Cary Gross

@carygross.bsky.social

Professor of Medicine & Public Health @Yale, working to improve cancer care for all. Director, #Cancer Outcomes (COPPER) Center & Yale Nat'l Clinician Scholars Program. Associate Editor, JAMA Internal Med (posts = own views, not employer’s)

🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.

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An analysis of NIH funding changes finds that women & early-career investigators were hit the hardest by 2025 NIH grant cuts, with nearly 2,300 grants abruptly terminated and thousands of scientific projects disrupted. Read more: ow.ly/G4Vm50YyRr4

Image of a female scientist looking into a microscope.

A study evaluates Y-MATRIX, a classification system developed at Yale to assess clinical actionability of broad genomic profiling in advanced #NSCLC, tracking how molecular findings informed treatment decisions as targeted therapies evolved. medicine.yale.edu/cancer/publi... @carygross.bsky.social

New Framework Boosts Actionable Genomic Testing in Cancer

This study introduces Y-MATRIX, a taxonomy classifying genomic profiling results by clinical actionability, showing increased actionable findings in advanced

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The AHRQ just cancelled all of its grant mechanisms. This is the agency that funds a lot of research on healthcare quality. Congress appropriated them $200+M for this fiscal year. MAHA does NOT care about health. Only healthism. It’s Margaret Thatcher’s fever dream. open.substack.com/pub/adverser...

MAHA Isn’t About Health. It’s Healthism.

RFK Jr. pushes diet and exercise while millions of Americans face hunger, poverty, and worse.

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A new study from E. Jen Edelman et al tested an adaptive, team-based strategy to better integrate tobacco treatment into HIV clinics. Says Edelman, smoking must become a higher priority in HIV care + novel strategies can help patients live longer, healthier lives. medicine.yale.edu/internal-med...

Integrating Tobacco Treatment in HIV Care

Yale School of Medicine's E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS, tested an adaptive, team-based strategy to better integrate tobacco treatment into HIV clinics.

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Congratulations to Yale NCSP alum Jasmine Travers Altizer, PhD, MHS, AGPCNP-BC, RN, FAAN (2019–2021), on her installation as the Dean’s Associate Professor Chair for Research Acceleration at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing! A well-deserved recognition and an exciting milestone! #YaleNCSPAlumni

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JAMA Internal Medicine invites early-career physicians to apply for our Editorial Fellowship. Gain insight into the publication process, connect with experts, and strengthen your editorial skills. 🔗Ready to advance your career? Learn more and apply by March 2: ja.ma/4540cpo

JAMA Internal Medicine calls for Editorial Fellowship applications due March 2, 2026. The image includes a stethoscope and a button to learn more.

Calling all early-career researchers! Applications for the JAMA Network Open Editorial Fellowship are now open. From April 2026 to October 2027, Fellows will be mentored by editors, participate in the peer review process, and contribute to publications. 🔗 Apply by Feb. 15: ja.ma/4bgWSuT

Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship, Due February 15, 2026. JAMA Network Open logo. Learn more >

Spotlighting Emika Miller, PhD, MSN, APRN-CNP — Yale NCSP ’25–’27 presenting at this year’s NCSP Annual Meeting hosted by Penn. Her work in adult-gerontology acute care, dementia caregiving, and community-engaged research continues to strengthen our NCSP community. #YaleNCSP #AnnualMeeting

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