The two principal requirements that have been established for membership in the YRDRCC are that individuals:

  • Devote a proportion of their research effort to projects relevant to the core missions of the Center in investigation of rheumatic diseases; and
  • Exhibit a record of and/or document specific intentions for productive interdisciplinary collaboration with other YRDRCC members. Membership is given upon receipt of a completed membership application describing the individual’s research focus, and plans for collaboration with other YRDRCC members.

Membership requires Executive Committee approval and is renewable every two years. In addition, you are required to submit a one-page annual research summary to the Center to share your latest published discoveries with the research community.

Alexia Belperron

Research Scientist in Medicine (Rheumatology) and Lecturer in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and in Organization Department
Instructor Mol Biophys & Biochem

Jeffrey Bender

Robert I. Levy Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor of Immunobiology
Associate Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine

Linda Bockenstedt

Harold W. Jockers Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)
Director, Professional Development & Equity

Alfred Bothwell

Professor of Immunobiology
Director of Graduate Studies

Richard Bucala

Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology), of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Pathology and Residential College Associate Fellow in Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Lieping Chen

United Technologies Corporation Professor in Cancer Research and Professor of Immunobiology, of Dermatology and of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Cancer Immunology Program at Yale Cancer Center

Tian Chi

Associate Professor of Immunobiology

Judy Cho

Henry J. and Joan W. Binder Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and Professor of Genetics and of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center

Lauren Cohn

Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)

Joseph Craft

Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) and Professor of Immunobiology
Section Chief, Rheumatology
Program Director, Investigative Medicine
Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine

Peter Cresswell

Eugene Higgins Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Cell Biology and of Dermatology

Jack Elias

Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine and Professor of Immunobiology
Chair, Department of Internal Medicine

Tarek Fahmy

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Erol Fikrig

Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Microbial Pathogenesis
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Section Chief, Infectious Diseases

Richard Flavell

Sterling Professor of Immunobiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Department Chair, Immunobiology

Patrick Gallagher

Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), of Genetics and of Pathology
Director, Yale Center for Blood Disorders
Director, Expression and Genomics Core, Yale Center of Excellence in Molecular Hematology

Daniel Goldstein

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and of Immunobiology

Julie Goodwin

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Nephrology)

Valentina Greco

Assistant Professor of Genetics and of Dermatology

Ann Haberman

Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine
Director, In Vivo Imaging Facility

David Hafler

Gilbert H. Glaser Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology
Chair, Department of Neurology

Kevan Herold

Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Deputy Director for Translational Science, YCCI

Erica Herzog

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary)
Director, Translational Lung Research Program
Co-Director, Yale Fibrosis Program
Assistant Director, Medical Student Research, Department of Medicine

Mark Horowitz, Ph.D.

Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Vice Chair for Research

Akiko Iwasaki

Professor of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology
Howard Hughes Medical Investigator

Susan Kaech

Associate Professor of Immunobiology
HHMI Early Career Scientist

Insoo Kang

Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Paula Kavathas

Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Genetics, of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Associate Chair for Research
Director, Science Education Outreach Program

Stephen Malawista

Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Mark Mamula

Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

Ruslan Medzhitov

David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Eric Meffre

Associate Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Immunology)

Ruth Montgomery

Associate Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)

João Pereira

Assistant Professor of Immunobiology

Jordan Pober

Bayer Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Pathology
Director, Human and Translational Immunology Program
Vice-Chair, Dept. of Immunobiology for the Section of Human and Translational Immunology

Carla Rothlin

Assistant Professor of Immunobiology

Nancy Ruddle

Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)

W. Mark Saltzman

Goizueta Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and of Chemical Engineering
Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering

David Schatz

Professor of Immunobiology
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

Albert Shaw

Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)

Mark Shlomchik

Professor of Laboratory Medicine and of Immunobiology
Associate Director, Transfusion Service

Warren Shlomchik

Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology), of Immunobiology and of Medicine (Hematology)

Bing Su

Associate Professor of Immunobiology