Child Study Center News

The Yale Child Study Center honored forty trainees in the class of 2024 at an annual departmental commencement event on June 21, 2024. YCSC Professor Michael Bloch delivered a keynote speech, and the event was followed by a reception for graduates and their families.

YCSC Assistant Professor Kartik Pattabiraman was recently selected as a research award recipient through the Deeda Blair Research Initiative for Disorders of the Brain for his proposal to develop CRISPR-based epigenetic editing interventions for schizophrenia.

In the latest Yale Child Study Center “On Leadership” blog post and newsletter column, Daryn David, PhD reflects on the 2023-24 academic year as it comes to a close. There will be a pause in blog posts for the summer, with a return to the column in September.

The results of the inaugural Yale Child Study Center postdoctoral scholar travel award were announced on June 17, 2024. This new annual opportunity offers awards of up to $1000 each to reimburse and/or contribute to the costs associated with attending and/or presenting research at national and international academic scientific conferences.

In the latest SANA blog post, the second in a four-part series, social worker and speech and language pathologist Megan Lyons offers a multitude of tips for utilizing everyday activities to promote communication at home. In this second part, she discusses tips for helping children with turn-taking skills. Check out part one for tips for helping children with imitation skills!

A new webpage has been launched at the Yale Child Study Center to allow families and referring practitioners – and soon school-based personnel – to view and access more than 30 research participation opportunities at the center.

The Yale Child Study Center welcomes new community members on an on-going basis. Meet two of the latest additions to the department this spring: Ilenia Gori in the Sukhodolsky and Ibrahim labs and Alexandra Brizuela at the Center for Emotional Intelligence.

A study conducted by YCSC professor Katarzyna Chawarska and colleagues suggests that children who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (autism) are at greater risk of developmental vulnerabilities if they also have other relatives with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions.

The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) network and outreach committee has been busy planning and coordinating both internal events and community-based volunteering opportunities in the greater New Haven area this year. Learn more about how this committee was formed and some of the events that have been planned.