Science@UH

Afshin Dowlait, MD describes how his team of researchers discovered a new non-small cell lung cancer subtype in the laboratory and brought a new treatment for this cancer subtype to patients in a clinical trial.

Endoscopic ear surgeon and pioneer, Alejandro Rivas, MD, discusses why he is driven to advance science for patients with hearing loss, the latest advances in cochlear implant surgery and his clinical trials aimed to prevent hearing loss in children and adults.

Cynthia Owusu, MD and Randy Vince, MD discuss how they were inspired through their medical and personal experiences to become physician-scientists who help to improve the social determinants of health and health disparities for African American men and women with prostate and breast cancers.

Fabio Cominelli, MD discusses how his team of researchers discovered the specific blockade of interleukin-18 can reduce disease severity in colitis and new personalized therapies to put IBD in permanent remission.

Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD and Ian Neeland, MD discuss CINEMA, a center of excellecence that advances clinical excellence, promotes team science, and impacts the standard of care for patients with cardiometabolic disease.

Grace McComsey, MD, Vice President of Research and Associate Chief Scientific Officer at University Hospitals discusses how University Hospitals acted fast and became a vital academic center during the pandemic to better understand the COVID-19 virus and treatments through a multitude of clinical and research studies.

Led by Michael DeGeorgia, MD and Kenneth Loparo, PhD, a $1.2 million JobsOhio grant will help establish the Center for Connected Health Innovation to enhance precision medicine in the ICU.

Rose Gubitosi-Klug, MD discusses pediatric type 1 diabetes and the evolution of standard care and daily management.

Jordan Winter, MD discusses his research breakthroughs to identify a metabolic enzyme, IHD1, in pancreatic cancer and how this led to finding a drug developed for other cancers that can also target this wild-type enzyme of pancreatic cancer.