Trainee News
Research Education & Training
Physician-Scientist Training Program Graduates First Student
11/12/2020
Dr. Smith, a vascular surgery resident in the Heart, Vascular &Thoracic Institute, recently earned his PhD through Lerner Research Institute’s innovative physician-scientist training program.
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VIDEO: Explore a PhD in Molecular Medicine
11/03/2020
Hear directly from program leadership and current students about our unique collaborative graduate training opportunity that integrates basic science and medical knowledge.
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LRI Names 2020 Awards for Excellence Winners
10/05/2020
In a virtual ceremony hosted by the Research Education and Training Center, 11 students, trainees and staff members were honored with Awards for Excellence for their 2020 accomplishments.
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Meet the 2020 Class of Molecular Medicine PhD Students
08/05/2020
Ten new students have joined Lerner Research Institute’s Molecular Medicine PhD program, a five-year, degree-granting program that offers traditional class instruction and immersive research experience for the next generation of biomedical scientists.
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Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland State University Receive $1.2 Million NIH Award to Recruit Underrepresented Minority PhD Students
07/02/2020
With new federal support for this longstanding cross-city collaboration in education and training, research teams at Lerner Research Institute and CSU seek to increase the number of minority scientists in the Cleveland area.
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DeSilva Joins Kent State University and Cleveland Clinic Collaborative Doctoral Program
09/28/2017
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Recent Trainee Accomplishments
Publications
Dr. Iyad Manaserh, a postdoctoral fellow from Dr. Bass’ lab in Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, was first author on a paper published in Journal of Endocrinology (10/2020).
Dr. Young Jun Shim, former postdoctoral fellow from Dr. Balwin’s lab in Inflammation & Immunity, was first author on a paper published in Kidney International (8/2020).
Dr. Krishnendu Khan, a postdoctoral fellow from Dr. Fox’s lab in Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, was first author on a paper published in Nucleic Acids Research (7/2020).
Dr. Daniel Martin, a postdoctoral fellow from Dr. Apte’s lab in Biomedical Engineering, was first author on a paper published in Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight (7/2020).
Dr. Fatemeh Ramezani, a postdoctoral fellow from Dr. Cresci’s lab in Inflammation & Immunity, was first author on a paper published in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (6/2020).
Dr. C. Alicia Traughber, a postdoctoral fellow from Dr. Smith’s lab in Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, was first author on a paper published in Journal of Biological Chemistry (6/2020).
Dr. Benjamin Krishna, a postdoctoral fellow from Dr. O’Connor’s lab in Genomic Medicine, was first author on a paper published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (4/2020).
Graduations & Departures
Graduate student Varadha Balaji Venkadakrishnan from Dr. Heemer’s lab in Cancer Biology will be headed to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in Dr. Beltran’s lab.
Molecular Medicine student Alyson Wolk from Dr. Anand-Apte’s lab in Ophthalmic Research will be headed to Duke University in early 2021 to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in Dr. Saban’s lab.