Research Roundup Newsletter
The Spring 2026 Research Roundup highlights a landmark quarter of translating science into real-world impact, showcased by the fifth annual HMHRI Research Symposium on emerging technologies and novel therapies. This issue also covers Hackensack Meridian Health’s participation in its largest-ever clinical trial—a massive, international study for a C. diff vaccine—and the School of Medicine’s top national ranking as number two on the Planetary Health Report Card.
Further achievements include a first-in-state partnership with Teen Cancer America, a new drug development deal for deadly NTM bacteria, and the launch of two new fellowships in Integrative Health and Hospital Medicine. The issue also covers the third annual Applied Immunological Research Symposium on the future of cellular immunotherapy. This edition features profiles on Elissa Faro, Ph.D., a medical anthropologist and implementation scientist, and Kara ML Yannotti, MSN, Nurse Manager for Oncology Clinical Trials at the John Theurer Cancer Center.