Congratulations to Nathan A. Berger, MD, recently named one of Crain's Cleveland Business' Eight Over 80 trailblazers and icons! Dr. Berger is the Hanna-Payne Professor of Experimental Medicine and director of the Center for Science, Health and Society at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. A champion of diversity and health care disparities research, we are extremely grateful for his contributions to science, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, and those he has mentored over the years.

"When he came to Cleveland in 1983, Dr. Nathan Berger never imagined that the oncology program he was tasked with developing would become what it is today: the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center," writes Crain's Lydia Coutre.

University Hospitals (UH) and Lake Health have announced they have completed membership substitution which officially makes Lake Health a member of the UH health system. The two organizations had announced their intention to integrate in December 2020.

Together, UH and Lake Health will ensure that patients continue to receive outstanding care from the same Lake Health doctors and nurses in the same locations they have come to know and trust. Lake Health is UH’s largest addition to date, adding multiple hospitals and ambulatory centers and more than 3,000 caregivers and 600 physicians to the UH health system.

Double your impact in the fight against cancer as a VeloSano 8 rider or virtual fundraiser next week with a dollar for dollar donation match April 27-29!

Want to "ride" with Team Case CCC during September's "Bike to Cure" weekend in Cleveland or on your own anywhere in the world? Riders will receive a team jersey on behalf of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Email team captains Caroline El Sanadi or Mary Wright for our rider registration waiver code!

Want to help but don't want to ride? You can still join our team as a Virtual Fundraiser, the "no bike required" way to participate in this great cause. Virtual fundraisers commit to raising at least $100 by October 1, 2021, with those raising at least $250 receiving a T-shirt gift from VeloSano!

The translational lab of Afshin Dowlati, MD, focused on small cell lung cancer (SCLC) research, is seeking a research associate with 3+ years of post-doctoral experience. Interested candidates should send a copy of their CV and references to Gary Wildey, PhD at gmw43@case.edu.

As announced by Interim President Cowen and Provost Vinson at the beginning of this month, Case Western Reserve University is closed today, Friday, April 23, and classes are canceled with only essential services operating.

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center staff will be offline today, however, our weekly live seminar series will still take place at noon ET via Zoom.

Available award: $50,000

Available award: $50,000

Available award: $25,000 for one year

Available award: up to $150,000

The CWRU Translational Fellow Program (TFP) seeks to train individuals in entrepreneurship and the translation of innovation into commercial ventures by connecting them to programs and workshops around campus while protecting time for their entrepreneurial activities.

Applications are sought from individuals who are employed by CWRU or its hospital partners, or who are students at CWRU who are interested in a career in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. Applications are especially encouraged from doctoral students, post-docs, and/or research staff. Applicants will commit to work through the process of developing a technology for commercialization either from their own laboratory or agree to be assigned a technology. This fellowship will run from 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2022.

The Center for Immunotherapy and Precision Immuno-Oncology at Cleveland Clinic is accepting applications for a highly selective postdoctoral fellowship that will provide the successful applicants with a unique environment to conduct translational cancer or immunology research at one of the best hospital and research centers in the world.

The program will expose successful applicants to high impact research, enhance exposure and learning about clinical oncology, and provide mentorship aimed at preparing the fellow for independence.

Full applications including cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief summary of current and future

research interests and three references should be submitted to: postdocfellowship@ccf.org.

The foundation welcomes LOIs to support oncology nursing research in symptom science addressing the adverse effects of immunotherapy and emerging therapies used in the treatment of cancer patients. Grant up to $150,000 will be awarded, with a funding period of up to two years.

The foundation welcomes LOIs for evidence-based oncology nursing research that addresses cancer health disparities. Grants of up to $100,000 over up to two years will be awarded in the areas of breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer.