Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
Encyclopedia
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute is home to all laboratory-based, translational and clinical research
at the Cleveland Clinic
.
The Institute comprises 11 Departments: Biomedical Engineering
, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology
, Genomic Medicine Institute, Immunology, Molecular Cardiology, Molecular Genetics
(including the Section of Virology), Neurosciences, Pathobiology, Quantitative Health Sciences, and Stem Cell
Biology and Regenerative Medicine.
More than 1,300 work at the Institute, including about 200 Principal Investigators who have laboratory space. Its Staff members also participate in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
of Case Western Reserve University
and the Molecular Medicine
PhD Program.
In 2008, the Institute had a total research budget of $258 million (including $75 million from the National Institutes of Health
). More than 260 Postdoctoral Fellows and 170 Graduate Students
continued their professional development
. Research by the Staff appeared in nearly 1,300 journal manuscripts, books or book chapters.
The Institute's Chair is Paul E. DiCorleto, PhD, who was named to the position in 2002. He is the fifth Chair since the Institute was founded in 1945.
Clinical trial
Clinical trials are a set of procedures in medical research and drug development that are conducted to allow safety and efficacy data to be collected for health interventions...
at the Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Cleveland Clinic is currently regarded as one of the top 4 hospitals in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report...
.
The Institute comprises 11 Departments: Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology
Cell biology
Cell biology is a scientific discipline that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level...
, Genomic Medicine Institute, Immunology, Molecular Cardiology, Molecular Genetics
Molecular genetics
Molecular genetics is the field of biology and genetics that studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. The field studies how the genes are transferred from generation to generation. Molecular genetics employs the methods of genetics and molecular biology...
(including the Section of Virology), Neurosciences, Pathobiology, Quantitative Health Sciences, and Stem Cell
Stem cell
This article is about the cell type. For the medical therapy, see Stem Cell TreatmentsStem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells...
Biology and Regenerative Medicine.
More than 1,300 work at the Institute, including about 200 Principal Investigators who have laboratory space. Its Staff members also participate in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine was established in 2002 with a $100 million gift from Norma and Al Lerner and through a collaboration between Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University. The first class of students was enrolled in 2004.The Lerner College offers a five-year...
of Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
and the Molecular Medicine
Molecular medicine
Molecular medicine is a broad field, where physical, chemical, biological and medical techniques are used to describe molecular structures and mechanisms, identify fundamental molecular and genetic errors of disease, and to develop molecular interventions to correct them...
PhD Program.
In 2008, the Institute had a total research budget of $258 million (including $75 million from the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
). More than 260 Postdoctoral Fellows and 170 Graduate Students
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
continued their professional development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
. Research by the Staff appeared in nearly 1,300 journal manuscripts, books or book chapters.
The Institute's Chair is Paul E. DiCorleto, PhD, who was named to the position in 2002. He is the fifth Chair since the Institute was founded in 1945.