https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-rss/?orgId=115953&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at T Cohen Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 18:31:16 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/rapid-sequencing-approach-could-transform-tuberculosis-surveillance-and-care/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/rapid-sequencing-approach-could-transform-tuberculosis-surveillance-and-care/ An international team of scientists led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health is applying technology used during the COVID-19 pandemic to more rapidly analyze tuberculosis samples. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2025/12/08/two-yale-seniors-named-marshall-scholars https://news.yale.edu/2025/12/08/two-yale-seniors-named-marshall-scholars Yale seniors Isabel Rancu and Karinne Tennenbaum have been named Marshall Scholars. Rancu is a member of the Cohen Lab at the Yale School of Public Health. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/world-antimicrobial-resistance-awareness-week-2025/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/world-antimicrobial-resistance-awareness-week-2025/ According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top global public health and development threats. In 2019, bacterial AMR was directly responsible for 1.27 million deaths and contributed to 4.95 million deaths worldwide. AMR is also rapidly expanding among fungal, viral, and parasitic pathogens. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/anne-havlik-and-kenneth-gunasekera-win-global-health-awards/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/anne-havlik-and-kenneth-gunasekera-win-global-health-awards/ On the morning of the 12th annual Global Health Day, March 16, 2023, Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH, associate director of the Internal Medicine Office of Global Health and associate professor of medicine (infectious diseases) announced the winners of this year’s Global Health awards. Anne Havlik, MPH, won the Asghar Rastegar Global Health Medical Education & Capacity Building Award, and Kenneth Gunasekera, MD, PhD, won the Gerald Friedland Global Health Research Award. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:27:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/black-and-hispanic-neighborhoods-had-fewer-covid-testing-sites-yale-study-finds/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/black-and-hispanic-neighborhoods-had-fewer-covid-testing-sites-yale-study-finds/ A new study by Yale researchers finds that, due to structural racism, the populations most at risk for contracting and dying from COVID-19 — Black, Indigenous, and LatinX populations— had less access to COVID-19 testing centers. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/newly-elected-members-of-connecticut-academy-of-science-and-engineering/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/newly-elected-members-of-connecticut-academy-of-science-and-engineering/ CASE has elected a total of 35 new members, of whom 15 are from YSM/YSPH and three others are from FAS. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/ysph-washington-post-form-partnership-to-investigate-coronavirus/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/ysph-washington-post-form-partnership-to-investigate-coronavirus/ The Washington Post and the Yale School of Public Health have formed a partnership to research and report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/tuberculosis-transmission-between-residents-and-migrants-in-shanghai-revealed-through-genomic-and-spatial-analysis/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/lab/tcohen/news-article/tuberculosis-transmission-between-residents-and-migrants-in-shanghai-revealed-through-genomic-and-spatial-analysis/ Tuberculosis, an infectious disease that is transmitted by coughing, is the leading cause of death attributable to a single pathogen. In China, which has the second highest number of tuberculosis cases in the world, massive rural-to-urban population shifts over the past 15 years have coincided with large increases of the disease in cities. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:00:00 Z