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The Anopheles mosquito species is the primary vector responsible for transmitting malaria, a potentially fatal blood-borne illness. Since previous studies have identified various factors influencing mosquitoes' ability to transmit malaria, Yale researchers in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Section of Infectious Diseases sought to understand the factors affecting the resistance to malaria in mosquitoes lacking the mosGILT protein.

For Awa Cisse, the word téranga — which connotes values of selflessness — isn’t just a reminder of her Senegalese roots. It’s how she wants to live her life.

Akiko Iwasaki, an immunobiologist at the Yale University School of Medicine, is working with Michael Tal at MIT to map an immune profile of chronic Lyme, analyzing patients’ blood and saliva samples to search for biological markers that may differentiate people who have long-term symptoms from those who don’t.

If there's one person you'd want to talk to about immunology, the immune system and COVID, holes in our knowledge base about the complex immune system, and where the field is headed, it would be Professor Iwasaki. And add to that the topic of Women in Science. Here's our wide-ranging conversation.

This Alumni Spotlight focuses on Huangdi (Denise) Yi, PhD '20 (Biostatistics), who leads the statistical efforts in the post-market stage of oncology drugs for a pharmaceutical company.

This series spotlights the new faculty that joined the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program in 2024. Along with our student spotlight series, our theme this month is tick-borne diseases. Here, Research Scientist Dr. Chantal Vogels, who will transition to an Assistant Professor on July 1st, tells us about her pathway and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.

This series spotlights the amazing students in the YSPH Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) program. This month focuses on students who are studying ticks and tick-borne diseases). Here, Charlotte Kim, 4th year MD student, tells us about the program and some of her exciting research in a Q&A format.

Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences) Nicole Deziel and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) Amy Bei recently participated in the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Emerging Leaders Forum in Washington D.C.

A tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach comes amid a national rise in cases. YSPH's Dr. Luke Davis shares his insights in this report.