https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-rss/?orgId=110202&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Status of Women in Medicine Committee (SWIM) en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 19:04:51 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/119-yale-cancer-physicians-named-to-2026-top-doctors-list/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/119-yale-cancer-physicians-named-to-2026-top-doctors-list/ List of 119 Yale Cancer Center physicians named as 2026 'Top Doctors' Fri, 01 May 2026 09:05:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/395-yale-medicine-physicians-named-top-doctors/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/395-yale-medicine-physicians-named-top-doctors/ Nearly 400 Yale Medicine physicians were cited as “Top Doctors,” according to Connecticut Magazine’s 2026 list. Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/2026-top-doctors-list-features-19-orthopaedics-and-rehabilitation-faculty/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/2026-top-doctors-list-features-19-orthopaedics-and-rehabilitation-faculty/ Each year, Connecticut Magazine recognizes exceptional physicians in its annual “Top Doctors” issue. The 2026 list features nearly 400 Yale Medicine physicians who were selected by their peers as the best in their fields, which includes 19 members of the Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation faculty. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/17-yale-urology-physicians-named-top-doctors-for-2026/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/17-yale-urology-physicians-named-top-doctors-for-2026/ Seventeen Yale Urology faculty members have been recognized in the Connecticut Magazine's 2026 “Top Doctors” edition. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/17-yale-obgyn-physicians-named-top-doctors-for-2026/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/17-yale-obgyn-physicians-named-top-doctors-for-2026/ Seventeen Yale Ob/Gyn faculty members have been recognized in Connecticut Magazine's 2026 “Top Doctors” edition. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/may-faculty-learning-opportunities-educational-workshops-wellness-webinars-and-grand-rounds/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/may-faculty-learning-opportunities-educational-workshops-wellness-webinars-and-grand-rounds/ Throughout the academic year, faculty career development workshops, wellness webinars, and Grand Rounds opportunities are provided to help you thrive personally and professionally as you pursue your career at YSM. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:00 Z https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/27/magazine/ptsd-traumatic-event-visuals-online/?s_campaign=8315:varf https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/27/magazine/ptsd-traumatic-event-visuals-online/?s_campaign=8315:varf We need to stay informed, but watching real-life, uncensored trauma online can be dangerous, writes Ayala Danzig, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, in The Boston Globe. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/perspectives-of-women-in-science-lectureship-on-may-19/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/perspectives-of-women-in-science-lectureship-on-may-19/ Please join us on Tuesday, May 19, at 4 pm., in the Mary S. Harkness Auditorium for the eighth annual Perspectives of Women in Science Lectureship hosted by the MD-PhD Program and the Office of the Dean of YSM. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2026/04/09/awards-celebrate-those-strengthening-bond-between-yale-and-new-haven https://news.yale.edu/2026/04/09/awards-celebrate-those-strengthening-bond-between-yale-and-new-haven Eight individuals and organizations whose work nurtures the partnership between “town and gown” were celebrated during the annual Seton Elm-Ivy Awards ceremony on April 8. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/ywca-greenwich-presents-women-who-inspire-award-to-gillego/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/ywca-greenwich-presents-women-who-inspire-award-to-gillego/ Alyssa Gillego, MD, was recently honored by YWCA Greenwich with a Women Who Inspire Award, established to recognize and celebrate outstanding women who have excelled in philanthropic, professional, and volunteer pursuits, and who have enriched the lives of many in the Greenwich community. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/voluntary-faculty-awards-recognize-exceptional-educators/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/voluntary-faculty-awards-recognize-exceptional-educators/ The Yale Department of Internal Medicine recently presented its third Voluntary Faculty Awards, honoring voluntary faculty who teach medical students, physician associate students, residents, and fellows across Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale New Haven Health, and affiliated hospitals. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:50:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/aperture-iv-portraits-of-women-faculty-in-medicine/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/aperture-iv-portraits-of-women-faculty-in-medicine/ On March 5, 2026, the latest exhibit of a series of faculty portraits opened in Sterling Hall of Medicine (SHM), on the second floor. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yale-surgery-faculty-promoted/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yale-surgery-faculty-promoted/ Vincent Mase, MD, and Ansley Roche, MD, have been promoted to the rank of associate professor. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://connecticut.news12.com/yale-school-of-medicine-uncovers-breakthrough-in-cancer-research https://connecticut.news12.com/yale-school-of-medicine-uncovers-breakthrough-in-cancer-research The study found that working muscles effectively outcompete tumors for the glucose supply, causing tumors to receive less of the fuel they need to grow. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/new-professors-department-of-internal-medicine-jan-2026/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/new-professors-department-of-internal-medicine-jan-2026/ Meet some of the new professors in the Yale Department of Internal Medicine: Laura J. Morrison, MD; Onyema Ogbuagu, MBBCh; and Jaideep S. Talwalkar, MD Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/2025-ysm-faculty-survey-results/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/2025-ysm-faculty-survey-results/ In follow-up to the recent message from President McInnis regarding the fall 2025 university-wide faculty survey, Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD, shares the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) results and the next steps. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)02706-3 https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(25)02706-3 Amir Valizadeh, MD, associate research scientist, is first author of a paper in iScience that used blood DNA methylation profiles and clinical measures from a trial to predict ketamine treatment response for PTSD. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yale-cancer-centers-crtec-hosts-cancer-research-discovery-program/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yale-cancer-centers-crtec-hosts-cancer-research-discovery-program/ On February 6, 2026, YCC CRTEC welcomed students from Hill Regional Career High School to our Cancer Research Discovery Program (CRDP), a day designed to introduce them to careers in cancer research and medicine. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 Z https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2843519 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2843519 Dale Sebastian, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, is first author of a paper in JAMA Network Open that investigates barriers to career advancement in academic medicine for midlevel Asian faculty members and how sponsorship could be a potential solution. Co-authors include Karina Gonzalez Herrera, PhD; Mohini Ranganathan, MD; Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger, MD; and Darin Latimore, MD. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/dr-shilpa-s-murthy-receives-11-million-dod-career-development-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/dr-shilpa-s-murthy-receives-11-million-dod-career-development-award/ Shilpa S. Murthy, MD, MPH, an early career investigator at Yale Cancer Center and an assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Medical Oncology, has been awarded a prestigious $1.1 million Career Development Award from the Department of Defense (DoD). Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/whats-your-y-pamela-kunz/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/whats-your-y-pamela-kunz/ Meet Pamela L. Kunz, MD, professor of internal medicine (medical oncology); director, Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center; and chief, GI medical oncology. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://som.yale.edu/podcasts/health-veritas/basmah-safdar-why-women-experience-illness-differently-199 https://som.yale.edu/podcasts/health-veritas/basmah-safdar-why-women-experience-illness-differently-199 On this week's episode of Health & Veritas, a podcast produced by Yale School of Management and Yale School of Public Health, professors and physicians Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz are joined by Basmah Safdar, a Yale School of Medicine emergency physician and an expert on sex-specific differences in cardiovascular and microvascular health, which have important implications for the understanding and treatment of heart attacks, long COVID, and other conditions. Listen at the link below or on your favorite podcast player. Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/investing-in-womens-health/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysph/about-school-of-public-health/communications-public-relations/publications/public-health-magazine/article/investing-in-womens-health/ Alum Jessica Federer recently founded the Women’s Health Fund to spur investment in medical innovations. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/four-ysm-faculty-members-elected-to-the-american-pediatric-society/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/four-ysm-faculty-members-elected-to-the-american-pediatric-society/ Four Yale School of Medicine faculty members are among those elected to the American Pediatric Society for 2025. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/two-yale-scientists-receive-2025-wham-edge-awards/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/two-yale-scientists-receive-2025-wham-edge-awards/ Last week, WHAM (Women’s Health Access Matters) announced the 10 recipients of the 2025 WHAM Edge Awards. Two Yale postdoctoral fellows, Domenica Berardi, PhD, and Na-Young Rho, PhD, have been awarded $25,000 grants for their projects investigating colorectal cancer in women and ovarian aging respectively. Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:00:00 Z https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/stress-affects-your-heart https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/stress-affects-your-heart Stress can cause inflammation and damage the heart. Yale experts recommend ways to manage that stress and keep your heart healthy. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/twenty-seven-ysm-faculty-members-recognized-for-highly-cited-research/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/twenty-seven-ysm-faculty-members-recognized-for-highly-cited-research/ Yale School of Medicine faculty members were recognized for publishing studies that rank in the top 1% based on the number of citations they received in their field. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/optimism-future-of-the-biomedical-workforce/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/optimism-future-of-the-biomedical-workforce/ Dean Nancy J. Brown, MD, participated in a conference panel where experts discussed the challenges faced by the biomedical workforce and how to ensure a strong future. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 19:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/advancing-emergency-and-humanitarian-care-sharon-chekijian-and-the-crisis-emergency-and-disaster-faculty-network/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/advancing-emergency-and-humanitarian-care-sharon-chekijian-and-the-crisis-emergency-and-disaster-faculty-network/ When Sharon Chekijian, MD, MPH, arrived in Armenia this fall, she was returning to a country where she has spent years working to establish a sustainable foundation for the specialty of emergency medicine. In recent years, the nation has faced multiple crises, from the COVID-19 pandemic to regional conflict, that have contributed to repeated waves of Armenian refugees arriving from Syria, Beirut, Iran, and the neighboring Republic of Artsakh. Chekijian’s efforts have focused on strengthening Armenia’s ability to respond to such crises. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yajaira-suarez-receives-judah-folkman-award-for-pioneering-work-in-blood-vessel-biology/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yajaira-suarez-receives-judah-folkman-award-for-pioneering-work-in-blood-vessel-biology/ Yajaira Suárez, PhD, has won the Judah Folkman Award for her research in vascular biology. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/darin-latimore-aamc-award-leadership/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/darin-latimore-aamc-award-leadership/ Darin A. Latimore, MD, was selected to receive this year’s Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Exemplary Leadership Award from the Group on Collaboration, Engagement, and Community (GCEC). Dr. Latimore is YSM’s deputy dean for Collaborative Excellence and associate professor of General Internal Medicine. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://femtechinsider.com/new-womens-health-fund-of-funds-launches-to-activate-60b-in-life-sciences-capital/ https://femtechinsider.com/new-womens-health-fund-of-funds-launches-to-activate-60b-in-life-sciences-capital/ At HLTH this week, Jessica Federer stood on the main stage and declared that the time for incrementalism in women's health is over. The founder and managing partner of The Women's Health Fund announced a new vehicle designed not just to invest in women's health companies, but to systematically build a market that has been under-recognized, under-funded and under-prioritized. Dr. Basmah Safdar, Director of Women’s Health Research at Yale and Founding Member of the Advisory Board for The Women’s Health Fund, explained how decades of excluding women from research created fundamental knowledge gaps. “We’re studying diseases that are disproportionate in women, like Alzheimer’s disease and mental health conditions, diseases that present differently in women, such as heart disease and cancer, and diseases specific to women, such as menopause and preeclampsia.” Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/introducing-womens-health-research-at-yales-2025-26-undergraduate-fellows/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/introducing-womens-health-research-at-yales-2025-26-undergraduate-fellows/ Every academic year, Women’s Health Research at Yale’s Undergraduate Fellowship welcomes students to learn more about the field and participate in mentored training opportunities with Yale faculty and staff that focus on sex differences and the health of women. This group joins dozens of Yalies who have successfully completed the program since its start in 2015, the vast majority of whom go on to pursue careers in medicine, public health, and research. Please meet our 2025-26 Fellows! Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/womens-health-research-at-yale-fuels-new-scientific-discovery/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/womens-health-research-at-yale-fuels-new-scientific-discovery/ With a mission to catalyze research that improves the lives of women, Women’s Health Research at Yale’s Pilot Project Program forges ahead with its innovative and replicable model to better understand sex differences in health in order to improve the health of all. In its 28th year, the annual Pilot Project Program injects crucial funding into research at the earliest stages of discovery into health conditions that differently, disproportionately, and uniquely affect women. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/welcoming-basmah-safdar-md-as-director-of-womens-health-research-at-yale/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/welcoming-basmah-safdar-md-as-director-of-womens-health-research-at-yale/ On July 1, Women’s Health Research at Yale welcomed the center’s second-ever director, Basmah Safdar, MD. Safdar is both a clinician and researcher: an emergency medicine physician at Yale New Haven Hospital since 2000, she is a recognized scholar in sex differences in microvascular health as well as a professor of emergency medicine. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/carr-elected-president-of-apa-division-on-the-society-for-the-psychology-of-women/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/carr-elected-president-of-apa-division-on-the-society-for-the-psychology-of-women/ Erika Carr, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, has been elected president of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division on the Society for the Psychology of Women. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/hispanic-breast-surgeon-creates-program-help-bridge-gaps-hispanic-women/3648865/ https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/hispanic-breast-surgeon-creates-program-help-bridge-gaps-hispanic-women/3648865/ The Hispanic Breast Cancer Program was created by Dr. Monica Valero, a breast surgeon at Yale New Haven Health Park Avenue Medical Center in Trumbull. Valero has been with Yale New Haven Health for three years and said from early on, she noticed there were gaps and a disconnect with some Hispanic women. “There were some language barriers, health literacy… Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/jaime-b-hyman-md-samba-f-wins-the-david-j-leffell-md-prize-for-clinical-excellence/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/jaime-b-hyman-md-samba-f-wins-the-david-j-leffell-md-prize-for-clinical-excellence/ In 2008, Cindy and David Leffell made a generous gift in honor of David’s 30th reunion at Yale College. Since then, annually, the David J. Leffell, MD, Prize for Clinical Excellence has recognized a Yale Medicine faculty member who best exemplifies clinical expertise, a commitment to teaching, and the highest standards of care and compassion for patients. A single recipient is selected each year. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/laura-ment-md-awarded-yale-medicine-distinguished-clinical-career-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/laura-ment-md-awarded-yale-medicine-distinguished-clinical-career-award/ The Yale Medicine Distinguished Clinical Career Award honors physicians who have contributed to Yale Medicine for at least 20 years since completing their fellowship training and whose careers are marked by significant accomplishments, exemplary dedication, and important contributions to advancing the practice, the overall medical profession, and the community. The award is intended to honor faculty members who are widely recognized as distinguished clinicians and who have devoted the main part of their careers to Yale. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/lynn-tanoue-md-82-mba-19-awarded-yale-medicine-distinguished-clinical-career-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/lynn-tanoue-md-82-mba-19-awarded-yale-medicine-distinguished-clinical-career-award/ The Yale Medicine Distinguished Clinical Career Award honors physicians who have contributed to Yale Medicine for at least 20 years since completing their fellowship training and whose careers are marked by significant accomplishments, exemplary dedication, and important contributions to advancing the practice, the overall medical profession, and the community. The award is intended to honor faculty members who are widely recognized as distinguished clinicians and who have devoted the main part of their careers to Yale. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/six-faculty-members-receive-yale-medicines-highest-honors-2025/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/six-faculty-members-receive-yale-medicines-highest-honors-2025/ Six Yale School of Medicine (YSM) faculty members have been recognized for their significant career accomplishments and contributions to the medical practice, science and medicine, and the community. At a ceremony on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, the following individuals were honored for receiving the David J. Leffell, MD, Prize for Clinical Excellence and the Distinguished Clinical Career Award. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/womens-health-research-at-yale-named-founding-member-of-the-milken-institutes-womens-health-network/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/womens-health-research-at-yale-named-founding-member-of-the-milken-institutes-womens-health-network/ Women’s Health Research at Yale was named a founding member of the Milken Institute’s Women’s Health Network. The 75 founding members bring together expertise from a wide variety of sectors including academia/research, advocacy, business, community-based organizations, finance, health systems, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, technology, and nonprofit organizations. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/antonia-coello-novello-perspectives/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/antonia-coello-novello-perspectives/ Antonia Coello Novello, MD, 14th Surgeon General of the United States, spoke about her book Duty Calls: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service on Sept. 16, 2025. The talk was given in celebration of Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month and as part of the “Perspectives for Inclusion” lecture series. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:10:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/welcome-new-faculty-postdocs-postgrads-september-2025/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/welcome-new-faculty-postdocs-postgrads-september-2025/ The Department of Internal Medicine welcomes the following new faculty, postdocs, and postgrads who joined the team in August 2025 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/perspectives-antonia-novello/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/perspectives-antonia-novello/ On Tuesday, Sept. 16, at noon, Novello will discuss her book, 'Duty Calls: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service.' The lecture, in celebration of Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month, kicks off a new year in the Perspectives for Inclusion series. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yale-department-of-internal-medicine-faculty-promotions-and-appointments-august-2025/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/yale-department-of-internal-medicine-faculty-promotions-and-appointments-august-2025/ Congratulations to the Yale Department of Internal Medicine faculty members, who were recently promoted, appointed, or reappointed. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/insights-from-my-year-with-womens-health-research/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/insights-from-my-year-with-womens-health-research/ It’s hard to believe that my time as the author of the “Why Didn’t I Know This?” Women’s Health Research at Yale Blog has come to an end. Through both challenges and successes, I have learned so much through my first experience with scientific writing. First and foremost, I've discovered that I can dive deeply into researching medical topics and emerge with a workable understanding of the material, and I can translate that knowledge into accessible, engaging content for others. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/from-women-and-heart-disease-to-narrative-medicine-lisa-freed-explores-new-chapter/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/from-women-and-heart-disease-to-narrative-medicine-lisa-freed-explores-new-chapter/ For nearly three decades, Lisa A. Freed, MD, FACC, has driven Yale School of Medicine’s efforts to advocate for and advance the diagnosis and treatment of women with heart disease. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:22:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/how-hematologist-oncologist-becomes-mentor-for-the-next-generation-of-womens-health-leaders-my-qanda-with-dr-kelsey-martin/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/swim/news-article/how-hematologist-oncologist-becomes-mentor-for-the-next-generation-of-womens-health-leaders-my-qanda-with-dr-kelsey-martin/ Throughout my year as a Women’s Health Research at Yale Fellow, I’ve had the privilege of learning from hematologist-oncologist Dr. Kelsey Martin. Every few weeks, Dr. Martin guided me and the other Fellows through seminars about a different topic in women’s health, from the psychology of addiction to sex differences in emergency medicine. It quickly became clear just how passionate Dr. Martin is about both women’s health research and mentoring undergraduate students. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:00:00 Z https://ventures.yale.edu/news/eight-translational-biotech-projects-selected-2025-blavatnik-accelerator-awards https://ventures.yale.edu/news/eight-translational-biotech-projects-selected-2025-blavatnik-accelerator-awards The mid-cycle Blavatnik Accelerator Awards recognize eight Yale early-stage innovations tackling cancer, rare disease, and neurodegeneration through digital platforms, RNA therapies, and next-gen molecules. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:00 Z