Month: April 2013
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VANTAGE point
Travis Clark, Ph.D., technical director of Sequencing in the VANTAGE core laboratories, shows a tour group how DNA fragments are loaded onto “flow cells” for reading by “next-generation” sequencing machines. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Yale’s Steitz set to deliver Vanderbilt Prize Lecture May 2
Joan Steitz, Ph.D., recipient of the 2012 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Lecture on Thursday, May 2. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Photo: Sharing research
Eric Gehrie, M.D., a Pathology resident, discusses his group’s poster with Amaris Keiser, M.D., left, and Digna Velez Edwards, Ph.D., during the 31st Annual Research Forum last week. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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VUMC lauded for focus on health of employees
Vanderbilt University Medical Center continues to gain national recognition as a leading employer dedicated to the health of employees. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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VUSM student lands coveted cardiovascular research fellowship
A Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student is among 13 individuals nationwide to receive a Sarnoff Foundation Medical Student Research Fellowship award for 2013-2014. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Cardiovascular Research Day
During Cardiovascular Research Day, keynote speaker Sekar Kathiresan, M.D., second from left, associate professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, visits with Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute’s Sergio Fazio, M.D., Ph.D., left, MacRae Linton, M.D., Thomas Wang, M.D., David Harrison, M.D., and Dan Roden, M.D. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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New computer speeds clinical data collection
Tucked in a data center in the basement of Vanderbilt University Hospital, a new computer the size of a large armoire, called a data warehouse appliance, is delivering a new order of speed to Vanderbilt clinical scientists as they search, filter, analyze and annotate the de-identified medical records of approximately 2 million patients. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Interdisciplinary health course boosts global experience
A recent addition to interdisciplinary electives illustrates how Vanderbilt educators are working to bring future health care providers together to prepare for work in an increasingly global and multicultural world. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Study takes ‘cool’ approach to reducing heart attack damage
Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a clinical study to further evaluate the safety and feasibility of rapidly lowering the body’s temperature to significantly reduce the amount of damage caused by a heart attack. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Shade Tree Trot
Last Saturday’s Shade Tree Trot drew more than 700 runners and walkers to the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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Food variety drives overeating in mouse model of obesity syndrome
Dietary variety – not high-fat or sugary foods – appears to stimulate overeating in a mouse model of an inherited obesity syndrome. Read MoreApr 25, 2013
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VUCast: How a student saves girls from violence; music stars sing patients’ songs; see the Dores at dawn.
See how a student is saving young women from violence one download at a time. Music therapy hits the big time. Hear stars sing young patients’ songs. How hard does the football… Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Smooch a Pooch is win-win event for stressed students and dogs
Vanderbilt Libraries and two student groups that help adoptable dogs seeking permanent homes teamed up for the perfect study break Tuesday. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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See ‘Cinderella’ performance at Barnes & Noble
Dance Theatre of Tennessee will give an extended preview of their upcoming production of Cinderella at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt. Come for this one-of-a-kind performance and support a local performing arts group. Contact: John Lasiter, (615) 343-2665… Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Free orientation for stress reduction series April 30
A free orientation event for the Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction series is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Longtime College of Arts and Science faculty named as emeriti
The Vanderbilt Board of Trust has approved the awarding of emeriti honors to 14 distinguished, longtime College of Arts and Science faculty. The professors will be honored at Commencement ceremonies on May 10. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Event to connect inventors and entrepreneurs April 30
Venture Match, a “speed dating” event to match entrepreneurs and inventors, will be held April 30 at the University Club of Nashville. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Meet the Titans at Mayor’s Field Day; Vanderbilt volunteers needed
Learn fun, new ways to be active at the 2013 Mayor's Field Day, a free event May 4 at LP Field. Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Phi Beta Kappa initiation May 9
Vanderbilt’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the liberal arts honorary society, will hold its annual initiation at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Student Life Center Ballroom. There will be 90 initiates, including six members of the Class of 2014. Professor of Astronomy David A. Weintraub… Read MoreApr 24, 2013
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Be an AmbassaDore and foster international friendship
The 2012-13 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows at Vanderbilt. (Vanderbilt University) Would you like to get involved on campus and develop international friendships? The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright exchange program for educational leaders from developing countries, is looking for AmbassaDores for the 2013-14 academic year. Read MoreApr 24, 2013