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This summer, we saw a first-of-its-kind cross-sector collaboration – a leader in academic research and a national women’s health nonprofit joined forces to amplify the power of women’s health research and investment. The collaborative symposium “From Discovery to Impact: Accelerating Women's Health Research Through Science, Policy, and Investment” hosted by Women’s Health Research at Yale and the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) on June 15 in New Haven, Conn., welcomed more than 50 speakers, researchers from 28 departments across Yale, and gathered 350+ attendees for a day-long event that covered the power of women’s health research through an arc of discovery to practical impact.
- June 15, 2026
Since the inception of the Gamma Knife Program in 1998, Jim Bond, PhD, has been a constant and indispensable presence. As the program’s enduring physicist, he has helped guide Gamma Knife radiosurgery from its earliest days as a novel treatment platform into the highly sophisticated, automated, precision-driven program it is today.
- June 08, 2026
National experts, Yale faculty, and emerging researchers converged to ask the questions prostate cancer science hasn't answered yet.
- June 02, 2026
On May 15, 2026, Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and the Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) Office hosted the Ninth Annual YCC Trainee Research Colloquium, bringing together trainees, faculty, staff, and institutional partners to celebrate the outstanding cancer research being conducted across Yale.
- May 26, 2026Source: Yale News
In a Q&A, Yale cancer scientist Luisa Escobar-Hoyos explains the challenges within pancreatic cancer treatment—and how patient outcomes can be improved.
- May 25, 2026
Yale’s esteemed professor pried open doors once shut to women, leaving a legacy of advocacy and breakthrough science.
- May 19, 2026
On May 19, 2026, members of the Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center held a patient and caregiver symposium. Speakers and topics included: Precision Brain Tumor Surgery Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS New Treatments and Clinical Trials: Expanding Options for Brain Tumor Care Sylvia Kurz, MD, PhD Photons, Protons, and Beyond—What’s the Difference? Nicholas Moore, MD Coping Mechanisms; Caregiver Resources; Trials and Tribulations Moderated by: Nicholas Blondin, MD Panel Discussion: Mary Barden, MD; Chris Cusano; Christine Ferrucci, APRN; Daniela Galluzzo, MD; Kelly Michaud, BSN, RN; Jennifer Picagli, MSN, ACNPCAG, APRN, APRN (BC); Stefania Santinon, LMSW; Yolanda Turner, RN, BSN; Patient testimonials
- May 18, 2026Source: WTNH-TV Online (with Dr. Ranjit Bindra)
In today’s Yale Health headlines, May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. It’s a condition that impacts many families, often taking loved ones much too soon. Now it’s about raising awareness, new developments, and making connections.
- May 02, 2026Source: Cancer Network (with Henry Park, MD)
In observance of Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month in April, RadOnc on the Run host Brandon Mancini, MD, MBA, FACRO, spoke with Henry S. Park, MD, MPH, about the past, present, and future of radiotherapy as a tool for managing different head and neck malignancies.
- April 23, 2026
Yale Cancer Center faculty and trainees joined over 22,000 cancer researchers from around the world to share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine earlier this week in San Diego for the 117th American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.