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Michael Nathanson, MD, PhD, Gladys Crofoot Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and professor of cell biology, received the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) during its annual meeting on November 5.

Andrea Cuentas-Condori, PhD, a neuroscience postdoctoral fellow at Yale School of Medicine, has been selected as a Hanna H. Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

Xiaolei Su, PhD, Assistant Professor of cell biology, received an award from the Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research.

Two of Yale’s stem cell faculty— Haifan Lin, PhD, and Valentina Greco, PhD— are serving in the highest ranks of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). ISSCR is a global organization with more than 4,400 members from 70 countries.

In two new papers, scientists provide insight into the function of a protein called VPS13C, one of the molecular suspects that underlie Parkinson’s, a disease marked by uncontrollable movements including tremors, stiffness, and loss of balance.

The ISSCR is pleased to announce Haifan Lin, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, USA, as its President. Dr. Lin’s one-year term of office leading the global Society begins today.

Dr. Peter Takizawa, Assistant Professor in Cell Biology appointed the Department's Director of Medical Education

The Department of Cell Biology is pleased to announce that our esteemed colleague and Member of the National Academy of Sciences Professor Haifan Lin has been reinstated as Director of the Yale Stem Cell Center. We further wish to congratulate him on the good news that last week he was inaugurated as President of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

A diverse team of BRCA gene experts work together to unlock the secrets of DNA repair and develop better breast, ovarian and other cancer treatments.