Reporter Aug 21 2015

Vanderbilt investigators have developed a framework for studying cellular responses that could be used to identify the agents driving a range of biological processes in health and disease. Read More

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered how mammals, including humans, produce the painkiller morphine. Read More

Functional magnetic resonance imaging has revealed faulty circuits between the thalamus – a central hub of brain activity – and other brain regions. Read More

Anti-cancer drugs are typically tested on one type of cancer at a time. But an international consortium of cancer investigators, including Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) researchers, simultaneously tested an existing therapy in patients with several different forms of cancer that all exhibit the same tumor gene mutation. Read More

Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D., has been recruited to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to lead a new Center for Immunobiology, a structure supported by the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, the Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC). Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) is welcoming 427 new students pursuing Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice or Ph.D. degrees. Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has received two new grants from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build HIV-focused research capacity with key partners in Zambia, Mozambique and Brazil. Read More

Dawn Vanderhoef, Ph.D., DNP, has been named director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN). Read More

Former Tennessee Titan Eddie George hosted a kickoff party Monday for the upcoming second annual Rally for Kids with Cancer Scavenger Cup in Nashville. Read More

Two Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) faculty members were recently honored by the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA). Read More

Many women who receive chemotherapy for breast cancer report problems with their thinking, memory and attention after treatment. Read More

For patients with heart failure, changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressures are an early indication that their condition is worsening, even before they notice symptoms such as shortness of breath or weight gain. Read More

In 2013 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) implemented Curriculum 2.0. Tagged as a system of lifelong learning, the deeply integrated curriculum requires flexibility and teamwork on the part of faculty and allows students opportunities to individualize their training. Read More

Team Vanderbilt, which combines information on the many Vanderbilt-sponsored walks and runs held throughout the year, will have kickoff events at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and on the Medical Center plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27. Read More

The factor FoxM1 increases the proliferation and function of insulin-producing beta cells, making it an attractive therapeutic target for diabetes. Read More

Time to nominate faculty and students who foster a more diverse environment at Vanderbilt. Read More

A Vanderbilt patient who survived the unthinkable has brought a whole new meaning to the term “butt dialing” and believes that prayer, along with a little help from Siri, saved his life. Sam Ray, 18, was never a fan of Siri, the hands-free virtual assistant on… Read More