Research

Yale researchers have introduced countless medical and health advances over the last century, including the first success with antibiotics in the United States and the first use of chemotherapy to treat cancer. University scientists have been responsible for the identification of Lyme disease and the discovery of genes responsible for high blood pressure, osteoporosis, dyslexia, and Tourette’s syndrome, among other disorders. Early work on the artificial heart and the creation of the first insulin pump took place at Yale, as did seminal discoveries about how the cell and its components function at the molecular level. Today, research activities take place in a wide range of departments, programs, and centers.

The School of Medicine has extraordinary strength in the basic sciences and consistently ranks in the top handful of medical school receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health. Yale scientists have made seminal discoveries in the fields of Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Comparative Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health, Genetics, History of Medicine, Immunobiology, Microbial Pathogenesis, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Neurobiology and Pharmacology.

News

Yale Lab Engineers Virus That Can Kill Deadly Brain Tumors

A laboratory- engineered virus that can find its way through the vascular system and kill deadly brain tumors has been developed by Yale School of Medicine researchers, it was reported this week in the Journal of Neuroscience. more…

Smelling Food “Fires” the Brain Differently than Actually Eating Food

Smelling food activates different brain areas than consuming it, according to a Yale University study published in Neuron that shows definitively what researchers have long suspected. more…

Yale Awarded $2.2 Million to Study Exercise for Women with Cancer

A Yale-developed exercise program designed to reduce bone loss and prevent weight gain in women with cancer is being funded with a $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. more…