https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-rss/?keywordId=1823&orgId=123962&title=Announcements A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Clinical NLP Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Tue, 19 May 2026 02:31:15 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/hua-xu-phd-receives-nih-supplement-to-advance-mental-health-research/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/hua-xu-phd-receives-nih-supplement-to-advance-mental-health-research/ Hua Xu, PhD, has received a $977,811 administrative supplement from the National Institute of Mental Health to support his project on coordinating individually measured phenotypes for mental health research. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-raja-delivered-a-keynote-talk-at-icaaps-2024/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-raja-delivered-a-keynote-talk-at-icaaps-2024/ We're excited to announce that Dr. Kalpana Raja was invited to deliver a talk entitled "Role of AI in Drug Discovery and Development" as a keynote speaker at ICAAPS 2024, a two-day national conference from September 26-27, 2024 on automation, IT and advancements in pharmaceutical sciences. The conference was organized by the PSG College of Pharmacy in Coimbatore, India. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/biomedical-informatics-and-data-science-bids-secures-a-dollar788-million-nih-grant-to-advance-mental-health-research-using-ai-technology/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/biomedical-informatics-and-data-science-bids-secures-a-dollar788-million-nih-grant-to-advance-mental-health-research-using-ai-technology/ Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (BIDS) has received a $7.88 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to lead a groundbreaking five-year project. Led by Hua Xu, PhD, the project will establish a Coordinating Center for the IMPACT-MH Program, which aims to advance personalized mental health research using computational tools. Key collaborators include experts from Yale, the University of Pennsylvania, and Mayo Clinic. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-jeffrey-zhangs-paper-has-been-published-online/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-jeffrey-zhangs-paper-has-been-published-online/ Dr. Jeffrey Zhang's paper A Study of Biomedical Relation Extraction Using GPT Models has been published online. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/exciting-new-book-release-natural-language-processing-in-biomedicine-a-practical-guide-by-dr-hua-xu/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/exciting-new-book-release-natural-language-processing-in-biomedicine-a-practical-guide-by-dr-hua-xu/ We are thrilled to announce the publication of a new textbook co-edited by Dr. Hua Xu and Dina Demner Fushman, titled "Natural Language Processing in Biomedicine: A Practical Guide." Tue, 18 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-lins-work-won-the-best-paper-award-in-the-industry-track-at-ieee-ichi-2024/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-lins-work-won-the-best-paper-award-in-the-industry-track-at-ieee-ichi-2024/ We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Raja presented a talk entitled "Kamino: A Scalable Architecture to Support Medical AI Research Using Large Real World Data" at the 12th IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2024), Orlando, Florida (June 3rd - 6th, 2024) and won the Best Paper Award in the Industry Track! Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/introducing-the-department-of-biomedical-informatics-and-data-science/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/introducing-the-department-of-biomedical-informatics-and-data-science/ We celebrated the official transition of our home academic unit, Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, from a section to a department within the Yale School of Medicine. Wed, 08 May 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-raja-delivers-a-faculty-development-talk-at-vels-school-of-pharmaceutical-sciences/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-raja-delivers-a-faculty-development-talk-at-vels-school-of-pharmaceutical-sciences/ We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Raja delivered a talk delivered a talk entitled "What can AI do in Pharmacology?" at the One Week Faculty Development Programme on "Innovation, Learning and Research in Pharmaceutical Sector - A Transforming Era" at the Vels Institute of Science, Technology, and Advanced Studies (VELS) School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. This talk was part of a faculty development workshop for VELS and took place in hybrid mode. Sat, 13 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-raja-presents-her-research-work-at-amia-informatics-summit-2024/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-raja-presents-her-research-work-at-amia-informatics-summit-2024/ Dr. Raja showcased her research work at the AMIA Informatics Summit 2024 held in Boston on March 20th. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/xu-zuos-paper-has-been-accepted-by-jco-clinical-cancer-informatics/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/xu-zuos-paper-has-been-accepted-by-jco-clinical-cancer-informatics/ Xu Zuo's paper Extracting Systemic Anticancer Therapy and Response Information from Clinical Notes following the RECIST Definition has been accepted by JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics! Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-vipina-k-keloths-paper-has-been-accepted-by-bioinformatics/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/dr-vipina-k-keloths-paper-has-been-accepted-by-bioinformatics/ Dr. Vipina K. Keloth's paper Advancing Entity Recognition in Biomedicine via Instruction Tuning of Large Language Models has been accepted by Bioinformatics! and published on Volume 40, Issue 4, April 2024. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/2024-yale-ai-in-medicine-symposium/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/2024-yale-ai-in-medicine-symposium/ Discover how AI is transforming biomedical imaging, NLP, clinical applications, bioinformatics, and more. Engage in dynamic lightning talks, panel discussions, and a poster session that will enrich your understanding and network in the realm of medical AI. For more information, visit https://medicine.yale.edu/event/inaugural-ai-in-medicine-symposium-at-ysm/. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/yans-paper-is-accepted-in-bioinformatics/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/clinical-nlp/news-article/yans-paper-is-accepted-in-bioinformatics/ Yan's work Towards precise PICO extraction from abstracts of randomized controlled trials using a section-specific learning approach has been accepted and published by Bioinformatics, PMID: 37669123 PMCID: PMC10500081, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btad542. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:00:00 Z