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Get insight into the work that went into the most recent YJBM issue, ‘Kinase Signaling’! In this episode, our hosts Shivesh Shourya and Shivani Dayal speak to this issue’s deputy editors Ingrid Heumann and Rahul Gupta to discuss early challenges in the process of creating this issue, publishing new work in the basic sciences, and future directions in the field of kinase signaling, and what they hope readers take away from this issue.

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This week’s episode of YBJM Science News discusses how our surroundings impact a variety of health outcomes. From air pollutants to sleep quality to pharmacy access and more, join Roxanna and Hanna as they discuss recent Yale-affiliated research in biology and medicine.

Papers featured in this episode and associated links:
“Early-Life Exposure to Air and Light Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer” – https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/early-life-exposure-to-air-and-light-pollution-linked-to-increased-risk-of-pediatric-thyroid-cancer
“Perinatal Exposures to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Outdoor Artificial Light at Night and Risk of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer” – https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14849
New York Times article on Environmental Health Perspectives journal – https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/science/science-journal-environment-trump.html
“Reduced Deep and REM Sleep Could be Early Markers of Alzheimer’s” – https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/reduced-deep-and-rem-sleep-could-be-early-markers-of-alzheimers/
“Lower slow wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep are associated with brain atrophy of AD-vulnerable regions” – https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.11630
The Atherosclerosis In the Community Study – https://www5.cscc.unc.edu/aric9/
“Groundbreaking Study Highlights Critical Gap in Global Mental Health Research” – https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/news-article/groundbreaking-study-highlights-critical-gap-in-global-mental-health-research/
“Psychiatric genetics in the diverse landscape of Latin American populations” – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-02127-z
Latin American Genomics Consortium – https://www.latinamericangenomicsconsortium.org/
“A New Metric to Identify – and Prevent – Pharmacy Deserts” – https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/a-new-metric-to-identify-prevent-pharmacy-deserts/
“Vulnerability Index Approach to Identify Pharmacy Deserts and Keystone Pharmacies” – https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0715
“Timing of RSV Immunization Matters for Infant Protection” – https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/timing-of-rsv-immunization-matters-for-infant-protection/
“Estimated Effectiveness of Nirsevimab Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus” – https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0380
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Why is a lower impact of COVID-19 seen in children compared to adults? In this episode of the YJBM podcast, co-hosts Delyar Khosroabadi and Amy Guan speak with Timothy Watkins, a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Ellen F. Foxman at the Yale School of Medicine. He shares what initially drew him to research and how his journey has evolved across disciplines. Tim also discusses the importance of understanding host-virus interactions, mechanisms underlying heightened nasal innate immunity in children, and some of the challenges he encounters in his work.