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Addressing the Intertwined Opioid, HIV, and HCV Crises: Q&A with Rick Altice
Frederick Altice, MD, has brought together team members from both Yale and West Virginia University to implement integrated care to take steps to curb the intertwined and devastating epidemics of opioid abuse, HIV, and hepatitis C.
16 Sep 2021
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Major Federal Translational Science Support Is Renewed for Yale School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine has been awarded nearly $63.7 million over the next five years from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to renew its five-year Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) to accelerate research discoveries that can have a positive impact on health.
15 Sep 2021
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Strittmatter Begins as Interim Chair of Department of Neuroscience
Strittmatter succeeds Pietro De Camilli, MD, who elected not to seek a new term after six years as chair. Jessica Cardin, PhD, becomes interim vice chair, succeeding Sreeganga Chandra, PhD.
10 Sep 2021
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Study Examines Severe Breakthrough Cases of COVID-19
These patients tended to be older—between 65 and 95 with a median age of 80.5—and had preexisting comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A subset of patients was also on immunosuppressive drugs that may affect vaccine efficacy.
Source: YaleNews
7 Sep 2021
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RNA Science at Yale Gets a Boost From Steitz Donation
Joan A. Steitz, PhD, has donated her portion of the prestigious Wolf Prize—which she received in February 2021—to the Yale Center for RNA Science and Medicine. The $33,000 donation will be used to start a Yale RNA Scholars Program in support of junior RNA scientists.
1 Sep 2021
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Yale Geneticist With Rare Disease to Build Pediatric Cell Atlas of Skeletal Muscle
A $3 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, awarded to a team of researchers led by Monkol Lek, PhD, assistant professor of genetics at Yale, will support Lek and his team in creating a Pediatric Cell Atlas of Skeletal Muscle — a roadmap of healthy skeletal cells and how they change at four key age group milestones between the ages of zero and 18 years.
31 Aug 2021
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John Francis, MD, PhD, Appointed Associate Dean for Student Affairs
John Francis, MD, PhD, has been appointed associate dean for student affairs at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), effective November 1, 2021.
25 Aug 2021
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Your ZIP Code May Be a Factor in How Long You’ll Stay Active
Older people living in less advantaged neighborhoods become disabled roughly two years earlier than their counterparts in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a new Yale study.
23 Aug 2021
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Preventing Type 1 Diabetes: Q&A With Kevan Herold, MD
Kevan Herold, MD, chair of the international research network Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) TrialNet, hopes to apply lessons from immunobiology to type 1 diabetes in a way that improves human health.
19 Aug 2021
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First TULSA Procedure Performed at Yale New Haven Hospital
On July 13, the first transurethral localized sonographic ablation (TULSA) procedure was performed at Yale New Haven Hospital. Preston Sprenkle, MD, Associate Professor of Urology, Raj Ayyagari, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, and Sandeep Arora, MBBS, Assistant Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, collaborated to perform the procedure.
19 Aug 2021
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Michael Schwartz Appointed Inaugural Director of Innovation in Medical Education
On July 26, 2021, Deputy Dean for Education Jessica Illuzzi, MD, MS, announced the creation of a new role—director of innovation in medical education—as well as the inaugural director, Associate Dean for Curriculum Michael Schwartz, PhD.
17 Aug 2021
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Besse and Hafler Earn Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Awards
This award financially supports early career physician scientists to assist them in transitioning to independent research careers.
4 Aug 2021
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Juthani, Yale Infectious Disease Expert, Is Named Connecticut Public Health Commissioner
Manisha Juthani, MD, has been a central figure both at Yale and as an advisor to government officials during the effort to subdue the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 Jul 2021
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Yale Receives $15 Million for Health Education Collaboration
Yale University has received a $15 million, five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) award to advance research utilization in Liberia’s health sector. This award will fund the continuation of Yale’s strong partnership with the University of Liberia and Vanderbilt University.
23 Jul 2021
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Colorectal Cancer and Women
Colon cancer has been undergoing a similar subdivision. Researchers have known for years that colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosis in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The National Cancer Institute estimates 149,500 new cases in 2021 and 53,000 deaths.
21 Jul 2021
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Preparing Young Students of Color to Seize Opportunities in Health Care
YCCI's internship is an opportunity for young people to be exposed to careers in fields that were never meaningfully suggested to them before. It also is part of a long-term national health care priority: to create a health system where patients of color are more frequently treated by health professionals who look like them.
19 Jul 2021
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Will the Pandemic Scar Our Children?
Mental health experts discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health.
Source: Yale Medicine
8 Jul 2021
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Sex-specific Immune Response in COVID-19 Linked to Cellular Metabolism
Researchers studying COVID-19 patients have found a metabolic pathway that is highly correlated with immune responses only in male patients, a group known to be more likely to suffer severe cases and die of the disease, representing a potential target for therapeutic intervention.
Source: Yale News
6 Jul 2021
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Nancy Brown and Gerald Shulman Are New Fellows of Royal College of Physicians
Nancy J. Brown, MD, and Gerald I. Shulman, MD, are the two newest fellows from Yale in the Royal College of Physicians, a London-based professional society.
23 Jun 2021
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Real-time Medical Advances: COVID Clinical Trials Moved Fast
Can an unprecedented year become a catalyst for future research?
Source: Yale Medicine
23 Jun 2021