Research

The new research building on Amistad Street houses programs in vascular biology and translational immunology, along with the new Yale Stem Cell Center.

Research at the medical school covers a broad spectrum, from fundamental studies in the life sciences, including cell biology, genetics, immunobiology, microbial pathogenesis, neuroscience, physiology, biophysics and biochemistry, to clinical studies aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. Funding for research has increased substantially over the past decade, rising from $270.5 million in 1998 to $485.2 million in 2008.

State-of-the-art core resources at the School of Medicine provide access to the newest technologies in areas including:

• Genomics and proteomics, with more than 100 instrument systems for DNA and protein analyses, microarray studies, SNP genotyping and mass spectrometry
• Cell and molecular imaging, ranging from confocal, electron and cryoelectron microscopy to X-ray crystallography
• MR and PET imaging
• Construction and analysis of animal models of disease

Research activity

1,917 awards totaling†		$485.2 million
NIH
Awards		$320.2 million
Rank among medical schools		6
Rank, grants per faculty member		3
Centers and Programs		43
Basic science departments		11
Active patents
US		360
World (52 Countries)		423
Yale-founded biotech companies		35
Medical Library
Volumes		460,000
Journals		6,400

†Research award data are for Yale�s fiscal year ending 6/30/07. NIH ranking is for the federal fiscal year ending 9/30/07; per faculty rank averaged over 2005 and 2006.

Faculty Profile

Teaching (ladder)		1,112
Research		525
Lecturer/Instructor		303
Subtotal		1,940
Visiting/Adjunct		162
Emeritus/Retired		179
Voluntary		1,625
Subtotal		1,966
Total		3,906
Postdoctoral fellows & associates		1,168
Memberships‡
National Academy of Sciences		60
Institute of Medicine		40
NIH study section members		49
HHMI investigators		15

‡Data as of 12/31/07. Includes the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the graduate and professional schools.