
School of Medicine
From driving cutting-edge research to bringing medical innovations to market, landing competitive awards and more, the faculty, staff and students at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø know how to make headlines.

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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine’s Akua Abrah earns Fulbright award to combat a common cause of infant mortality in Ghana
It only took an instant for all of Akua Abrah’s career ideas to shift. Peering into the eyes of an infant at an orphanage in Ghana, she tossed aside her aspirations of becoming a veterinarian—inspired by repeated viewings of Eddie Murphy’s Dr. Doolittle. Though she had yet to hear the word …
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June 24, 2025
Air Force Research Laboratory grant funds nanomedicine research
Anirban Sen Gupta
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have received an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) grant to test platelet-inspired nanotherapeutics to treat traumatic brain injurie...

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June 13, 2025
In collaboration with the Community Advisory Board (CAB), the CTSC is working to strengthen Community Engaged Research (CER) capacity across its institutional and community partners. To support this goal, we are developing a CER training that draws on core principles of community engagement.
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June 13, 2025
An interdisciplinary team of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty members received a two-year, $60,000 Faith and Health Campus Grant from Interfaith America.
The collaborators on this award are:
Justine Howe, associate professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the College ...

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June 12, 2025
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers combat deadly cancer with therapeutic vaccines

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June 11, 2025
As seasons change, temperatures rise and flowers begin to bloom, many find themselves battling more than just spring fever, the feeling of excitement, restlessness or extra energy that individuals may get when spring arrives. From sneezing and itchy eyes to congestion and fatigue, allergies can make...

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June 10, 2025
Despite our overcast climate, Northeast Ohioans still need to protect themselves from sun’s harmful rays

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June 04, 2025
Chair, Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Professor of Wellness and Preventive Care, School of Medicine
Faculty Co-Lead, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Wellness and Preventive Care Pathway, Schoo...

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May 30, 2025
With strong performances in both the classroom and on the diving board, Abigail Wilkov emulates the true essence of what it means to be a student-athlete. A recent ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduate who competed on the women’s swimming and diving team, Wilkov posted a 4.0 GPA while majoring in...

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May 29, 2025
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers use magnets and new device to isolate disease-fighting T cells

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May 28, 2025
Drug developed by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers found to protect ‘guardian of the brain’