CBDS News & Events

A small number of people report chronic symptoms after receiving COVID-19 shots. A new study provides clues for further research.

Dr. Xinxin (Katie) Zhu, MD, PhD, Executive Director of the Yale School of Medicine’s Center for Biomedical Data Science, was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) at the 2024 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium. The induction ceremony, held on November 10 during a special dinner, celebrated Dr. Zhu’s exceptional contributions to the field of medical informatics.

Salt Lake City, Utah - July 9-12, 2024 – At the 22nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, the “Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery – Development in Pharmaceuticals, Academia, or Jointly in Collaborations” workshop kicked off at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center with a full audience. The event drew experts from leading institutions and industries to discuss the latest advancements in AI applications for drug discovery. It also showcased one of the largest pharma-academia collaborations in the US, attracting many leaders in the field seeking insights on how to initiate, develop, and grow successful partnerships.

Natural killer cells hold promise for treating cancer. Yale researchers have found a way to overcome their main limitation.

McCall designs digital health tools that have the potential to reduce health inequities by facilitating connections to health and social services.

The Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) has announced the appointment of two new assistant professors, Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, PhD, and Qiao Liu, PhD, in the Department of Biostatistics.

In a new study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers used single-cell RNA sequencing to measure the gene expressions of individual peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with progressive IPF, patients with stable IPF, and lung-disease-free patients. Previously, the researchers had studied bulk samples of these cells but not examined them individually and in detail.

While more than 70% of people with hypertension cannot achieve adequate blood pressure control with just one drug, current guidelines only make recommendations for first-line therapy. Yuan Lu, ScD, assistant professor of medicine (cardiology) and assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science and of epidemiology (chronic disease), recently received an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to analyze real-world data to compare the effectiveness of second antihypertensive agents .

Ira Leeds, MD, FACS, FASCRS, recently received an Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) Faculty Research Award to study the relationship between housing instability and surgical outcomes using AI methods.