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Approximately 70 members of the Yale Child Study Center community recently gathered together in a hybrid format—both in-person and by Zoom—to celebrate 46 YCSC faculty and staff members being honored for their respective years of service at Yale University, from five up to 40 years.
- May 13, 2025Source: Nature Genetics
A genome-wide analyses in Nature Genetics identified 30 independent loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder, highlighting genetic overlap with other psychiatric disorders and implicating putative effector genes and cell types contributing to its etiology. Marco Galimberti, PhD, associate research scientist, is co-first author.
- February 07, 2025
The results of the second round of Yale Child Study Center postdoctoral scholar travel awards were announced on January 10, 2025, with kudos to award recipients Rebecca Etkin, Stella Jackman-Ryan, and Brianna Cairney.
- November 15, 2024
Yale Child Study Center Assistant Professor Emily Olfson is one of four 2024 Young Investigator Award recipients from the Tourette Association of America (TAA). Each awardee will receive $150,000 over two years to support their Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorder research.
- August 05, 2024
Recently released study findings from researchers at the Yale Child Study Center and Yale Department of Psychiatry indicate that rare genetic changes that are spontaneous – and not inherited from parents – may contribute to the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- July 08, 2024
Lyndsey Chong, Elizabeth Edgar, and Max Rolison were selected as recipients of the third annual Yale Child Study Center Trainee Pilot Research Awards. The awards provide research funding for trainees currently enrolled in a YCSC training program for initial pilot research projects relevant to child mental health.
- June 25, 2024
The Yale Child Study Center honored forty trainees in the class of 2024 at an annual departmental commencement event on June 21, 2024. YCSC Professor Michael Bloch delivered a keynote speech, and the event was followed by a reception for graduates and their families.
- June 21, 2024
A new webpage has been launched at the Yale Child Study Center to allow families and referring practitioners – and soon school-based personnel – to view and access more than 30 research participation opportunities at the center.
- June 21, 2024
Twenty five residents graduated from the Yale Department of Psychiatry Residency Program at a ceremony June 20 at the New Haven Lawn Club.
- June 10, 2024
On June 3, 2024, the YCSC welcomed 17 undergraduate students from 11 universities and colleges around the country as participants in the center’s developmental science summer internship program.