Yale Medicine Magazine

Jennifer Czincz of Yale’s SHARE Center draws part of her inspiration for helping people from her father’s experiences of the Holocaust—and his ability to move forward from the nightmare.

Well known for his nationally significant work with Yale University’s endowment, David F. Swensen made an impact on Yale School of Medicine. He received treatment at Smilow Cancer Hospital.

Class of ’92 graduate Kenneth Rosenzweig talks about what led him to a career in medicine, and how lessons about leadership he gathered at Yale School of Medicine have stood him in good stead.

Professor Marney White’s Coursera class on establishing healthy patterns of behavior helps students build emotional resiliency and improved mental health.

Among other advances, new RNA treatments may hold the key to fighting one of the foremost scourges of warmer climates.

A conviction about in the practical utility of basic science guided Joan Steitz’s research into RNA, and she never doubted that research would someday benefit humanity.

Clinicians and researchers at Yale School of Medicine are starting podcasts to connect with audiences. One such podcast involves two prominent YSM faculty members who are also old friends.

Yale School of Medicine alumnus Brendan Jackson works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention monitoring fungal diseases. His medical education helped prepare him to think outside of the box when evaluating problems with no obvious solution.

A profile of faculty member Amber Childs, who discusses projects she's leading, as well as the positive impact her mother had on her personal and professional trajectory.

Yale School of Medicine’s director of admissions, Damith Ayaska Fernando, died in early October, 2021, after a long battle with cancer that he kept hidden from almost everyone. This is an excerpt of a longer memorial piece published shortly after his passing.