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YSM Faculty Win Awards From the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale
This year’s awardees are tackling some of the most urgent life science challenges with projects spanning novel therapeutics to AI-powered medical solutions.
Source: Yale Ventures
28 Feb 2025
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Research Reveals Potential Target for Immune Diseases
A gene mutation that causes human immune defects reveals new biology of antibody responses and may open the door to new autoimmune disease treatments, a Yale-led study has found.
11 Jul 2024
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Immunobiology Graduate Student Mackenzie Bender awarded an NSF Graduate Fellowship
Mackenzie Bender awarded an NSF
19 Apr 2024
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Yale Research Team Awarded $4 Million Grant to Evaluate New Immunizations for Infant RSV
A multidisciplinary team of Yale scientists has received a $4-million federal grant to study the effectiveness of a new vaccine and monoclonal antibody shot designed to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants.
1 Apr 2024
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Q&A: What Causes Rare Instances of Myocarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines?
Carrie Lucas, PhD, associate professor of immunobiology, and Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology, discuss their recent study, which uncovered clues to why myocarditis can occur post-vaccination.
16 May 2023
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Yale Study Reveals Insights Into Post-Vaccine Heart Inflammation Cases
Scientists have identified the immune signature of rare cases of myocarditis among those vaccinated against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines.
Source: YaleNews
5 May 2023
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What explains rare heart condition among young men after Covid vaccines? A new study offers clues
A new study sheds light on what may be causing very rare cases of heart inflammation in young men after receiving an mRNA Covid vaccine.
Source: Stat News
5 May 2023
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Small study points to possible cause of myocarditis following mRNA vaccination in young men
Researchers observed elevated levels of immune molecules that, in rare cases, could trigger inflammation in the heart.
Source: NBC News
5 May 2023
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Colton Center for Autoimmunity Awards Grants to Six Yale Projects
The funding is for six innovative research projects that exhibit the potential to develop new diagnostics and therapeutics and to provide new insights into the mechanistic underpinnings of autoimmune diseases.
Source: YaleNews
19 Jul 2022
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Anis Barmada, an MD/PhD Student, Receives Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Anis Barmada, an MD/PhD student, receives Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
13 Apr 2022
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Scientists Search for Cause of Mysterious Covid-Related Inflammation in Children
More than 5,200 of the 6.2 million U.S. children diagnosed with covid have developed MIS-C. About 80% of MIS-C patients are treated in intensive care units, 20% require mechanical ventilation, and 46 have died.
Source: KHN
20 Oct 2021
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Rare Disorder Offers Roadmap for Understanding Roots of Inflammatory Disease
Yale researchers have discovered the underlying genetic cause of a rare childhood disorder that mimics inflammatory bowel disease, a finding that may help researchers uncover the roots of a host of other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
Source: YaleNews
29 Jul 2021
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Rare COVID-19 Response in Children Explained
After an exhaustive analysis, Yale researchers found that affected children had immune system signatures distinct from those of other groups.
Source: YaleNews
17 May 2021
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Two YSM Faculty Receive International Cytokine & Interferon Society Young Investigator Awards
Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Assistant Professors of Immunobiology Carrie Lucas, PhD, and Aaron Ring, MD, PhD, recently received Young Investigator Awards from the International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS).
2 Feb 2021
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Carrie Lucas, PhD and Aaron Ring, MD, PhD are winners of two 2020 International Cytokine & Interferon Society Young Investigator Awards
Carrie Lucas, PhD and Aaron Ring, MD, PhD are winners of two 2020 International Cytokine & Interferon Society Young Investigator Awards—the Christina Fleischmann Award to Young Women Investigators and the Milstein Young Investigator Award, respectively.
Source: The International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS)
11 Jan 2021
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What We Know About COVID-19 and Kids
When it comes to COVID-19, kids make up just a small percentage of severe cases. Yale researchers are working to understand why that is. Their discoveries can help guide understanding of the virus and possible treatment options.
Source: YaleNews
21 Sep 2020
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Geneticist Sidi Chen Receives Large Award Which Will Further His Breast Cancer Work
This Department of Defense award goes to the “best and brightest in their fields,” and recognizes “creative and innovative individuals.” Investigators are chosen for their ability “to go beyond conventional thinking” in their respective areas of expertise.
3 Mar 2020
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Yale Researchers Identify Rare Inherited Immune Disease
When a 9-year-old girl with anemia, breathing problems, and recurrent infections sought help for her mysterious ailments, Yale researchers and their collaborators at the National Institutes of Health sequenced her genes to pinpoint a cause. What they discovered was not only a new disease but unexpected new roles for a gene that affects the immune system.
25 Sep 2019