This four-part series engages students (Grades 7-12) in exploring how diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease (DOC) discoveries go from the bench (the laboratory) to the bedside (patient care at the doctor’s office or hospital). Local medical researchers and experts from top medical institutions (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth Medical Center, and University Hospitals at Case Medical Center) will introduce students to the full spectrum of research by showcasing their DOC studies. Learn how medical experts use laboratory, clinical, population, and community research to advance prevention strategies and treatments for DOC patients.
This program is funded through a Science Education Partnership Award through the National Center for Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
Tuesday, January 24 at 10:00 AM
Laboratory Research
Learn how local diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease researchers utilize laboratory science to
understand these diseases at the molecular and cellular level
Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 AM
Clinical Research
Understand how clinical research and trials involving patients lead to new treatments and for
diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease
Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00 AM
Population Research
Learn how local researchers investigate populations of individuals, using the tools of genetics and epidemiology, to identify linkages between diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease
Tuesday, April 24 at 10:00 AM
Community Research
Discover how local experts are engaging in community research to better understand risks for
diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease and to improve health within neighborhoods
To register, please contact John Ramicone, NOTA Program Manager at WVIZ, 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org. Aligned with the Ohio Department of Education Science, Mathematics, and Technology Content Standards and the National Science Education
Standards. Due to the nature of the health care industry, dates and speakers are subject to change
