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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.

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) was awarded a $1.69 million gift from Coefficient Giving to advance the development of an effective parasite vaccine led by Richard “Rick” Bucala, YC ’79, MS ’79, MD, PhD, chief of the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology), and professor of pathology and of epidemiology (microbial diseases).

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.

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.

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).

Congratulations to the 15 Education Scholar Fellowship graduates of the year-long program, who were recognized at a graduation ceremony as part of Medical Education Day at Yale on June 4, 2026.

Yale is expanding access to a cutting-edge outpatient treatment to help patients whose fingers and toes are damaged by severe Raynaud phenomenon. By administering epoprostenol infusion to patients in outpatient settings, physicians can help prevent progressive loss of hand function and amputation.

Researchers are uncovering the fundamental rules of immunology. It’s enabling them to better treat disease—and even predict it before it strikes.