March 2004
From EPH to YNHH: Lara Hauslaib, M.P.H. '04, Receives Yale-New
Haven Hospital Fellowship.
Posted 3-26-04.
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Kickbusch an Invited Professor at Summer Course Given by Mexico’s
National Institute of Public Health in Collaboration with Fulbright New
Century Scholars Program
Posted 3-24-04.
Ilona Kickbusch, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health in the Division
of Global Health, will teach as an invited professor in the summer course
entitled “Globalization and Health Challenges in Latin America,”
to be held at the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Cuernavaca,
Mexico from August 2-6. The course is being offered by INSP in collaboration
with the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program. The course, which will
focus on the impact of globalization on health in Latin America, was designed
for students, health professionals, and health policy makers. Kickbusch
will teach a session entitled "Introduction to the Field of Global
Health."
TLR7's Role in
Immune System Recognition of Viruses Discovered
Posted 3-19-04.
These cells are situated strategically within lymphoid tissues (next to
the blood vessels) to serve as sentinels of viral infection by recognizing
viruses through TLRs such as TLR7. Systemic infection with viruses elicit
type I interferon (antiviral factors) secretion from the plasmacytoid
dendritic cells in the lymphoid tissues.
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Yale University Press Release
Value of Animal Studies to Clinical Research Questioned
Posted 3-19-04.
In a recent publication of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), British
scientists and an investigator from Yale University conclude that animal
research done to support human trials and patient centered studies is
often inadequately conducted and not systematically organized or reviewed,
leading to difficulty in designing human trials.
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Yale Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Forward Multiple Sclerosis
Research
Posted 3-19-04.
A new Collaborative Multiple Sclerosis Research Center Award is bringing
together Yale researchers from a variety of disciplines and viewpoints
to focus on MS research.
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In Memoriam: Dr. Fred Brown, An Expert on Foot-and-Mouth Disease.
Posted 3-16-04.
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Patton to Speak at Morehouse College's 14th Annual Public Health
Awareness Conference
Posted 3-16-04.
Curtis Patton, Ph.D., Head of the Division of Global Health and Professor
in the Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, will be the keynote
speaker at Morehouse College’s 14th Annual Public Health Awareness
Conference, called “Global Public Health: Access, Barriers, &
Strategies.” The conference will be held April 5-7 in Atlanta.
Local Students Visit EPH Labs
Posted 3-12-04.
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DiPietro Profiled in John B. Pierce Lab's Health Research and the Environment
Posted 3-11-04.
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Diets High in Fat and Animal Protein Linked to Increased Risk
of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Posted 3-10-04.
Consuming foods high in animal protein, saturated fat, eggs and
dairy leads to an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(NHL), a cancer that attacks the lymphatic system, part of the body's
immune system, Yale researchers have found.
Yale University
Press Release
Study of Reasons for Delayed Hospice Enrollment Wins Recognition
Posted 3-9-04.
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In Memoriam: EPH Alumnus Dr. Cecil G. Sheps, Hospital and University Administrator
Posted 3-9-04.
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Priscilla D. and William L. Kissick Scholarship
in Public Health Awarded to Sibyl Day, '04 M.P.H.
Posted 3-5-04.
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Health Management Program Students Elect American College of
Healthcare Executives Student Chapter Co-Chairs for 2004-05
Posted 3-5-04.
Students in the Health Management Program (HMP) have elected Elinor Schwimmer
’05 and Matthew McDonough ’05 as the Yale HMP American College
of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Student Chapter Co-Chairs for 2004-05.
ACHE is an association of approximately 30,000 health care executives
and students. In addition to the resources offered by ACHE to student
members, the Yale HMP ACHE Student Chapter provides a variety of opportunities
for the professional development of students interested in a health care
management career. Members of the Yale HMP ACHE Student Chapter organize
networking events, tours, fund raising, and executive speakers throughout
the year. Students also attend the ACHE Congress, which brings together
approximately 4,000 health care professionals and students every year.
DuBois Profiled in John B. Pierce Lab's Health and the Environment
Posted 3-2-04.
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Yale University Recipient of First NCI Graduate Program Partnership
in Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
Posted 3-1-04.
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Zhang to Speak at Biostatistics Conferences
Posted 3-1-04.
Heping Zhang, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health in the Division
of Biostatistics, will be an invited speaker at the Second Annual Connecticut
American Statistical Association Mini-Conference, to be held at Bristol-Myers
Squibb in Wallingford on March 13. Zhang’s address is entitled “Data
Mining: Dimension Reduction.” The conference will include invited
addresses, applied and technical sessions, and student presentations and
poster sessions.
In addition, Zhang will be the main speaker at a March 21 workshop organized
by the Neuroepidemiology Section of the National Institute on Aging, where
he will speak on “Data Mining: Genetic and Genomic Applications.”
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