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Renato Polimanti, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, has received a 3-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to evaluate the association of internalizing disorders with the risk, onset, and vulnerability of COVID-19.

Scientists studying non-inherited, or somatic, mutations in frozen post-mortem human brains have found that about 6% of brains are much more likely to accumulate large numbers of these mutations and that these “hypermutable” brains tend to be 40 years old or older.

James Noonan, PhD, who has made novel contributions to the fields of human evolutionary genetics and neurodevelopment, was recently appointed the Albert E. Kent Professor of Genetics and Professor of Neuroscience, effective immediately.

Yale researchers have found a new use for blockchain. They’ve adapted the technology to give individuals control of their own genomes.

This summer, the Department of Genetics at Yale School of Medicine welcomes its newest faculty member Dr. Diyendo Massilani.

Kristen Brennand, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry; Cindy Crusto, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry; and Joel Gelernter, MD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience, have been elected to membership in the Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering (CASE).

HIST1H1E is a rare Neurodevelopmental Syndrome with only 50 cases have been reported. Dr. Jiang’s team started a research project aimed at studying why people with HIST1H1E (H1-4) gene variants have medical and neurodevelopmental symptoms such as autism. Eventually, Dr. Jiang’s goal is to develop a molecular targeted treatment for individuals with HIST1H1E syndrome. HIST1H1E Genetic Syndrome Research Foundation is “a parent-run organization dedicated to furthering research on the HIST1H1E. Through their hard work, perseverance, and love for their kids, Kimberly, Jason, and other parents of similarly affected children were able to gather financial support to give a gift to Dr. Jiang and fund his research focused on better understanding HIST1H1E (H1-4).

Chen Liu, MD, PhD, Chair of Yale Pathology, is leading an effort at Yale School of Medicine to establish an institutional biorepository for the coordinated collection of tissue, plasma, serum, and genetic samples, and clinical data using common processes and information systems.