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Hayley Hassler publishes papers on COVID-19

January 11, 2023

While working at Yale University, Hayley Hassler ’18, M ’21 (microbiology) recently published two papers regarding COVID-19.

A paper titled “The durability of natural infection and vaccine-induced immunity against future infection by SARS-CoV-2,” examines how long we can expect to possess immunity against the COVID-19 virus following vaccination. “Infection by SARS-CoV-2 with alternate frequencies of mRNA vaccine boosting,” is a paper that studies how frequently we should receive booster shots to protect us against COVID-19.

Lauren McIntyre receives NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award

December 6, 2022

Lauren McIntyre headshot, wearing black top smiling in front of two flags.
Lauren McIntyre

Lauren McIntyre ’15, M ’17 (mathematics) received NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award for her contributions to the Medical Extensible Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tool.

MEDPRAT is a computational model that simulates astronaut health during space flight, providing quantitative estimates of medical risk and medical resource utilization given a variety of mission profiles. The Trailblazer Award celebrates the exemplary performance and innovation of early career employees within their first seven years. McIntyre is a computational scientist and technical lead for MEDPRAT.

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November 7, 2022

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