<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Latest news from McPartland Lab</title> <link>https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/mcpartland/news-rss/?title=Latest%20News&amp;orgId=113722</link> <description>A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at McPartland Lab</description> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Copyright 2025 Yale School of Medicine</copyright> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 01:54:39 Z</lastBuildDate> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/2024-25-ycsc-postdoc-travel-awardees/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/2024-25-ycsc-postdoc-travel-awardees/</link> <title>2024-2025 YCSC postdoctoral scholar travel awardees announced</title> <description>The results of the second round of Yale Child Study Center postdoctoral scholar travel awards were announced on January 10, 2025, with kudos to award recipients Rebecca Etkin, Stella Jackman-Ryan, and Brianna Cairney.</description> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 05:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/02f1e204-b669-48b3-bbe2-d28513ae2692" alt="Group pf people in business casual giving a high five" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/oct-2024-ycsc-fac-dev-fund-awardees/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/oct-2024-ycsc-fac-dev-fund-awardees/</link> <title>October 2024 YCSC Faculty Development Fund awardees announced</title> <description>The results of the October 2024 round of awards for the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Clinical and Research Faculty Development Fund were announced on December 4, with congratulations to Kieran O'Donnell, Heather Howell, and Megan de Carvalho. The annual fund provides start-up funds to develop research, educational, and clinical efforts of clinical and research faculty with a primary appointment at the YCSC.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/4c80ea54-78a1-4f62-9762-f140097b81f0" alt="Congrats-square-GettyImages-1335693382" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.psypost.org/brain-imaging-study-links-reduced-synaptic-density-to-social-challenges-in-autism/</guid> <link>https://www.psypost.org/brain-imaging-study-links-reduced-synaptic-density-to-social-challenges-in-autism/</link> <title>Brain imaging study links reduced synaptic density to social challenges in autism</title> <description>YCSC Professor James McPartland is quoted in this article about his team's new study published in Molecular Psychiatry. The results provide groundbreaking insights into the biological underpinnings of autism, revealing that adults with autism have fewer synapses in their brains than neurotypical individuals. </description> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/c67477a2-6207-487a-986c-daeef8848c8b" alt="Neuron synapses - stock image" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.newswise.com/articles/social-anxiety-reduces-visual-attention-to-the-eyes-in-austistic-youth-study</guid> <link>https://www.newswise.com/articles/social-anxiety-reduces-visual-attention-to-the-eyes-in-austistic-youth-study</link> <title>Social Anxiety Reduces Visual Attention to the Eyes in Autistic Youth: Study</title> <description>Researchers at the Yale Child Study Center find social anxiety impacts the way both autistic and non-autistic adolescents visually process emotional faces, in a new study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Their results could help tailor future interventions for people with autism. </description> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:35:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/556e072f-dd2f-4181-bf61-aafa6cace543" alt="Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders cover" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/ycsc-open-house-2024/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/ycsc-open-house-2024/</link> <title>Yale Child Study Center hosts open house for internal &amp; area providers</title> <description>Approximately 150 attendees joined this year's Yale Child Study Center Open House, held at 350 George Street in New Haven on September 19. Learn more about this annual event, view photo events, and view video clips from one of the flash talks. </description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/8a7757c0-d40b-41c3-985d-f0e26094997c" alt="Two people standing in front of YCSC open house table" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/new-ycsc-community-members-oct-2024/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/new-ycsc-community-members-oct-2024/</link> <title>Welcoming new YCSC community members this summer &amp; fall</title> <description>Meet some of the new faculty, staff, and trainees who have joined the YCSC this summer and fall. The YCSC welcomes and introduces new community members on an on-going basis. All new community members are invited to share bios and photos upon joining the department, and those who wish to participate are announced approximately monthly. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/bfb746c1-5fd5-4ecc-8308-92e3bc733698" alt="welcome_image_adobe_express" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/a-key-brain-difference-linked-to-autism-is-found-for-the-first-time-in-living-people/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/a-key-brain-difference-linked-to-autism-is-found-for-the-first-time-in-living-people/</link> <title>A Key Brain Difference Linked to Autism Is Found for the First Time in Living People</title> <description>Autistic brains have fewer synapses compared to neurotypical brains, PET scans show.</description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:20:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/422fa277-a1a5-4463-863f-c3dcb6350d23" alt="Synapses" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.ctinsider.com/recordjournal/article/ct-sibling-network-disabilities-19753750.php</guid> <link>https://www.ctinsider.com/recordjournal/article/ct-sibling-network-disabilities-19753750.php</link> <title>CT groups aim to connect children and adults who have siblings with special needs</title> <description>YCSC Associate Professor Julie Wolf and some of her work supporting siblings of individuals with disabilities is highlighted in this Record Journal article. </description> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/0a741ded-212f-455f-bcad-f474170429f6" alt="Christian Abraham/Hearst Connecticut Media" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/youth-suicide-is-on-the-rise-yale-aims-to-save-lives/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/youth-suicide-is-on-the-rise-yale-aims-to-save-lives/</link> <title>Youth Suicide Is on the Rise: Yale Aims to Save Lives</title> <description>As suicide rates among young people continue to rise, the Center for Brain and Mind Health at Yale School of Medicine is focusing on ways to prevent these deaths.</description> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:15:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/1c052fc6-c356-48a9-91e5-d1e51f1f02c7" alt="suicide 03285ef1-c0cc-4110-9467-1bdb830e2896_tcm990-367902_w1242_h699" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/new-staff-faculty-july-2024/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/new-staff-faculty-july-2024/</link> <title>Introducing some of the new YCSC community members who joined in this summer</title> <description>In addition to the nearly 30 new trainees who arrived at the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) in early July, meet some of the new staff and faculty members who have joined this summer: Maria Awwa, Jackie Britt-Friedman, Brianna Cairney, Chris Mansa Laporte, and Polina Ovchinnikova. 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The awards provide research funding for trainees currently enrolled in a YCSC training program for initial pilot research projects relevant to child mental health. </description> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/4c80ea54-78a1-4f62-9762-f140097b81f0" alt="Congrats-square-GettyImages-1335693382" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/2024-graduates-share-plans/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/2024-graduates-share-plans/</link> <title>YCSC 2024 graduates share plans and next steps</title> <description>At an annual Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) commencement event honoring trainees in the class of 2024 on June 21, 2024, some of the graduates’ future plans and next steps were shared. 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YCSC Professor Michael Bloch delivered a keynote speech, and the event was followed by a reception for graduates and their families. </description> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:00:00 Z</pubDate> <content url="https://ysm-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_auto,w_1200/v1/yms/prod/043345bd-41f5-467e-8ab3-794c1bfff9f1" alt="Michael Bloch" width="1200" height="630" xmlns="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" /> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="false">/lab/mcpartland/news-article/inaugural-postdoc-travel-awardees/</guid> <link>file:///lab/mcpartland/news-article/inaugural-postdoc-travel-awardees/</link> <title>Inaugural YCSC postdoctoral scholar travel awardees announced</title> <description>The results of the inaugural Yale Child Study Center postdoctoral scholar travel award were announced on June 17, 2024. 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