Yale Medicine Magazine

Their expertise with procedures and tests made Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology faculty indispensable to the development and rollout of reliable, safe, and effective COVID tests. A critical component to public health efforts to combat the pandemic, the tests have become a ubiquitous part of life.

Although the outbreak of SARS-COVID-19 fell heavily on the world in early 2020, researchers and clinicians at Yale School of Medicine acted swiftly to respond to the threat. Some of the school’s leaders discussed lessons they learned from organizing and executing that response.

With the bulk of human science dedicated to understanding COVID-19 and designing a vaccine against it, a normally lengthy process was cut from years to months.

Sanitizing air and surfaces has always been a top priority for doctors and research laboratories. Environmental Health and Safety technicians had a significant if quiet role to play behind the scenes when COVID-19 struck.

Yale School of Medicine students encountered a shifting curriculum and new ways of learning as the school made changes to blunt the impact of COVID-19.

The pandemic changed many aspects of people’s lives, including working at home for an indefinite period of time. Students, faculty, and staff described benefits from the change, while lamenting what had been lost.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Yale affiliates’ preprint service dramatically speeds the availability of medical research.

Christina Chia Price’s ancestors and extended family members work in health care. That network has helped her excel in her chosen field—immunology.