https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-rss/?orgId=120743&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale Black Postdoc Association (YBPA) en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 19:06:55 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/prisca-rodriguez/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/prisca-rodriguez/ A lecture by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, Nicaraguan-American author, first-generation college student, and activist known for her work on intersectional feminism and race. Part of the Perspectives of Inclusion lecture series, in celebration of Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/assigning-diversity-examining-racial-ethnic-and-gender-disparities-in-postgraduate-training-and-compensation-across-medical-specialties/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/assigning-diversity-examining-racial-ethnic-and-gender-disparities-in-postgraduate-training-and-compensation-across-medical-specialties/ In a trending study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Michael O. Mensah, MD, MHS, MPH, a postdoctoral fellow from the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University's School of Medicine, sheds light on the racial, ethnic, and gender disparities within the US postgraduate trainee workforce and their correlation with compensation among different clinical specialties. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/the-intersections-science-fellows-symposium/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/the-intersections-science-fellows-symposium/ Yale School of Medicine will host the virtual Intersections Science Fellows Symposium from October 4-6, 2023. With 56 fellows over two cohorts, 64% identified as minoritized individuals, and 60% identified as women. 43 went on to become faculty, four in industry and private sector positions, and nine are currently on the job market, signifying an over 75% faculty placement. In this article, three ISFS fellows share how ISFS supported them in achieving their Yale faculty positions. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://your.yale.edu/youryale/how-extend-helping-hand https://your.yale.edu/youryale/how-extend-helping-hand After completing his Ph.D., Azmi Ahmad came to Yale as a postdoctoral associate in Internal Medicine, with a specialty in cardiology. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/yale-black-postdoctoral-association-reveal-banner-series/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/yale-black-postdoctoral-association-reveal-banner-series/ The Yale Black Postdoctoral Association reveal their banner series showcasing members of the association alongside personal quotes unique to their experiences as being traditionally underrepresented in science. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 04:00:00 Z https://mcdb.yale.edu/news/horsley-lab-welcomes-9-year-old-girl-special-yale-science-tour https://mcdb.yale.edu/news/horsley-lab-welcomes-9-year-old-girl-special-yale-science-tour Bobbi Wilson, a fourth-grader from Caldwell, NJ, was killing lanternflies in her neighborhood when a neighbor spotted her and decided to call the police to report “a little Black woman walking and spraying stuff on the sidewalks and trees”. The event gained national attention and Yale Public Health Professor Ijema Opara decided to make a difference by inviting the young girl to Yale for a Science Tour. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2022/10000/Shattering_Glass_Ceilings__Three_Black_Women.18.aspx https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Fulltext/2022/10000/Shattering_Glass_Ceilings__Three_Black_Women.18.aspx Diversification at the highest level of academic surgical leadership is critical in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment; an environment more reflective of the population whom we as surgeons serve and care for. Until the year 2021, an African American female surgeon had never ascended to the role of Department of Surgery Chair. However, by 2021, not 1 but 3 African American women became Chairs of Surgery: Karen Gibbs, MD, KMarie King, MD, and Andrea Hayes, MD. To highlight and celebrate these historical appointments, we interviewed these extraordinary women who shared their unique views on ascending to leadership. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/discoveries-and-impact-november-2022/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/discoveries-and-impact-november-2022/ Discoveries & Impact highlights select scientific discoveries per section across the Department of Internal Medicine... Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/rimm-lab-validates-objective-prognostic-marker-in-patients-with-early-stage-melanoma/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ybpa/news-article/rimm-lab-validates-objective-prognostic-marker-in-patients-with-early-stage-melanoma/ An objective assessment of automated electronic tumor infiltrating lymphocytes percentage (eTILs%) scores is a strong prognostic marker in patients with early-stage melanoma. The study also identifies distinct TIL subpopulations that carry the prognostic values. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/newsevents/headline_859650_en.html https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/newsevents/headline_859650_en.html Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation student Dr Kristyn Carter recently made University of Glasgow history as the first Black graduate of our PhD in Immunology. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z