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Galán Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jorge Galán, PhD, DVM, Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and professor of cell biology, is one of nine Yale faculty members who have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
20 Apr 2023
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Single Cells Have Their Own Defenses Against Pathogens
Galan’s lab describes the role played by the mitochondria, the cell’s energy-producing organelle, in creating an anti-microbial compound capable of combatting Salmonella Typhi, the cause of typhoid fever.
Source: YaleNews
24 Jul 2020
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Inflammation: A Double-Edged Sword for the Immune System
For many years, inflammation was considered one of medicine’s chief enemies. Experts viewed it as a side effect of illness and injury, a negative byproduct of the body’s efforts to heal. One managed and banished it whenever possible.
17 Apr 2020
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National Academy of Medicine elects six new members from Yale
Six School of Medicine faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced Oct. 21 at its annual meeting.
20 Jan 2020
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YSPH Professor Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Yale School of Public Health Professor Rafael Pérez-Escamilla—a researcher with wide-ranging expertise in maternal-child nutrition, food security, diabetes and global health—has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
21 Oct 2019
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National Academy of Medicine Elects Six Yale Faculty Members
Six Yale School of Medicine faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). The six are among 100 new members elected by the organization to receive the honor, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service in the fields of health and medicine.
Source: YaleNews
21 Oct 2019
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New imaging facility is a "revolution"
Microscopy at Yale has just received a major upgrade. Structural biologists at the School of Medicine and scientists from across the university have begun obtaining three-dimensional images at near-atomic resolutions from what Jorge E. Galán, Ph.D., D.V.M., chair and Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis and professor of cell biology, calls “the mother of all microscopes.” The Titan Krios cryoelectron microscope arrived at West Campus in January and was dedicated in June.
Source: Medicine@Yale
5 Sep 2017
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New imaging facility is a “revolution”
Microscopy at Yale has just received a major upgrade. Structural biologists at the School of Medicine and scientists from across the university have begun obtaining three-dimensional images at near-atomic resolutions from what Jorge E.
16 Aug 2017
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Celebrating 18 Years of Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale on the Occasion of Jorge Galán’s 60th Birthday
The Department of Microbial Pathogenesis is pleased to invite our colleagues and friends to attend a symposium on Oct. 14 commemorating 18 years of Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale University, being held on the occasion of Dr. Jorge Galán’s 60th birthday. Following the symposium there will be a reception open to all participants at the Peabody Museum.
10 Oct 2016
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Building a legacy of support for science
Asked to reflect on the life and career of her husband, Pat Klingenstein smiles warmly. “John has always been his own man, speaking his mind, and following his own path wherever it has led.
15 Jun 2015
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The Links Between Typhoid, Bacteria, and Cancer
The Links Between Typhoid, Bacteria, and Cancer
31 Dec 2014
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Research in the News: Study explains why typhoid toxin targets only humans
The bacterium that causes typhoid fever sickens about 21 million people annually but not other mammals. Researchers at Yale and the University of California-San Diego have discovered an explanation: differences in a single oxygen atom in the human receptor for typhoid toxin.
7 Dec 2014
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Resilience
As we set out to explore the theme of resilience for this issue of Yale Medicine, we learned that it comes in all different forms. We look at a woman’s recovery from a stroke and a dancer who overcame a career-ending injury and now cares for other dancers. Microbiologists describe how microbes survive not as individuals, but as populations. Child psychiatrists help children who have confronted violence. And faculty and students describe moments in their lives that led them to dig deep into their own stores of resilience.
12 Nov 2014
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A bug’s journey
How evolution and selection help microbes adapt to changing circumstances.
12 Nov 2014
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Typhoid toxin’s deadly design
Typhoid fever, one of the longest-known diseases in human history, still claims more than 200,000 lives a year globally. But the molecular factors that make Salmonella Typhi far more virulent than closely related Salmonella bacteria that cause the temporary abdominal distress associated with..
26 Aug 2013
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Typhoid’s lethal secret revealed by Yale researchers
Typhoid fever is one of the oldest documented diseases known to have afflicted mankind but what makes it so lethal has remained a mystery for centuries. In a study appearing online July 10 in the journal Nature, Yale researchers offer an explanation of how the devastating disease marked by delirium and stupor still kills 200,000 people every year — and also suggests the basis of a future vaccine.
10 Jul 2013
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A microscopic syringe to deliver vaccines
Sometimes there’s a goof-up when bacteria divide, and one cell, called a “minicell,” contains no chromosomal DNA. Minicells can’t replicate (or cause infection), and scientists can tweak them to carry proteins, making them a safe vehicle for vaccines.
31 May 2013
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Yale researchers trick bacteria to deliver a safer vaccine
Vaccines that employ weakened but live pathogens to trigger immune responses have inherent safety issues but Yale researchers have developed a new trick to circumvent the problem — using bacteria’s own cellular mistakes to deliver a safe vaccine.
12 Mar 2013
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Cracking one of Salmonella’s secrets
Some Salmonella bacteria are flexible—a mouse or a monkey is as good a host as a human. But Salmonella Typhi (S.
28 Feb 2013
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Two named to National Academy of Sciences
Two Yale professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in May. Jorge Galán, Ph.
14 Sep 2012