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Since 1998, Women’s Health Research at Yale’s signature Pilot Project Program has provided critical seed funding for Yale faculty examining sex differences across health in conditions that affect women differently, disproportionately, and uniquely. Our program serves as an incubator for catalyzing new approaches to understanding the health of women, and/or the influence of sex differences on health, consistent with the NIH definition. The 2025-26 application process is now open.
- November 24, 2025
Yale scientists used brain imaging to map Parkinson’s disease and identify potential targets for early diagnosis.
- November 18, 2025
Yale faculty, trainees, and staff will share some of the latest updates on cardiovascular care at the upcoming Masters of Medicine Conference in Kingston, Jamaica, from January 16-18, 2026. The annual conference, hosted by the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) and the HIC Foundation (HICF), aims to accelerate the development of evidence-based cardiovascular care in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean.
- November 14, 2025
Earlier this month, a major milestone was reached in the opening of the Connecticut Proton Therapy Center in Wallingford, CT. A joint effort between Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS) and Hartford HealthCare (HHC), the Center is scheduled to open later next year.
- November 12, 2025
Eight YSM faculty innovators received 2025 Yale Faculty Innovation Awards for translating breakthrough research into ventures that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
- November 12, 2025
Thirteen Yale School of Medicine staff members were honored with the Linda K. Lorimer Award for Distinguished Service.
- November 12, 2025
Yale School of Medicine faculty members were recognized for publishing studies that rank in the top 1% based on the number of citations they received in their field.
- November 12, 2025
The Section of Cardiovascular Medicine recently established the Michaele and James Imbrogno Yale Cardiovascular Medicine Translational Research Award (TRA) to promote cardiovascular research that bridges molecular science, patient-oriented studies, and clinical cardiovascular disease. The TRA program announced its first two disease-oriented translational science team award recipients.
- November 10, 2025Source: The Hartford Courant (with Dr. Eric Winer and Dr. Ian Krop)
A team led in part by oncologists from Smilow Cancer Hospital is looking to drastically change that outcome through new clinical trials that will begin in April and are funded for six years. Dr. Eric Winer, director of Yale Cancer Center and an oncologist specializing in breasts for 35 years said he’s “totally excited” about this, one of the more innovative studies.
- November 10, 2025
On November 10, 2025, Dr. Pamela Kunz hosted a Smilow Shares in honor of NETS Awareness Day.