Reporter Aug 24 2012
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Targeting new pathways to ease pain
The spinal cord’s neuropeptide Y signaling pathway may be a good target for new pain therapeutics. Read MoreAug 30, 2012
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Carell remembered as champion of Vanderbilt
Ann Scott Carell died after a short illness on Aug. 20, in Nashville, surrounded by her family. She and her husband of 52 years, the late Monroe Carell Jr., the former CEO of Central Parking Corp., were longtime philanthropic leaders throughout Nashville. Ann Scott Carell The Carell’s… Read MoreAug 29, 2012
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Clues to retinal cell degeneration
A reversible chemical modification of rhodopsin, a receptor for light, plays a role in the degeneration of retinal cells. Read MoreAug 28, 2012
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Tool helps plumb electronic records
A tool developed for one institution’s electronic health records can work at other institutions, potentially facilitating the use of these records in research studies. Read MoreAug 24, 2012
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Bogota stint gives oral surgery resident glimpse of global need
While Benjamin Foley, D.D.S., was on a two-week surgical rotation in Bogota, Colombia, the impact of limited access to health care was as clear as the fused jaw of a 6-year-old child. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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State of Medical Center Address Set for Sept. 18
Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, will deliver the 2012 State of the Medical Center Address at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Langford Auditorium. Nationwide challenges and new directions impacting all VUMC staff and faculty will… Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Collins to direct VUSN’s Nurse-Midwifery program
Michelle Collins, Ph.D., CNM, has been named program director for the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery program. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Belmont, VU create Physical Therapy residency
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson’s Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute (PBPRI) in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is joining with the School of Physical Therapy at Belmont University to initiate a Neurological Physical Therapy Clinical Residency. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Gregory joins CDC brain injury panel
Andrew Gregory, M.D., associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, will play a key role in improving the clinical care of youth with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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School of Medicine student lands AMA Foundation award
Nicholas Giacalone, a fourth-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student, has received a Physicians of Tomorrow award from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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VEI clinic seeks to meet low-vision needs of area children
Nearly 50 patients will come to the Vanderbilt Eye Institute this weekend to take part in a special clinic for school-age children with low-vision needs. PAVE (Providing Access to the Visual Environment) provides clinical low-vision evaluations, prescribed optical devices, instruction and follow-up as well as technical assistance… Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Peterman takes post in Buffalo
Debianne Peterman, Ph.D., MSN, director of Nursing Education and Professional Development at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been appointed vice president and chief nursing officer of Women’s & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo — the hospital where she was born. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Photo: Sharing knowledge
(photo by John Russell) Ryoma (Puck) Ohi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, talks with students during the second Vanderbilt International Summer Research Academy (VISRA). The eight-week program is designed for international undergraduate students considering careers in biomedical research and gives them a taste of… Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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New VUSN students eager to expand educational horizons
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is welcoming its largest class ever — 458 students who are pursuing either a master’s in the science of nursing, Doctor of Nurse Practice or Ph.D. in Nursing Science degree. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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VU, Lipscomb partner on dual degree program
A new cooperative program between Vanderbilt University and Lipscomb University’s College of Pharmacy is focusing on the next generation of pharmaceutical researchers. By offering a pathway for students to earn both Pharm.D. and Ph.D. degrees, the program aims to boost the number of pharmacy-trained research scientists. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Multiple procedures, devices help heart patient pull through
After Stacey Browning, R.N., a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit charge nurse, got a report on a heart attack patient who was being transported to her unit from an outside hospital, her immediate thought was, “They are sending us a patient we are not going to be able to recover.” Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Events honor early patients of novel Parkinson’s study
Pioneers of Parkinson’s disease research are gathering at Vanderbilt University Medical Center today to celebrate the end of a study that was an important first step in the quest to find a way to slow the progression of the degenerative movement disorder. Read MoreAug 23, 2012
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Gene linked to familial prostate cancer
A rare, inherited mutation confers an eightfold increased risk of prostate cancer, a recent study shows. Read MoreAug 23, 2012