Lerner Research Institute is home to laboratory-based, translational and clinical research at Cleveland Clinic, a top hospital in the nation. As part of an international hospital system, our scientists have unrivaled access to diverse patient samples, data, and opportunities to collaborate with physicians to answer the most pressing clinical questions with research.

Since Cleveland Clinic’s founding in 1921, research, innovation and education have been integral parts of the hospital’s mission. The founders believed it was not only important to treat patients, but also to investigate the causes of disease.

100 years later, Lerner Research Institute is at the forefront of discovery. Matching Cleveland Clinic’s clinical strengths, our scientists investigate novel biological pathways, markers of disease and develop new medical devices, diagnostics and therapies related to cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, brain and eye diseases, diseases of the immune system and emerging pathogens.

As the field of biomedical research has evolved, so has research at Cleveland Clinic.