Peter Salovey President | Yale University
Peter Salovey President | Yale University
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recognized six researchers from Yale University with grants for their innovative work in biomedical science. These awards are part of the NIH's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, which aims to support research projects that are "visionary and broadly impactful."
The recipients from Yale include Salil Garg, Diyendo Massilani, Wan-Ling Tseng, Sedona Murphy, Julien Berro, and Xialolei Su. They are among 67 individuals nationwide to receive these prestigious awards.
Salil Garg, an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), along with Diyendo Massilani and Wan-Ling Tseng, both also assistant professors at YSM, received New Innovator Awards. This award is intended for early career investigators conducting "unusually innovative research" who have not yet received a large NIH grant.
Sedona Murphy was awarded an Early Independence Award. This allows recent doctoral graduates or those who have completed clinical training to begin independent research careers without traditional postdoctoral training.
Julien Berro and Xiaolei Su were honored with Transformative Research Awards for their collaborative project with Jonathan A. Green from Boston University. This grant supports cross-disciplinary research that can potentially create or challenge fundamental paradigms.
The NIH Common Fund supports these 67 grants totaling approximately $207 million along with contributions from other institutes and centers within the NIH.
Tara A. Schwetz, deputy director for program coordination at NIH, stated: “The HRHR program champions exceptionally bold and innovative science that pushes the boundaries of biomedical and behavioral research.” She emphasized the potential broad impact on human health from this groundbreaking science.
Salil Garg's research focuses on non-genetic heterogeneity in cell systems using interdisciplinary approaches like genomics and machine learning. Diyendo Massilani studies ancient DNA to understand human evolutionary history. Wan-Ling Tseng investigates brain mechanisms related to irritability in children.
Sedona Murphy explores epigenetic memory using super-resolution microscopy techniques. Julien Berro works on molecular machineries producing cellular forces while developing synthetic tools for therapeutics development. Xialolei Su researches immune response signaling aiming to advance cancer cell therapies through cross-scale methodologies.
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