The Lerner Research Institute is home to all laboratory-based, translational and clinical research at Cleveland Clinic, one of the top hospitals in the United States.
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- Friends of the Lerner Research...
Center for Genomics Research Building
Wednesday, November 18 at 5:30pm - Friends of the LRI Speakers Se...
Center for Genomics Research Building
Thursday, April 30 at 5:30pm
by Mr. Eunice Collins, at the “Friends of the LRI” event, November 18th 2009. Thank you for inviting me to share my story. Every day, countless people are diagnosed with an incurable debilitating disease. Maybe it’s a family member, a friend, or even a stranger. For ...
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Our November Notations newsletter is now available. You can subscribe
per email or read it online:
http://www.lerner.ccf.org/news/notations
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New research points to inflammation within the brain as a critical contributor to neuronal abnormalities leading to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and suggests that early and prolonged treatment with common ...
Lerner Research Institute Photos from the symposium "Defining the Role of XMRV in Human Cancer", held on 11 November, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic.
50 new photos
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Our October Notations newsletter is now available. You can subscribe per email or read it online: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/news/notations
Lerner Research Institute Dr. Silverman's lab in the department of Cancer Biology has co-authored a study that was published yesterday online in Science (http://bit.ly/495lI). The new research raises the possibility that the XMRV virus, previously linked to Prostate Cancer, may be a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of Chronic Fatigue Syn...drome. For more information, see the Cleveland Clinic's news release: http://bit.ly/TLHyW
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The 29th Annual Cleveland Clinic Research Day will be held in Bunts Auditorium from 1.30-4pm on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Our speakers this year are Drs. Edward McCabe, Paul Fox and Véronique Lefebvre. More information can be found on our web site: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/events/researc
Lerner Research Institute A new thread has been posted under the Discussions tab called "Feedback on our Facebook Page". Feel free to post your comments - we're looking forward to your ideas!
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2009 Medical Innovation Summit:
Improving the Prognosis: Cancer Cures through Innovation
2009 Medical Innovation Summit: October 5-7: Cleveland, OH
www.ClevelandClinic.org/Summit
Discuss the future of innovation with the top innovators, investors, clinicians and executives in the field. Highlights of the 2009 Medical In...novation Summit include live surgeries, new technologies in Cancer, The Market for Consumer Genotyping in Oncogenomics, the Grand Challenges in Contemporary Cancer Treatment, the Revolution in Radiotherapy Technology, the State of Risk Capital in a Time of Financial Crisis and more.
More than three dozen international leaders, including CEO's Sam Palmisano of IBM; Daniel Vasella MD of Novartis; David Brennan of AstraZeneca, Richard Clark of Merck; Fred Hassan of Schering Plough; FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg MD; NYT's David Brooks; and network correspondent Maria Bartiromo as well as venture investors of numerous emerging technology companies.
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Our September Notations newsletter includes the following stories: New Insight Gained Into Virus Linked with Prostate Cancer; Major Blood Clot Research Program Receives Grant Renewal; Institute Welcomes Dawn Taylor, Ph.D.; Latest Grants. You can subscribe per email or read it online: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/news/notations
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It's been unclear how a human virus that appears to be associated with prostate cancer is transmitted and which factors promote its spread in the prostate since its 2006 landmark discovery. But the inner ...
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It's National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month - Dr. Heston reports on current clinical trials and research from our Institute's labs: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/news/notations
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Many men, encouraged by media spin on epidemiological data, are taking various supplements to ward off prostate diseases. However, a number of studies show that supplements are not helpful in preventing cancer; in fact, taking mega-doses may be harmful.
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At the Lerner Research Institute, we know that as donors and future donors your “bottom line” or the motivation behind your gift is simple – you want to spare future generations from having to say, “... and then my child got sick with ...” or ... and then my spouse died of ...”.
If you have ever wondered if and how you...r donations make a difference, please join us on Tuesday, November 10 at 5:00 p.m. for the Friends of Lerner Research Institute. This event is dedicated to Institute donors and researchers, who during the last year have made medical discoveries and progress, due in large part to those donations. Join us to see how we at the Institute are meeting your “bottom line” for your donations of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Exciting advances in stem cell research, cancer and neurological and heart disease will be discussed. More details will be available at http://www.lerner.ccf.org/giving/. You can register by contacting Connie Gast at (216) 444-2868 or gastc@ccf.org. We encourage you to register early as space is limited. If there is one "Friends of the Lerner Research Institute" speakers series you can attend, make it this one!
Speakers:
Serpil Erzurum, M.D., Chair, Department of Pathobiology, "Breathing Easier: The Latest in Lung Disease Research at LRI"
Roy Silverstein, M.D., Chair, Department of Cell Biology, "The Heart of the Mater: The Latest in Cardiovascular Disease Research at LRI"
Your Philanthropy & Innovative Medical Research – Leveraging Change
Time:5:30PM Wednesday, November 18th
Location:Center for Genomics Research Building
