https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&orgId=108794 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Immunobiology en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:40:58 Z https://westcampus.yale.edu/news/2026-09-28-yale-researchers-join-national-effort-to-transform-critical-care-through-real-time https://westcampus.yale.edu/news/2026-09-28-yale-researchers-join-national-effort-to-transform-critical-care-through-real-time A collaboration led by Yale’s Andre Levchenko aims to provide intensive care teams with real-time insight before life-threatening complications occur. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:00:00 Z https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pG4I33hXRTgLE6EJvyyyr?si=KvUOb78yT9OM4RwlusHvbQ https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pG4I33hXRTgLE6EJvyyyr?si=KvUOb78yT9OM4RwlusHvbQ The DIVA Talk · Episode Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/the-weekly-dose-latest-findings-in-parkinsons-disease-wearable-sensors-back-pain/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/the-weekly-dose-latest-findings-in-parkinsons-disease-wearable-sensors-back-pain/ This week at Yale School of Medicine (YSM): Researchers aim toward treatments for Parkinson's disease, evaluate wearable sensors for assessing knee osteoarthritis, and develop recommendations for when to evaluate patients for axial spondyloarthritis. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/will-ai-graduate-from-tool-to-lab-member/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/will-ai-graduate-from-tool-to-lab-member/ AI tools like ChatGPT can act increasingly as capable research partners, but generating original scientific hypotheses on their own is still challenging. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/trial-halt-parkinsons-disease-before-onset/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/trial-halt-parkinsons-disease-before-onset/ The PRISMS study will investigate an anti-inflammatory drug in individuals with REM sleep behavior disorder. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/immune-cell-quality-control-boosts-tissue-health/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/immune-cell-quality-control-boosts-tissue-health/ Macrophages maintain the function of certain organs by eliminating waste products. Studying this process could lead to clues for healthier aging. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/konnikova-and-taylor-receive-award-to-study-diet-in-preterm-infants/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/konnikova-and-taylor-receive-award-to-study-diet-in-preterm-infants/ Liza Konnikova, MD, PhD (left), and Sarah N. Taylor, MD, recently received a research award from the Binational Science Foundation for a study looking at the influence of diet on the intestinal health and growth of preterm infants. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/dixit-lab-member-phu-awarded-nih-f30-fellowship/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/dixit-lab-member-phu-awarded-nih-f30-fellowship/ Anh Phu, a member of the Dixit Laboratory at Yale School of Medicine, was recently named recipient of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award F30 Predoctoral Fellowship. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 Z https://www.survivornet.com/articles/true-breakthrough-experts-say-personalized-mrna-vaccine-could-help-stop-melanoma-from-returning-become-new-standard-of-care/ https://www.survivornet.com/articles/true-breakthrough-experts-say-personalized-mrna-vaccine-could-help-stop-melanoma-from-returning-become-new-standard-of-care/ A new experimental vaccine is showing incredible potential as a treatment option for melanoma, one of the most dangerous types of skin cancer. Compared to other types of skin cancer, melanoma is much more likely to spread to other parts of the body if not found and treated early. Even when it is surgically removed, melanoma can return, or recur. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:00:00 Z https://www.everydayhealth.com/cancer/personalized-cancer-vaccines-just-got-one-step-closer-to-reality/ https://www.everydayhealth.com/cancer/personalized-cancer-vaccines-just-got-one-step-closer-to-reality/ Adults at high risk of melanoma recurrence and spread were able to stay cancer-free with personalized vaccines made with mRNA technology. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2026/08/19/new-norovirus-vaccine-approach-may-shape-strategies-treating-other-rna-viruses-well https://news.yale.edu/2026/08/19/new-norovirus-vaccine-approach-may-shape-strategies-treating-other-rna-viruses-well The Yale labs of Anna Marie Pyle and Craig Wilen have developed a norovirus vaccine, effective in mouse models, that portends a new approach to vaccine development for emerging RNA viruses. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/cri-fellowship-to-support-bromleys-research-on-immune-system/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/cri-fellowship-to-support-bromleys-research-on-immune-system/ Joshua Bromley, PhD, postdoctoral associate in immunobiology, has been awarded a Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship, which supports outstanding early-career scientists worldwide who seek dual expertise in immunology and data science. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/t-cell-therapy-aggressive-brain-cancer/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/t-cell-therapy-aggressive-brain-cancer/ In a Phase I clinical trial, an immunotherapy stabilized or reduced tumors in several patients with treatment-resistant recurrent glioblastoma. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/breaking-barriers-award-to-support-lamarches-cancer-research/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/breaking-barriers-award-to-support-lamarches-cancer-research/ Nelson LaMarche, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and member of the Yale Cancer Biology Institute and Yale Cancer Center, has been presented with a 2026 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research Award by the V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/genetic-variants-kidney-transplant-rejection/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/genetic-variants-kidney-transplant-rejection/ New research from Yale School of Medicine's Madhav Menon, MD, MBBS, identifies a potential genetic mechanism underlying the increased risk of kidney transplant rejection in some patients of recent African ancestry. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:48:00 Z https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tonsil-genetic-spaghetti-yields-insights.html https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tonsil-genetic-spaghetti-yields-insights.html "The chromosomes are sort of all squished together in this really tight space in this kind of 'spaghetti' configuration," says David G. Schatz, Ph.D., chair and Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM). "This giant ball of spaghetti has to be organized in very specific ways, and those ways differ from one cell type to another." Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 Z https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.z5mhpv4 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.z5mhpv4 Expected to wrap up later this year, the trial is “intended to probe a plausible hypothesis” rather than find treatment at this stage, says Yale University immunologist Akiko Iwasaki, who is helping run it. “That would require a much larger study.” Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/the-hypothesis-fund-to-support-palms-antibody-studies/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/the-hypothesis-fund-to-support-palms-antibody-studies/ Noah W. Palm, PhD, professor of immunobiology, has received an award from the Hypothesis Fund, which supports scientists who are pushing boundaries and taking risks. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/map-of-tonsils-3d-genome-immunity-insights/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/map-of-tonsils-3d-genome-immunity-insights/ A first-of-its-kind 3D genome atlas of human tonsil tissue leads to new discoveries in antibody production and beyond. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/mhs-degree-program-welcomes-class-of-2028/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/mhs-degree-program-welcomes-class-of-2028/ On June 30, the Master of Health Science (MHS) degree hosted a welcome reception for 21 incoming MHS students and their mentors. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/strine-selected-for-burroughs-postdoctoral-enrichment-program/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/strine-selected-for-burroughs-postdoctoral-enrichment-program/ Madison Strine, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the laboratory of Liza Konnikova, MD, PhD, was recently named a recipient of the Burroughs Postdoctoral Enrichment Program for her project “Defining how early-life T cells program the developing human intestine.” Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/tsang-led-team-receives-grant-for-viral-resilience-project/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/tsang-led-team-receives-grant-for-viral-resilience-project/ A team led by John Tsang, PhD, MMath, Anthony N. Brady Professor of Immunobiology, has been awarded a £4,200,000 grant from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) for a project that aims to decode and engineer coordinated immune responses that rapidly clear viruses in an effort to minimize viral spread and immunopathology. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/bayer-wildberger-receives-2026-american-brain-foundation-next-generation-research-grant/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/bayer-wildberger-receives-2026-american-brain-foundation-next-generation-research-grant/ A Q&A with Alexandra Bayer Wildberger, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the lab of Kevin O’Connor, PhD, who was selected to receive a 2026 American Brain Foundation Next Generation Research Grant in the area of myasthenia gravis for her project, “Investigating the Role of the Immune System’s First Responders in Myasthenia Gravis.” Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2026/06/25/paradigm-shifting-treatment-pediatric-diabetes-cleared-fda https://news.yale.edu/2026/06/25/paradigm-shifting-treatment-pediatric-diabetes-cleared-fda Yale’s Kevan Herold was the senior investigator on a clinical trial which showed that the drug teplizumab—recently approved for pediatric patients with Stage III type 1 diabetes—delays the progression of the disease. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/what-the-immune-system-does-when-youre-not-sick-why-it-matters-for-aging/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/what-the-immune-system-does-when-youre-not-sick-why-it-matters-for-aging/ Degradation of the immune system’s critical maintenance work could be a target for extending a healthy lifespan. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2026/06/24/gut-punch-new-study-knocks-out-norovirus-where-it-strikes https://news.yale.edu/2026/06/24/gut-punch-new-study-knocks-out-norovirus-where-it-strikes Gut-homing antibodies provide powerful protection against norovirus, a new Yale study finds, revealing a potential new path for developing vaccines and therapies. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:00 Z https://www.wtnh.com/news/health/what-to-know-about-genital-herpes-and-how-common-is-it/ https://www.wtnh.com/news/health/what-to-know-about-genital-herpes-and-how-common-is-it/ In today’s health headlines, what to know about genital herpes – how common is it and why there is a stigma around it, a new vaccine to prevent herpes is in the works, and how the specialized approach for this vaccine might lead the way against other viruses. Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, Sterling Professor of immunobiology at Yale University School of Medicine, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to discuss. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/vaccine-to-prevent-genital-herpes/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/vaccine-to-prevent-genital-herpes/ Researchers created nanoparticles that enable a “prime and pull” approach to vaccinating against genital herpes in preclinical models. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/your-immune-system-is-an-information-network/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/your-immune-system-is-an-information-network/ Immunologist Arya Ökten gives a TEDxYale talk Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/scientists-develop-first-comprehensive-atlas-of-human-cellular-senescence-in-aging/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/scientists-develop-first-comprehensive-atlas-of-human-cellular-senescence-in-aging/ A massive scientific initiative to decode how aging reshapes the human body reached a major milestone this month. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cellular Senescence Network (SenNet) published its first wave of discoveries, highlighted by a cover commentary in the journal Cell led by Rong Fan, PhD, Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), alongside researchers from nine other institutions. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/closing-the-gap-how-yale-is-advancing-womens-health-research/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/closing-the-gap-how-yale-is-advancing-womens-health-research/ Founded at a pivotal moment in national research policy, Women’s Health Research at Yale helped close critical knowledge gaps in medicine—and is now advancing a new era of biologically-informed care that improves treatment for women and men. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-gifted-dollar25-million-to-advance-autoimmune-research-and-strengthen-global-consortium/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/yale-school-of-medicine-gifted-dollar25-million-to-advance-autoimmune-research-and-strengthen-global-consortium/ Yale School of Medicine received a $2.5 million gift from the Colton Foundation to advance the work of the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Yale and the Colton Consortium for Autoimmunity. The consortium is a global partnership among the four Colton Centers at Yale, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), New York University (NYU), and Tel Aviv University (TAU). Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 Z https://www.bwfund.org/news/2026-postdoctoral-enrichment-program-recipients-announced/ https://www.bwfund.org/news/2026-postdoctoral-enrichment-program-recipients-announced/ DURHAM, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund and The Charles H. Revson Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) awards, providing career-development support to postdoctoral researchers from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. The Postdoctoral Enrichment Program is designed to help promising postdoctoral fellows to maximize their professional potential by supporting activities that enhance their research careers beyond the scope of traditional training grants. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/yale-professor-awarded-v-foundation-grant-to-support-cancer-research/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/yale-professor-awarded-v-foundation-grant-to-support-cancer-research/ Nelson LaMarche, PhD, assistant professor of pathology, will receive the V Foundation for Cancer Research 2026 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research (V Scholar) award. The four-year grant supports faculty who are on track to earn permanent positions early in their cancer research careers by funding laboratory-based fundamental research or translational research. Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/muschen-honored-by-harrington-discovery-institute/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/muschen-honored-by-harrington-discovery-institute/ Markus Müschen, MD, PhD, was selected by the Harrington Discovery Institute as a recipient of its 2026 Scholar-Innovator Award. The scholar awards support breakthrough new treatments for common and rare diseases, including cardiovascular, inflammatory, hematologic, and oncologic disease, using small molecule, biologic, cell-based, and genetic therapies. Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/from-fundamental-biology-to-treatments-for-disease-stem-cells-are-engines-of-discovery/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/from-fundamental-biology-to-treatments-for-disease-stem-cells-are-engines-of-discovery/ Stem cells have reshaped modern biology. At Yale School of Medicine, researchers are uncovering how they function and how to harness them for human health. Tue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/a-program-with-heart-and-many-vessels/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/a-program-with-heart-and-many-vessels/ Researchers in the Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program are working to address chronic inflammation, heart disease, and more. Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/learning-about-life-cell-by-cell/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/learning-about-life-cell-by-cell/ Advances in single-cell, molecular, and genetic techniques drive biomedical innovation, and YSM researchers are expanding what’s possible. Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/understanding-the-immune-system-to-predict-prevent-and-treat-diseases/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/yale-medicine-magazine/article/understanding-the-immune-system-to-predict-prevent-and-treat-diseases/ Researchers are uncovering the fundamental rules of immunology. It’s enabling them to better treat disease—and even predict it before it strikes. Mon, 25 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://neurosciencenews.com/melanoma-brain-metastasis-il4-30709/ https://neurosciencenews.com/melanoma-brain-metastasis-il4-30709/ Researchers investigate blocking the IL-4 signaling axis to stop melanoma from metastasizing to the brain. Sun, 17 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/why-does-melanoma-spread-to-the-brain-a-yale-team-is-chasing-the-answer/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/why-does-melanoma-spread-to-the-brain-a-yale-team-is-chasing-the-answer/ A team of Yale researchers believes the key to stopping melanoma from spreading to the brain lies in the brain's own immune system, not within the tumor. Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/together-against-melanoma-an-educational-symposium-for-patients-and-caregivers/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/together-against-melanoma-an-educational-symposium-for-patients-and-caregivers/ On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, members of the Skin and Kidney Cancer Program hosted an educational symposium for patients and caregivers focused on topics related to the care of melanoma. Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2026/05/06/true-exemplars-faculty-honored-support-graduate-students https://news.yale.edu/2026/05/06/true-exemplars-faculty-honored-support-graduate-students Each spring, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences recognizes professors from each of four divisions for their advising and mentoring of Yale students. Wed, 06 May 2026 19:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/t-cells-are-culprit-of-kidney-damage-in-lupus/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/t-cells-are-culprit-of-kidney-damage-in-lupus/ Scientists uncovered self-renewing immune cells that continually supply T cells that damage the kidneys in lupus patients. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:00 Z https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-gut-bacteria-could-trigger-memory-loss-we-age-2026a1000a6n https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-gut-bacteria-could-trigger-memory-loss-we-age-2026a1000a6n While the research team was surprised by the results, David Hafler, MD, professor of immunobiology and former chairman of the Department of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, was not. “I wasn’t surprised, but I was really very delighted to see more evidence of the gut-brain [connection],” he said (he was not involved in the study). Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/ysm-researchers-named-biohub-investigators/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/ysm-researchers-named-biohub-investigators/ The researchers joined the Immune Cell Reprogramming team, which aims to harness immune cells for health surveillance and disease treatment. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/computational-biologist-phd-student-cole-jensen-selected-for-nih-f31-award/ https://medicine.yale.edu/immuno/news-article/computational-biologist-phd-student-cole-jensen-selected-for-nih-f31-award/ Cole Jensen, MPH, a PhD Student in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, was recently awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) F31 award. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 Z https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/health/covid-vaccine-side-effects-cdc-acip.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/health/covid-vaccine-side-effects-cdc-acip.html “We know that some people experience prolonged and debilitating symptoms after vaccination, and this warrants further clinical, epidemiological and mechanistic studies to better understand what causes these illnesses,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale who studies post-vaccine syndrome and its similarity to long Covid. Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2026/03/13/uncovering-hivs-hidden-loop-new-finding-offers-hope-future-treatments https://news.yale.edu/2026/03/13/uncovering-hivs-hidden-loop-new-finding-offers-hope-future-treatments A Yale team has identified a type of RNA that boosts the replication of HIV, an unexpected discovery that changes how scientists understand the virus and how it may one day be stopped. Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 Z https://www.realsimple.com/why-some-people-get-worse-colds-than-others-11921111 https://www.realsimple.com/why-some-people-get-worse-colds-than-others-11921111 A new study explains why certain people experience worse colds than others, along with a few ways to manage symptoms. To conduct the study, researchers created a laboratory model of the lining of the human nasal passages, says Ellen F. Foxman, MD, PhD, associate professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine and senior author of the article. Using this model, they examined how this community of cells in the nose responds to rhinovirus infection. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 Z