Selin Nalbantoglu
Staff Reporter
Selin Nalbantoglu covers the School of the Environment as a beat reporter for the SciTech desk. Previously, she covered breakthrough research as an associate beat reporter.
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“Supercharged” T-cells attack cancer cells more effectively, Yale study shows

Yale researchers have identified specific genes within T-cells that can be amplified to increase a T-cell’s ability to identify and kill cancer cells.

Novel imaging technique allows doctors to track synaptic activity in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

By radioactively labeling a protein involved in neuron communication, Yale researchers are able to track and image synaptic activity in patients.

Novel Yale-developed stem cell therapy helps prevent hip replacements

A Yale surgeon is developing a new surgical therapy that uses a patient’s own stem cells to repair dying bone before the hip collapses.

Yale researchers study ketamine as a potential treatment for depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease

A clinical study examining the effects of ketamine as a treatment for depression in patients with Parkinson’s disease is currently underway at Yale New Haven Hospital.

Yale researchers develop model system for the study of Alzheimer’s

Researchers in the department of genetics at the Yale School of Medicine have developed a technique that allows them to construct 3D brain organoids to better study Alzheimer’s disease.

New nasal vaccine could provide protection against COVID-19 infection, Yale study suggests

A new intranasal vaccine developed by the Iwasaki Lab at Yale shows promise in preventing COVID-19 infection in mice.

Reptiles and viruses: New E&EB faculty lead research

Brandon Ogbunu Ph.D. ’10 and Martha Muñoz head some of the newest laboratories within the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department.

Yale researchers receive Pfizer grant for new information on mRNA lifecycle and function

Researchers in Yale’s Gilbert lab published research on mRNA nucleotide modifications and ribosome recruitment, winning a $1.7 million grant from Pfizer.

Yale cardiologist receives Hal O’Brien Rising Star Award

Attila Feher will attend the High Country Nuclear Medicine Conference as the recipient of the Hal O’Brien Rising Star Award in March 2022 to present his research on microcirculation.

Yale researchers develop mRNA-based lyme disease vaccine

Yale researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine that targets the antigens found in tick saliva in order to alert individuals to tick bites as well as prevent the tick from feeding correctly, thereby reducing its ability to transmit pathogens.

Robert Javonillo appointed assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at YSE

As a first-generation college student himself, Javonillo hopes to provide mentorship to students within the Yale School of the Environment while designing and enacting policies to advance diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the school.