https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-rss/?orgId=121463&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Jennifer Kwan Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 19:06:11 Z https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/lipoprotein-lpa-cholesterol-test-heart-attack-stroke https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/lipoprotein-lpa-cholesterol-test-heart-attack-stroke The American Heart Association and other cardiac groups now recommend that everyone should be tested once for a type of cholesterol called lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) that increases the risk for heart disease. Around one in five people have high Lp(a). Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://research.google/blog/teaching-machines-the-language-of-biology-scaling-large-language-models-for-next-generation-single-cell-analysis/ https://research.google/blog/teaching-machines-the-language-of-biology-scaling-large-language-models-for-next-generation-single-cell-analysis/ C2S-Scale looks deep into how to best represent cells and biological information as text, opening up exciting applications for language-driven single-cell analysis with large language models. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/yale-research-2024-american-college-cardiology/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/yale-research-2024-american-college-cardiology/ Yale faculty and trainees will present clinical research at the upcoming American College of Cardiology Scientific Meeting. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/new-frontiers-kwan-chen/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/new-frontiers-kwan-chen/ Jennifer M. Kwan, MD, PhD, seeks to understand how a somatic mutation condition known as CHIP increases the risk of heart disease. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/physician-scientists-are-endangered-species/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/physician-scientists-are-endangered-species/ Jennifer M. Kwan, MD/PhD, is passionate about sharing the importance of physician scientists in medicine, and doing her part to highlight their challenges, especially in recent years. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/reflections-on-the-yale-innovation-summit-2023/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/reflections-on-the-yale-innovation-summit-2023/ Vivian Gu, PhD shares her experience at the Yale Innovation Summit. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/aha-innovative-project-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/aha-innovative-project-award/ The Innovative Project Award will support high-potential research that could lead to critical discoveries for people with sarcoidosis Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/kwan-to-receive-ycci-scholar-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/kwan-to-receive-ycci-scholar-award/ Jennifer M. Kwan MD, PhD, is among the recent Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) Junior Faculty Scholars. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/new-appointments-promotions-within-department-of-internal-medicine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/jmkwan/news-article/new-appointments-promotions-within-department-of-internal-medicine/ Congratulations to the following clinicians, researchers, and educators within the Department of Internal Medicine who have earned new appointments, or promotions recently. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z