YSM News and Recognition

Putting more "natural killer" cells into the cancer-fighting mix; a Yale-engineered enzyme offers new hope for lupus sufferers; and researchers identify a new neurodevelopmental syndrome.

News

June 25, 2024
Natural killer cells hold promise for treating cancer. Yale researchers have found a way to overcome their main limitation.
Source: Yale News

June 20, 2024
An enzyme engineered by Yale researchers prevented lupus in mice and shows promise for human patients with the disease.
Source: Yale News

June 24, 2024
The discovery of a new syndrome can bring validation and peace of mind to patients and their families. It can also suggest avenues to treatment.
Source: Yale News

June 18, 2024
It is touted as the most extensive clinical-transcriptomic linkage ever accomplished. Led by Yale Urology faculty, this large collaborative study may change the way prostate cancer is predicted and treated.

June 20, 2024

Researchers believe that by administering chemotherapy sooner, they have improved patient outcomes, compared with a time when 90% of patients were still relapsing and eventually dying from their cancer.

June 19, 2024

A study conducted by Katarzyna Chawarska, PhD, and colleagues suggests that children who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (autism) are at greater risk of developmental vulnerabilities if they also have other relatives with neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions.

June 25, 2024

When pregnant women attend group prenatal care, racial disparities have narrowed and the new mothers have been better prepared and more knowledgeable about giving birth.

Recognition

Judson Becomes Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for Surgery

Benjamin Judson, MD, MBA, Charles W. Ohse Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology), will become vice chair of faculty affairs for the Department of Surgery on July 1. During the past four months, while serving as interim vice chair, Judson is credited with playing an instrumental role in the design and implementation of a new faculty compensation plan that promotes track alignment, equity, and transparency.

Buono and Marks Guest-edit a Journal Issue

Frank Buono, PhD (left), associate research scientist in psychiatry, and Asher Marks, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, are guest editors of the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. The issue focuses on the virtual reality of medical education in cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking.

Daly-Cowans Receives Pediatrics Employee Recognition Award

Malika Daly-Cowans, senior administrative assistant in pediatric gastroenterology/hepatology, has won this quarter's Yale Pediatrics Employee Recognition Award. Nominations on her behalf praised her "high leadership skills" and noted that "[she is] always willing to go above and beyond and is willing to tackle any project given to her."

Gatcomb Receives Genuth Award for Work in Diabetes

Patricia Gatcomb, APRN (center), who works in pediatric endocrinology at Yale New Haven Hospital, has received the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (DCCT/EDIC) Saul Genuth Award. The award is given on an annual basis to the member of the DCCT/EDIC family who exemplifies and emulates the late Dr. Genuth's dedication and contributions to DCCT and EDIC and to the care of people with type 1 diabetes.

Perez Earns a MOSAIC K99 Award From NIDA

Rafael Perez, PhD, postdoctoral associate in psychiatry in the Marina Picciotto Lab, has earned a NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) K99 Award. The award is part of the National Institutes of Health's efforts to enhance diversity within the academic biomedical research workforce, and to facilitate the transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds into independent, tenure-track or equivalent research-intensive faculty positions.

Ramachandran Earns a Winn Award to Evaluate a Lupus Treatment in Underrepresented Populations

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation's Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program has recognized Sarika Ramachandran, MD, associate professor of dermatology. The program will fund Ramachandran's work on the safety and effectiveness of a potential new lupus treatment in underrepresented populations.

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