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Anna Marie Pyle, PhD, is one of 120 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences, which was established by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 and charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a U.S. scientist or engineer.

The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) has elected three Yale School of Medicine (YSM) physician-scientists as new members. ASCI is dedicated to the advancement of research that extends our understanding and improves the treatment of diseases of all people, and members are committed to mentoring future generations of physician-scientists of diverse backgrounds and biomedical disciplines.

Two Yale labs will lead projects, in collaboration with other leading universities, tasked with developing new approaches to understand and combat pathogens.

Yale faculty members are translating their research into new technologies and treatments for disease. Yale Ventures helps them along the way.

The researchers are looking for little known viruses in certain samples to try to identify new diseases before they become a threat. “COVID came as a surprise. All of the sudden, there was an outbreak, and people discovered that there was a new virus that could cause an illness,” Dr. Ellen Foxman, Yale School of Medicine immunologist, said. “What we want to do going forward is be able to get ahead of that.”

The ‘tripledemic’ unfolding this winter is one of several odd trends among respiratory virus infections these last years. Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.

Daniel C. DiMaio, MD, PhD, was presented with the Yale Cancer Center Lifetime Achievement Award by Dr. Eric Winer at the Yale Cancer Center Conclave on January 5, 2023.

A new Yale-led study finds that testing for a single immune system molecule on nasal swabs can help detect stealthy viruses not identified in standard tests.