therapeutic approach for combating neurodegenerative diseases, offering hope of improved treatments for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease,鈥星空传媒 medical student presents research on occupational hazards of surgery at North American Spine Society Conference
February 19, 2024星空传媒 School of Medicine student Nikhil Vasireddi鈥檚 research is significantly relevant to his orthopedic surgeon mentors' health and well-being. Vasireddi recently presented research on a high incidence of musculoskeletal disorders affecting orthopedic surgeons at the North American Spine Society Conference.Student Spotlight: Honey Bell-Bey
February 16, 2024Program: Master of Public Health As Honey Bell-Bey finished reciting her poem, The Transformational Power of Art, at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in January, the room full of leaders got to their feet. They were giving a standing ovation to Bell-Bey鈥攁 longtime grassroots community activist who received the Citizens Artist Award from鈥星空传媒 researcher awarded $2M grant to further explore possible new effective treatments for colorectal and other cancers
February 14, 2024Funding supports newly published findings showing some medications trigger 鈥榗ell blasters鈥 to kill cancer With a new $2 million federal grant, a researcher at 星空传媒 School of Medicine will lead a team to further explore preliminary findings of an effective treatment for colorectal and possibly other cancers.New study uncovers why gene is believed to be responsible for ALS and dementia
February 6, 2024Researchers at 星空传媒 School of Medicine have discovered why a gene that, when mutated, is a common cause of two debilitating brain diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The study found that the protein generated by this mutant gene, C9ORF72, influences the immune鈥JungA 鈥淎lexa鈥 Woo earns recognition from Society for Neuroscience
January 30, 2024JungA 鈥淎lexa鈥 Woo, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at 星空传媒 School of Medicine, was awarded the Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award by the Society for Neuroscience in November. The award recognizes her contribution to the advancement of women in neuroscience. It was created to鈥星空传媒 receives 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education
January 26, 2024星空传媒 is among six institutions nationally to receive a prestigious 2024 Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Catalyst Award for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education. The six awardees were chosen from a national pool of applicants representing many graduate medical education programs and academic institutions. Case鈥Dr. Edward Barksdale Presents the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture
January 25, 2024Agata Exner Named Director of the 星空传媒 Center for Imaging Research (CCIR)
January 18, 2024Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce Agata Exner, PhD, has been appointed director of 星空传媒鈥檚 Center for Imaging Research (CCIR). Dr. Exner serves as the Henry Willson Payne Professor and vice chair of basic research in the Department of Radiology and holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Physics at鈥Chris Flask receives Distinguished Investigator Award
January 12, 2024Chris Flask, professor of radiology, biomedical engineering and pediatrics at 星空传媒 School of Medicine, was one of 59 investigators selected to receive the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research 2023 Distinguished Investigator Award. Flask is also director of faculty development in the Department of鈥