YSM News and Recognition
A new test identifies mutations that cause a group of rare genetic disorders; machine learning models offer new insights into infant brain development; Yale-based research center for non-drug approaches to pain management receives a funding extension.
News
- December 02, 2024
A new, cost-effective method can be used to test whether DNA variants can lead to a rare family of neuromuscular diseases, Yale researchers have found.
- December 03, 2024Source: Yale News
Machine learning models of brain age can serve as indicators of infants’ brain development, a new Yale study shows.
- December 02, 2024
The Pain Management Collaboratory Coordinating Center, a Yale-based research center that supports 16 large-scale pragmatic clinical trials of non-drug approaches to managing pain, has been awarded a funding extension to continue its work for six years.
- November 28, 2024
The study by Yale Cancer Center (YCC) researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) discovered that not all CD8+ T cells are allies in a body’s fight against cancer cells. In a new study, patients living with severe melanoma who had increased levels of suppressor, regulatory CD8+ T cells had worse survival outcomes.
- December 03, 2024
The SEICHE Center for Health and Justice received $1 million from The Tow Foundation and The Connecticut Project to create TC-HUB, a program aimed at building infrastructure and closing gaps to create a more seamless transition for people with chronic health issues leaving the prison system.
- December 03, 2024
Katrina Dietsche and Jason Weinstein, second-year MD students at Yale School of Medicine, bonded during their first year over their shared passion for preventative health. Before starting medical school, Dietsche had witnessed the huge impact the food pharmacy at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC had on the lives and health of patients and their families, from a preventative health perspective. Therefore, when Dietsche and Weinstein learned that food insecurity was common in New Haven and at the HAVEN Free Clinic—the student-run primary care clinic that partners with Yale University to provide health care to uninsured adults in the New Haven community—they decided HAVEN could be a perfect setting for a food pharmacy.
Recognition
Allsop Named National Academy of Medicine ELHM Scholar
AZA Allsop, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, has been named a National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine (ELHM) Scholar. The term is for three years and extends through June 30, 2027. The ELHM program was launched by the National Academy of Medicine to increase the academy’s engagement with exceptional, interdisciplinary early- to mid-career professionals working in biomedical science, population health, health care, health policy, and related fields.
Becker's Hospital Review Ranks YSM Among Top 100 Orthopaedic Programs
Yale ranked among the top 100 leading orthopaedic programs across the U.S., according to Becker’s Hospital Review. What made Yale stand out: Yale New Haven Health and Yale School of Medicine form a leading academic health system with a diverse team of 52 orthopaedic faculty members across nine specialized divisions. The department is notably women-led and achieved groundbreaking advancements like the first fully in-house 3D surgical case at Yale New Haven Hospital. The School of Medicine has pioneered global health initiatives, including donor-funded rotations in South Africa and Tanzania, and established the world’s first master’s program in personalized medicine and applied engineering. Faculty and trainees have published over 2,750 research articles and contributed to innovative treatments, such as a novel hip preservation technique and targeted osteoarthritis therapies. Yale Orthopaedics has earned recognition for its adult reconstruction fellowship and a new residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Kaminski Receives Morgagni Award
Naftali Kaminski, MD, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary), received the Morgagni Award from The Morgagni Pulmonary Diseases Association in recognition of his important contributions to scientific research and commitment to promoting knowledge through logic and the scientific method.
Tebes Awarded Grant to Extend Elm City COMPASS
Jacob Tebes, PhD, professor of psychiatry (psychology), in the Child Study Center and of public health (social and behavioral sciences), has received a two-year research grant from the National Institute of Justice to extend the multi-level, mixed methods evaluation of Elm City COMPASS , a community-based initiative to create a system of sustainable supports for people in New Haven who experience a mental health or substance use crisis.
Zhu Inducted as Fellow of the ACMI
Xinxin (Katie) Zhu, MD, PhD, executive director of the Yale School of Medicine’s Center for Biomedical Data Science, was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) at the 2024 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium. The induction ceremony, held on November 10 during a special dinner, celebrated Zhu’s exceptional contributions to the field of medical informatics. ACMI Fellows are elected annually by active members of the College, a distinction that signifies outstanding achievement in advancing the discipline.