Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine held its commencement on Friday, May 15, 2026. Among the newly minted PhDs were several trainees mentored by Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology (CICB) faculty affiliated with the Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI), Epidemiology & Biostatistics (EPBI), and Systems Biology & Bioinformatics (SYBB) PhD programs, including
Lauren Cruz, PhD (EPBI)
Razaq Durodoye, PhD (EPBI)
Makaela Mews, PhD (SYBB)
Benjamin Mittman, PhD (BHI)
Yousef Mustafa, PhD (SYBB)
Callie Ogland-Hand, PhD (EPBI)
Katrina Prantzalos, PhD (EPBI)
Carly Rose, PhD (BHI)
Dipak Upadhyaya, PhD (BHI)
Yanning Wu, PhD (EPBI)
Also honored were Drs. Mews, Prantzalos, and Upadhyaya with Doctoral Excellence Awards.
Congratulations to all our graduates!
