https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-rss/?orgId=121930&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology (CSEI) en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 20:13:36 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/cutting-edge-basic-science-research-to-address-real-world-questions/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/cutting-edge-basic-science-research-to-address-real-world-questions/ Meet Hattie Chung, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), who recently received her first award from the National Institutes of Health for a research project to understand how genetically identical cells respond differently to stimuli, such as treatments or environmental cues. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/etienne-caron-receives-nih-directors-new-innovator-award/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/etienne-caron-receives-nih-directors-new-innovator-award/ Etienne Caron, PhD, has received a New Innovator Award to study how self-peptides regulate immune responses in cancer and disease. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/using-immune-system-window-into-your-current-future-health/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/using-immune-system-window-into-your-current-future-health/ A global partnership led by Yale is helping build the world's largest immune system database to enable a new era of precision medicine. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:00:00 Z https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/09/1125376/how-healthy-am-i-my-immunome-knows-the-score/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/09/1125376/how-healthy-am-i-my-immunome-knows-the-score/ Groundbreaking new tests reveal patterns in our immune systems that can signal underlying disease and tell us how well we might recover from our next cold. I got my results in a text message. Thu, 09 Oct 2025 04:00:00 Z https://ventures.yale.edu/news/blavatnik-fund-innovation-yale-support-15-breakthrough-interventions-cardiometabolic https://ventures.yale.edu/news/blavatnik-fund-innovation-yale-support-15-breakthrough-interventions-cardiometabolic This year’s awardees are tackling some of the most urgent life science challenges with projects spanning novel therapeutics to AI-powered medical solutions. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2025/02/05/study-reveals-how-gut-bacteria-might-trigger-autoimmune-diseases-lupus https://news.yale.edu/2025/02/05/study-reveals-how-gut-bacteria-might-trigger-autoimmune-diseases-lupus Gut bacteria are increasingly implicated in non-gut-related autoimmune diseases. Yale researchers have begun to understand how they’re connected. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/yale-research-team-investigates-difference-between-baby-formula-and-human-milks-effect-on-intestinal-growth/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/yale-research-team-investigates-difference-between-baby-formula-and-human-milks-effect-on-intestinal-growth/ A new article published in Gastro Hep Advances by a team of Yale researchers and led by Lauren Smith, MD, finds parental milk and donor human milk support intestinal health and epithelial growth and differentiation, while formula specifically inhibits certain growth factors and prevents differentiation. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/ai-in-medicine-workshop-explores-cutting-edge-ai-applications-in-drug-discovery/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/ai-in-medicine-workshop-explores-cutting-edge-ai-applications-in-drug-discovery/ Salt Lake City, Utah - July 9-12, 2024 – At the 22nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, the “Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery – Development in Pharmaceuticals, Academia, or Jointly in Collaborations” workshop kicked off at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center with a full audience. The event drew experts from leading institutions and industries to discuss the latest advancements in AI applications for drug discovery. It also showcased one of the largest pharma-academia collaborations in the US, attracting many leaders in the field seeking insights on how to initiate, develop, and grow successful partnerships. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/new-immunology-research-reveals-potential-target-for-immune-diseases/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/new-immunology-research-reveals-potential-target-for-immune-diseases/ A gene mutation that causes human immune defects reveals new biology of antibody responses and may open the door to new autoimmune disease treatments, a Yale-led study has found. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/can-ai-help-predict-alzheimers-cancer-study-targets-telltale-immune-changes/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/can-ai-help-predict-alzheimers-cancer-study-targets-telltale-immune-changes/ The use of AI to measure immune health could lead to precision medicine tools that assess an individual’s current and future health trajectory, a Yale study finds. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/covid-19-new-omics-models-show-why-some-people-are-at-greater-risk-of-severe-disease-death/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/covid-19-new-omics-models-show-why-some-people-are-at-greater-risk-of-severe-disease-death/ One of the largest multiomics analyses to date examines hallmarks associated with COVID-19 severity and mortality, and how these factors interact with one another. Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/journals/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/journals/ A collection of recent studies from YSM Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/why-are-autoimmune-and-allergic-diseases-rising-andrew-wang/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/why-are-autoimmune-and-allergic-diseases-rising-andrew-wang/ Andrew Wang, MD, PhD, discusses the increase in autoimmune and allergic diseases, the effects of the modern environment on our immune system, and how his research can help patients. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:52:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/medzhitov-is-chosen-to-receive-jessie-stevenson-kovalenko-medal/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/medzhitov-is-chosen-to-receive-jessie-stevenson-kovalenko-medal/ The National Academy of Sciences says, "Medzhitov's pioneering contributions have advanced our understanding of the mechanisms of innate immunity, which provides immediate defense against infection." Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:00:00 Z https://www.science.org/content/article/giant-project-will-chart-human-immune-diversity-improve-drugs-and-vaccines https://www.science.org/content/article/giant-project-will-chart-human-immune-diversity-improve-drugs-and-vaccines The Human Immunome Project (HIP) is an initiative that aims to collect immune data from blood and tissue samples from tens of thousands of people collected at hundreds of collection sites around the world to create the most diverse immune database ever constructed. The collected data will be used to investigate immune system differences across variables such as age, sex, race, diet and socioeconomic levels. The data will also be used to develop AI immune response prediction models. As a proof of concept, HIP will open 7-10 clinics this year, and expects to initiate global collection in 2027. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:55:00 Z https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/google-2023/dialogues/3841/ https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/google-2023/dialogues/3841/ Answers to big questions about AI from an assembled cast of journalists, technologists, artists, scientists, academics, and more. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:00:00 Z https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/11/06/yale-joins-new-zuckerberg-funded-biomedical-research-collaboration/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/11/06/yale-joins-new-zuckerberg-funded-biomedical-research-collaboration/ New Chan Zuckerberg Biohub in New York will connect Yale researchers with counterparts at Columbia University and Rockefeller University to work on engineering immune cells to fight disease. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:38:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/diabetes-yales-tradition-of-transforming-care/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/diabetes-yales-tradition-of-transforming-care/ Yale has made advances that have changed how doctors and patients grapple with diabetes. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/for-type-1-diabetes-teplizumab-tzield-preserves-beta-cell-function-and-shows-significant-other-benefits/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/for-type-1-diabetes-teplizumab-tzield-preserves-beta-cell-function-and-shows-significant-other-benefits/ The preservation of insulin-producing beta cells is just one of the benefits of teplizumab, also known as Tzield, a phase 3 trial shows. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/yale-joins-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-biohub-ny-with-goal-of-bioengineering-immune-cells-for-early-disease-detection-and-prevention/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/yale-joins-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-biohub-ny-with-goal-of-bioengineering-immune-cells-for-early-disease-detection-and-prevention/ Yale University is one of three partners that will form a new biomedical research hub announced by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). The mission of CZ Biohub New York, to be located in New York City, will be to bioengineer immune cells to detect the earliest stages of diseases—potentially allowing clinicians to intervene before they become symptomatic and detectable using current approaches. John Tsang, PhD, will lead Yale's team. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 06:46:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/yale-pathology-graduate-students-receive-prestigious-nih-f31-awards/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/yale-pathology-graduate-students-receive-prestigious-nih-f31-awards/ Madeline Mayday, BS, and Noah Yann Lee, BS, were recently awarded prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Awards (F31) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/immune-sensing-of-allergens-promotes-avoidance-behavior/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/immune-sensing-of-allergens-promotes-avoidance-behavior/ A new study published in Nature demonstrates how the immune system plays a role in the development of behaviors to avoid food allergens. Previous research has suggested that the immune system may be involved in behavioral modification beyond simply protecting the body from infectious diseases. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 04:00:00 Z https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/09/19/new-infection-and-immunity-center-looks-into-long-covid-19-chronic-lyme-disease/ https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/09/19/new-infection-and-immunity-center-looks-into-long-covid-19-chronic-lyme-disease/ The Yale School of Medicine’s new Center for Infection & Immunity, which launched on Aug. 18, is researching post-acute infection syndromes while encouraging diversity, elevating scientists and incorporating patients as research partners. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/drs-silvia-vilarinho-andrew-wang-named-physician-scientist-training-program-leadership/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/drs-silvia-vilarinho-andrew-wang-named-physician-scientist-training-program-leadership/ New leadership in the Yale Internal Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) was recently announced. Silvia Vilarinho, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine (digestive diseases) and of pathology; was appointed to director, with Andrew Wang, MD/PhD, assistant professor of medicine (rheumatology) being named associate director of the program. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/why-does-covid-19-cause-severe-illness-in-some-patients-but-not-others/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/why-does-covid-19-cause-severe-illness-in-some-patients-but-not-others/ A new study harnesses big data and bioinformatics to explore how the immune system can fight off the virus in some cases and fails in others. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/new-research-at-yale-points-to-better-understanding-of-treatment-targets-for-necrotizing-enterocolitis-nec-in-premature-babies/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/new-research-at-yale-points-to-better-understanding-of-treatment-targets-for-necrotizing-enterocolitis-nec-in-premature-babies/ Researchers at Yale School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore Hospital, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, have, for the first time, created a map of the neonatal small intestine, demonstrating at the single-cell level that inflammation is present in all layers – including the epithelial, endothelial, fibroblasts, and immune cells – in babies with necrotizing enterocolitis. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/qanda-what-causes-rare-instances-of-myocarditis-after-mrna-covid-19-vaccines/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/systems-engineering-immunology/news-article/qanda-what-causes-rare-instances-of-myocarditis-after-mrna-covid-19-vaccines/ Carrie Lucas, PhD, associate professor of immunobiology, and Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology, discuss their recent study, which uncovered clues to why myocarditis can occur post-vaccination. Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2023/05/05/yale-study-reveals-insights-post-vaccine-heart-inflammation-cases https://news.yale.edu/2023/05/05/yale-study-reveals-insights-post-vaccine-heart-inflammation-cases Scientists have identified the immune signature of rare cases of myocarditis among those vaccinated against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines. Fri, 05 May 2023 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2023/01/04/does-covid-change-bodys-response-other-threats-depends-your-sex https://news.yale.edu/2023/01/04/does-covid-change-bodys-response-other-threats-depends-your-sex A new study finds that COVID-19 can trigger stronger inflammatory responses in males, resulting in changes to their functional immunity long after recovery. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 04:00:00 Z