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Researchers identify new therapeutic approach targeting astrocytes, the brain’s most abundant cells   A team led by scientists at �ǿմ�ý School of Medicine has identified a new therapeutic approach for combating neurodegenerative diseases, offering hope of improved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease,…

�ǿմ�ý School of Medicine student Nikhil Vasireddi’s 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.

Program: 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—a longtime grassroots community activist who received the Citizens Artist Award from…

Funding supports newly published findings showing some medications trigger ‘cell blasters’ to kill cancer With a new $2 million federal grant, a researcher at �ǿմ�ý School of Medicine will lead a team to further explore preliminary findings of an effective treatment for colorectal and possibly other cancers.

Researchers at �ǿմ�ý 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…

JungA “Alexa” Woo, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at �ǿմ�ý 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…

�ǿմ�ý 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…

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce Agata Exner, PhD, has been appointed director of �ǿմ�ý’s 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…

Chris Flask, professor of radiology, biomedical engineering and pediatrics at �ǿմ�ý 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…

Dear faculty, staff and students, I am pleased to announce I have appointed Peter S. Hovmand, PhD, MSW, as interim director for the Center for Community Health Integration (CHI), succeeding Kurt Stange, MD, PhD, who I announced earlier this week is stepping away from his role as director.

Olivia Dhaliwal, a fourth-year medical student, was named a Pisacano Leadership Foundation 2024 scholar in family medicine. 

Sidney M. Wolfe, MD (MED ’65), adjunct professor of internal medicine at the School of Medicine, passed away on Jan. 1, 2024. 

A new study by researchers at �ǿմ�ý School of Medicine reveals that a chemical used in the diabetes drug Ozempic and the weight-management drug Wegovy is not associated with an increased risk for suicidal thoughts.

Dr. Airica Steed, president and CEO of MetroHealth System, has appointed Doris Evans, MD (MED'68), to her leadership team to serve as senior strategic advisor to the president and CEO.