Yale UCL Collaborative

Physicians and scientists at Yale School of Medicine and University College London are working together to create a new kind of cardiac stent, one which they hope will lower the risk of a second heart attack following angioplasty. The goal is to produce a magnetized, biodegradable metal structure that will attract iron-tagged stem cells and, over time, dissolve away once a new arterial lining is in place. Producer: Sarika Arya

An international group of researchers from diverse fields is working to defeat dengue fever, a sometimes fatal viral infection transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. As many as 100 million people worldwide are infected. Scientists from Yale University, University College London, and the University of Queensland are applying the tools of virology, immunology, structural and molecular biology, and medicinal chemistry to probe for vulnerabilities in an infectious agent for which there is no specific treatment Producer: Sarika Arya

The co-directors of the Yale UCL Collaborative talk about the goals and activities of the transatlantic partnership, which brings together faculty and students from Yale University and University College London. Participating disciplines include medicine, the life sciences, engineering, law, architecture, and the humanities, Producer: Sarika Arya