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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Please check out the great opportunities for formal implementation science training and mentoring as part of an MPH, MS, or PhD at the Yale School of Public Health! 👉 lnkd.in/e5nZiJch

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Through SEWARTH, launched with the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh & AIIMS Gorakhpur, his team built one of the region’s first Health & Demographic Surveillance Systems, reaching 13K+ households. The initiative centers community voices to drive solutions like tackling maternal anemia.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

For nearly 20 years, Yale EMD Assistant Professor Brian Wahl has worked to reduce pneumonia & diarrhea—the leading killers of kids under 5—by partnering with communities in South Asia.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We're thrilled to welcome Prof Joia Mukherjee from Harvard Medical School and Partners in Health to EMD Seminar talking to our students about the future of global health: "The Key is to know where we're going: toward justice and human dignity." #globalhealth @yalesph.bsky.social

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Thrilled to welcome Dr. Lynn Sosa, EMD Faculty Member and Director of Infectious Disease and State Epidemiologist at the CT Dept of Public Health, to EMD Seminar, talking about the hard work DPH does everyday on measles, TB, botulism, and many other diseases! #publichealth @yalesph.bsky.social

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

This year kicked off with a department picnic hosted by our Chair, Dr. Michael Cappello—a wonderful way to connect as a community and set the tone for the year ahead. Here’s to more discovery, collaboration, and impact! #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Community @yalesph.bsky.social

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🎉✨👏 Welcome to a new academic year in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health! We’re excited to continue learning, collaborating, and advancing public health together.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

....when they will: ✔️ Share breakthroughs made possible by rigorous science ✔️ Show what’s at risk if funding disappears ✔️ Inspire action to protect HIV/AIDS research 👉 Register: lnkd.in/exGmcg5E Together, we can ensure progress continues! #HIVResearch #PublicHealth #SaveAIDSResearch

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

🔬 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research 📅 Sept 16 | 11:00 ET → Sept 17 | 11:00 ET For 40+ years, HIV/AIDS research has saved tens of millions of lives. Now, funding cuts threaten to undo that progress. On Sept 16, scientists, researchers & advocates worldwide will gather for 24 hours....

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Good news. The House of Representatives stands behind the NIH budget with no cuts.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Urgent action is needed to improve cancer care for refugees & displaced people in crisis-affected MENA region. Check out the scoping review protocol by Anne Havlik, Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood & Yale colleagues mapping interventions & gaps in literature! #PublicHealth Read more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

New in Forbes, Madhu Pai, Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill, tells firsthand how Fogarty has transformed careers and global public health by training the world's brightest minds to work on America's leading health priorities: www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk... #Fogarty #globalhealth

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Small Investment, Big Returns: Why This NIH Center Matters

The Fogarty International Center within the National Institutes of Health has had a huge global footprint and impact, but it's on the chopping block.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Fogarty International Center at NIH is named for Congressman John Fogarty (Rhode Island), a tireless advocate for global public health who famously said. "Just as disease knows no national boundaries, so also the benefits of medical research and indeed research itself can know no boundaries."

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

He recently spoke to Fox News and to Rolling Stone about the health risks of mosquito-borne illness to individuals being held at a new immigrant detention facility in the Everglades informally being called "Alligaor Alcatraz." lnkd.in/e4BH4Ngw lnkd.in/eVvHcsJ9 #publichealth #mosquitoes

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Yale School of Public Health & Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Faculty member Emeritus Professor Durland Fish is now based in Florida, where he continues his research on how mosquito vectors contribute to viral illnesses caused by West Nile Virus and other emerging viruses. @yalesph.bsky.social

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

📊 We pulled together the key takeaways in this easy-to-scan infographic: 👉 cira.yale.edu/sites/defaul... Designed for anyone in the HIV research community interested in this exciting shift.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

We spoke with two leading HIV journal editors: 👤 Dr. Seth Kalichman (AIDS and Behavior) 👤 Dr. Annette Sohn (Journal of the International AIDS Society) They shared what researchers need to know—and how to prepare.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🆕 The new NIH Open Access policy goes into effect July 1! 📚 It’s a big shift for how NIH-funded research is shared—and especially important for HIV and global health researchers. YIGH and @CIRAatYale recently hosted a panel to bring the HIV community up to date on what's new in OA publishing. 🧵👇

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

5/ Access to medications must be part of the solution to the overdose crisis. 📢 Let’s reduce barriers and expand what works. 🧠 Learn more & read the study: Journal link 👉 sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871625001322

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Opioid Overdose Crisis: Medications Prevent Subsequent Overdoses

A new Yale-led retrospective cohort study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined the efficacy of a range of treatments for patients who survived an

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

4/ This study—led by Yale School of Medicine & Yale School of Public Health in collaboration with CT state partners and the FDA—is a model of how data-driven public health research can: 📊 Shape policy 💬 Reduce stigma 💉 Save lives

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Opioid Overdose Crisis: Medications Prevent Subsequent Overdoses

A new Yale-led retrospective cohort study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined the efficacy of a range of treatments for patients who survived an

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

3/ 💬 “This real-world experience confirms what we see in clinical trials,” said lead author Dr. Benjamin Howell. Medications improve: Treatment retention Drug use outcomes Employment Even reduce criminalized behavior

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

2/ Researchers analyzed data from 4,000+ Connecticut residents who survived an opioid overdose. The results are clear: ✅ Methadone and buprenorphine significantly reduced the risk of another overdose. 🚫 Inpatient rehab/detox alone, without meds, showed no independent benefit.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

1/ 👏👏👏 Congratulations to EMD faculty Robert Heimer & Lauretta Grau for their roles in a major new Yale study on opioid overdose, just published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 🔗 medicine.yale.edu/internal-medicine/news-article/opioid-overdose-crisis-medications-prevent-subsequent-overdoses/

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Opioid Overdose Crisis: Medications Prevent Subsequent Overdoses

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

5/5 🛑 Action Needed The President’s FY26 budget proposes a 38% cut to NIH. 📢 Join >435 orgs & 2,000 people urging Congress to reject it. Sign the Research!America community letter by June 3, 5 p.m. ET 👇 Org sign-on: lnkd.in/egdNy4ZX Individual: lnkd.in/eGPRjtCM #Advocacy #FundScience

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

4/5 💡 NIH funding is critical in driving scientific progress with rigorous peer review & funding — & delivers economic innovation & impact, too. Every $1 of NIH funding in CT generates $2.27 in economic activity. (Source: United for Medical Research) #FundScience #NIH #ResearchMatters

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

3/5 EMD faculty, staff & trainees at the Yale School of Public Health: 💰 ~$25M in external research funding 📄 >250 peer-reviewed articles per year 🔗 Tackling global health, locally and globally #YaleEMD #InfectiousDiseases #HealthEquity

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

2/5 We're working to: 🔹 Prevent childhood respiratory & diarrheal diseases 🔹 Address climate-driven vector illnesses 🔹 Prevent opioid overdoses 🔹 Combat antimicrobial resistance 🔹 Prevent cervical cancer 🔹 Respond to humanitarian crises & track new infections 🔹 Accelerate adoption of best practices

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🔬 Why Public Health Research Matters 🌍 1/5 At Yale EMD, we’re advancing the health of everyday Americans—and communities worldwide—through science that tackles today’s most urgent infectious diseases and related threats. 🧵👇 #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #YaleEMD

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Morgan completed her MD/PhD at UNC Chapel Hill and came to Yale through the Internal Medicine (IM) Physician Scientist Training Program. Now in the Infectious Diseases (ID) fellowship, she is mentored by EMD faculty Dr. Sunil Parikh and Dr. Amy Bei. 👉 Learn more here: lnkd.in/dgEvDxRT

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🥳📢 Introducing the EMD Postdoc Spotlight series! Dr. Morgan Goheen is a postdoctoral fellow in the Parikh and Bei Labs, whose research investigates the impact of human antimalarials ingested by mosquitoes feeding on people taking these drugs, parasite development, and selection within the vector.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

At the Yale School of Public Health, researchers and students are addressing hepatitis from multiple angles—developing next-generation therapies, studying implementation challenges, and working toward policy solutions that ensure equitable access to care.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

In her piece, “Viral Hepatitis: The Silent Epidemic That Should Have Been Prevented,” Patricia calls attention to a global health crisis that continues to be overlooked, despite the availability of tools to test, treat, and prevent it.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

In honor of Hepatitis Awareness Month and Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, we’re proud to share an insightful article by Yiyun (Patricia) Pan, MPH/MBA, a recent graduate of the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Management. 🔗 Read her full article here: lnkd.in/ehxReXUu

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🥳📢 Student Spotlight Alert! Afeez Sodeinde, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, studies how dengue evolves and how Wolbachia impacts the virus. His work shows that we need tailored vector control strategies, not one-size-fits-all. 👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🥳📢 Student Spotlight Alert! Meet Nicole Feriancek, a PhD student in the Vogels and Grubaugh Labs, sequencing over 3,000 West Nile virus samples in Connecticut. Her work tracks how the virus spreads and evolves across the state. 👉 Learn more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Prof. Amy Bei called her one of the most exceptional students she’s ever mentored. 🌟 📖 More: lnkd.in/eEvFVT65 @thebeilab.bsky.social #publichealth #malaria

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Her research explored how Plasmodium falciparum invades red blood cells—and how future malaria vaccines can stop it. 🧬🦟 She did much of the work in a remote lab in Kédougou, Senegal, using genomics, structural biology, mathematical modeling, and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing.

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

👏👏👏 Congrats to EMD’s Alyssa Agarwal (BS ’24, MPH ’25), winner of the Yale School of Public Health Dean’s Prize for Outstanding MPH Thesis!

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

EMD Faculty gather (in Yale swag!) for a year-end retreat to share innovations in teaching, research, & public health service. A key focus: Optimizing the environment for success for junior & research scientist faculty! @yalesph.bsky.social @cappmic.bsky.social #publichealth #infectiousdiseases

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🥳📢 New Spotlight Alert! 🦠 Today’s spotlight features Karthika Satyanarayanan, an MPH student in the Ko Lab, whose work focuses on Wolbachia-based interventions to decrease the incidence of dengue in Rio de Janeiro. Fascinating, right? 🌍🦟 👉 Read more here: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

EMD Student Spotlight series: Karthika Satyanarayanan

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

In the Boston Globe article below, Dr. Krause talks about Powassan virus infection as chronicled in the tragic story of a Massachusetts man who succumbed to Powassan virus disease: lnkd.in/e2xnWrmW @yalesph.bsky.social #EMDlabs #vectorbornediseases #publichealth

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Dr. Krause has also written about the emergence of the deadly Powassan virus, another tick-borne pathogen (lnkd.in/eFXAsCTt).

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Peter Krause, MD is Senior Research Scientist in EMD and an international authority on human babesiosis. He leads a laboratory conducting research on vector-borne diseases abundant in the northern US, such as babesiosis, Lyme disease, & disease due Borrelia miyamotoi, a relapsing fever spirochete.

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Measles updates as of May 8: 📍 The Texas outbreak continues, though it appears to be slowing in some areas. 📍 The numbers in El Paso are increasing at a rapid pace. 📍 Kansas numbers are rising and likely under-reported. 📍 We have a new outbreak in North Dakota.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🦟🦠 NEW! We looked at every experiment going back to the 1960s, and found that mosquitoes are almost certainly not primary or secondary vectors of Oropouche virus - a common claim in both the scientific literature and public health communication. #EpiSky #IDSky 😷🧪 journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

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Vector competence for Oropouche virus: A systematic review of pre-2024 experiments

Oropouche virus has recently become an urgent threat to public health in Central and South America. OROV is mainly transmitted by biting midges; however, some public health agencies and scientific sou...

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@YaleEMD @yaleemd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

From breakfast to a lively reception, we packed the day with insightful presentations, lightning talks, and deep-dive poster sessions. Kudos to everyone who participated and made it unforgettable! #EMDResearchDay #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth

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