YSM News and Recognition
Seasonal viruses that sicken children may have kept many from contracting COVID-19; a potential new way to thwart metastatic melanoma in the brain; and Yale School of Medicine and Yale Medicine shine on Broadway.
News
- July 01, 2024Source: Yale News
A new study finds that frequent viral and bacterial infections in children boost nasal immune defenses, which may have helped protect kids from severe COVID-19.
- July 01, 2024
Inhibiting vascular mimicry is a promising approach for treating melanoma brain metastases, say Yale researchers.
- July 03, 2024
Yale School of Medicine and its clinical provider, Yale Medicine, take center stage in a display in Times Square
- June 26, 2024
Drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases can receive expedited U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review, allowing patients to receive faster access to promising new treatments. Under the expedited review pathway of accelerated approval, drugs can be FDA-approved based on surrogate markers or proxy measures such as changes in imaging or lab tests that are “reasonably likely” to predict whether patients improve in how they feel, function, or survive.
- June 25, 2024
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are a leading cause of disability worldwide, according to studies. Yet few global and community health programs address these complex conditions, says Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine (rheumatology, allergy and immunology).
Recognition
Carpenter Is Honored for His Work on Children's Bone Health
Thomas Carpenter, MD, professor of pediatrics (endocrinology) and of orthopaedics & rehabilitation, and clinical professor of nursing, received the Charles Slemenda Award at the International Conference on Children's Bone Health for 2024 in Salzburg, Austria. The award is presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to children's bone research.
Hui Is President-elect of ISGyP
Pei Hui, MD, PhD, professor of pathology and of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences, has been chosen as president-elect of the International Society of Gynecologic Pathologists (ISGyP), the world's most influential gynecological pathology society. Hui will become ISGyP's president in March 2025. Hui is director of gynecologic pathology at YSM and clinical director of Yale's Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory. He also is director of the Center for Precision Medicine of Trophoblastic Disease.
Knight Receives the Yale Peds-ACE Award for June
Vinita Misra Knight, MD, associate professor of pediatrics (neurology), is the recipient of the Yale Pediatrics Department’s Award for Clinical Excellence (Yale Peds-ACE) for the month of June 2024. The award recognizes exemplary clinicians who go above and beyond for patients, deliver the highest quality of care, and personify healing, innovation, and collaboration. Epilepsy is her area of specialty.
Mogessie Is a 2024 Pew Scholar
Binyam Mogessie, PhD, assistant professor of molecular, cellular & developmental biology and of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences, has been chosen as a 2024 Pew Scholar. With this support, the Mogessie lab will explore the molecular mechanisms that guide proper chromosome segregation during the formation of mature oocytes. For nearly 40 years, the Pew Charitable Trusts has supported more than 1,000 early-career biomedical scientists committed to scientific innovation.
Taylor Edits Book on Expressing, Storing, and Handling Human Milk
Sarah N. Taylor, MD, MSCR, professor of pediatrics (neonatal-perinatal medicine) and of chronic disease epidemiology, served as editor for the fifth edition of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America's book, Best Practice for Expressing, Storing, and Handling Human Milk in Hospitals, Homes, and Childcare Settings. The guide provides recommendations on expressing, storing, and handling human milk based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence, and, where that is lacking, expert opinion.