National Academy of Inventors names five ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers to 2025 class of senior members
February 21, 2025The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named five ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers to its 2025 class of senior members in recognition of their success in patents, licensing, and commercialization. Named NAI senior members were: Niloy Bhadra, Shuo Li, Michael Suster, David Wald and Christian Zorman. NAI senior members are…Postdoc Spotlight: Gaaminepreet Singh
February 10, 2025Only a few labs around the world rely on micro-perfusion techniques. Postdoctoral Scholar Gaaminepreet Singh is among a select group of researchers using this method, working alongside ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø professors and researchers Walter Boron and Jeffery L. Garvin, both in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the…Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives Outstanding Score and Renewed Funding from National Cancer Institute
February 7, 2025Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) has been recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with a merit award of outstanding 19 months after transitioning to a new director.Celebrating National Women Physicians Day with ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine leaders
February 3, 2025Grace McComsey, MD, initially aspired to be an engineer before discovering her true passion for medicine. Shari Bolen, MD, was driven to become a doctor after witnessing the effects of illness on her family. Now, both serve as accomplished leaders at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine and are sharing their experiences on National Women…New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø study identifies key protein’s role in psoriasis
January 31, 2025Finding offers potential new target for treatment Psoriasis, a painful and uncomfortable inflammatory skin condition that affects millions worldwide, flares up from the activity of disease- and infection-protecting immune cells.Renowned scientist Hisashi Fujioka passes away
January 29, 2025Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Hisashi Fujioka always had a love for biology and the natural world around him. That passion drew him to earn his PhD at Nagoya University before forging a 30-year research career in different aspects of science at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Now, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community is mourning the passing of…Cooking up solutions: How one research study is supporting local kids with T1 diabetes
January 22, 2025Managing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can often feel overwhelming—and that’s especially true for children and their caregivers. That’s where ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Diabetes Inspired Culinary Education (DICE) study comes into play, offering a new way to approach T1D care and education.Medicine’s Mary Garrity passes away
January 17, 2025It’s rare to be able to make everyone around you feel seen, valued and inspired, but Mary Garrity had that gift. Whether she was mentoring a colleague or forging connections with alumni and researchers, Garrity brought genuine warmth to everything she did.New discovery by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers offers hope in treating breast cancer
January 14, 2025Researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine have discovered how specific protein regions contribute to breast cancer. Their study, published recently in Nature, focuses on what is known as the estrogen receptor, a protein linked in previous research to the development of roughly 70% of all breast tumors.Researchers harness AI to predict cardiovascular risk from CT scans
January 14, 2025National Institutes of Health awards $4 million to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, University Hospitals and Houston Methodist Researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, University Hospitals and Houston Methodist will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately predict risk of heart failure and other…Remembering renowned neuroscientist, alumnus and longtime professor Jerry Silver
January 13, 2025Throughout his career, Jerry Silver dreamt of restoring meaningful function to the millions of people with spinal cord injuries worldwide. His commitment to groundbreaking research in neuroscience and neural regeneration combined with his entrepreneurial spirit brought extraordinary discoveries to help patients.Researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute collaborate with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to identify genetic risks for age-related macular degeneration
January 13, 2025Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects about 200 million people worldwide and can result in legal blindness, impairs an area of the eye (retina) used for reading, driving and many other critical daily tasks. A new study of large existing patient datasets indicates genetic and demographic factors that increase the risk for…Postdoc Spotlight: Amita Sahoo
January 13, 2025The secret to understanding how to treat diseases like Alzheimer’s might be found in the structural function of the proteins linked to them. Amita Sahoo is among those working to gain new insights.‘Food is Medicine’ program awarded $3.8M federal grant to support health and nutrition of low-income, high-risk pregnant women
January 9, 2025Funding will provide one of the first comprehensive, rigorous studies of ‘medically tailored’ groceries as an approach to reduce food insecurity and improve maternal and baby health outcomes With a new five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Institutes for Health, researchers at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø—in…New discovery by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine researchers provides hope in fighting drug-resistant malaria
December 19, 2024Malaria, caused by a parasite transmitted to humans through an infected mosquito’s bite, is a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Most susceptible are pregnant women, displaced people and children in developing countries, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.