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Haoyu Cheng, PhD, has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health for the project "Toward Comprehensive Genomic Analysis Through De Novo Genome Assembly." The award totals $2,618,998,

Ira Leeds, MD, MBA, has received a five-year, more than $3 million Veterans Affairs (VA) Career Development Award-2 (CDA-2) to study how psychosocial risk factors contribute to complications following major cancer surgery among veterans. His project will use artificial intelligence to identify psychosocial risks before surgery and evaluate a wraparound nurse navigation model to provide targeted support. Building on previous research showing that addressing these risk factors can reduce related postoperative complications by as much as 50%, the study aims to identify the factors most strongly associated with poor surgical outcomes and lay the foundation for interventions that improve recovery and long-term cancer outcomes for veterans.

Emilia Favuzzi, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute, won the Klingenstein Fellowship Award in Neuroscience, presented by Klingenstein Philanthropies to support early career investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Amy Kristine Bei, PhD, an affiliate of the Yale Institute of Global Health, received a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship for Senegal for 2026-2027.

This summer, we saw a first-of-its-kind cross-sector collaboration – a leader in academic research and a national women’s health nonprofit joined forces to amplify the power of women’s health research and investment. The collaborative symposium “From Discovery to Impact: Accelerating Women's Health Research Through Science, Policy, and Investment” hosted by Women’s Health Research at Yale and the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) on June 15 in New Haven, Conn., welcomed more than 50 speakers, researchers from 28 departments across Yale, and gathered 350+ attendees for a day-long event that covered the power of women’s health research through an arc of discovery to practical impact.

Oluwole Jegede, MD, MPH, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, is a 2026 recipient of a Yale Physician Scientist Development Award in collaboration with the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation Scholars Program.

Two faculty members were honored for their mentorship of physician-scientists at the 2026 Janeway Society retreat.

The Fund for Physician-Scientist Mentorship at Yale School of Medicine honored two faculty members during the Janeway Society Retreat in May for their work supporting early career physician-scientists and helping to advance their career development.

Emilia Favuzzi, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience, has been selected to join the 2026 class of Beckman Young Investigator Awardees.