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Infectious Diseases Newsletter

June 2024

Welcome from Erol Fikrig, MD

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Section of Infectious Diseases continues to engage in innovative patient care, educational activities, and research across the spectrum of infectious diseases. In this newsletter, we highlight exciting studies and initiatives, including a peer-led orientation bootcamp that improves medical student clerkship preparation and a novel gene that has the potential to serve as a target for the biological control of mosquito vectors. We also learn some interesting facts about Merceditas Villanueva, MD, who reflects on her career as a recently promoted professor.

I hope you enjoy reading about the talented faculty and staff who keep our section at the forefront of discovery and innovation. If you have news to share, please contact me at the email below.

Have a wonderful summer!

Sincerely,

Erol Fikrig, MD
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases), and of Microbial Pathogenesis
Section Chief, Infectious Diseases
Yale Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

June 2024

Novel Gene Controlling Mosquito Reproductive Cell Development and Immune System

The Anopheles mosquito species is the primary vector responsible for transmitting malaria, a potentially fatal blood-borne illness. Since previous studies have identified various factors influencing mosquitoes' ability to transmit malaria, Yale researchers in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Section of Infectious Diseases sought to understand the factors affecting the resistance to malaria in mosquitoes lacking the mosGILT protein.

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