Month: February 2014

Vanderbilt University’s Craig Lindsley, Ph.D., has won the 2014 John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology for young investigators from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Read More

Allen Naftilan, M.D., Ph.D., left, and Mark Glazer, M.D., will be honored for their contributions to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine-run Shade Tree Clinic at the Shade Tree Trot dinner auction on Thursday, March 13. Read More

Jeffrey Carr, M.D., M.Sc., recently joined Vanderbilt as the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences and professor of Clinical Biomedical Informatics and Cardiovascular Medicine. Read More

Stanford neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., discusses his team’s work to develop a method to control cell function with light during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Read More

Yale University’s Richard Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., winner of a $3 million, 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering genes and biochemical mechanisms that cause hypertension, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture March 6. Read More

By Oct. 1, U.S. health care payers and providers will adopt a modified and greatly expanded version of the code set used for diagnoses and inpatient procedures. The ICD-10 code set (International Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision) will replace ICD-9, which has been in use in the United States since 1979. Read More

With initial implementation of Curriculum 2.0 well underway, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) is focusing on plans for the Immersion Phase, which comprises the final two years of the program. Read More

Senior leaders and a football coach helped communicate the importance of the university and medical center across Tennessee during the 13th annual Vanderbilt Day on the Hill Feb. 25. Read More

William Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee regarding psychotropic medications and treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Read More

A new mouse model reveals gene clusters important in a treatment-resistant form of leukemia. Read More

The new expense reporting system, Concur, will accept most employee reimbursements as of March 11. Read More

Four biomedical engineering professors in Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering have been elected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Read More

The Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core will host a “Community Scholars Information Session” Thursday, March 6, from noon to 1:15 p.m. at the Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Blvd., Nashville. The program provides support for two graduate or post-graduate trainees. Each will receive… Read More

The Vanderbilt University Police Department will conduct a test of the university’s Outdoor Severe Weather Warning System – the Vanderbilt tornado sirens – at noon this Saturday, March 1. Read More

A new specialty clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is dedicated to investigating and treating a rare childhood disorder that causes partial — and sometimes nearly total — paralysis for unpredictable lengths of time. Read More

Vanderbilt's Impact Symposium marks its 50th anniversary this year with a slate of speakers that includes former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank. Read More

(Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Most Vanderbilt schools are observing Spring Break March 3-7. Residence halls close at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 1, and re-open at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 9. Visit the Office of Housing and Residential Education website for more information. Vanderbilt Campus Dining, the Vanderbilt libraries and… Read More

Vanderbilt and StudioVU: The Department of Art Lecture Series welcomes Lane Relyea, author of Your Everyday Art World. Relyea will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in Wilson Hall, Room 103, on the Vanderbilt campus. All lectures are free and open to the public. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core is hosting its monthly Community Research Partners meeting Friday, March 7. Join us for a light breakfast and coffee to hear about findings from a recently completed clinical trial involving pre-diabetic African American women. Presenters will share new findings about group biology as… Read More

The demonstration kitchen at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) Several Vandy Cooks events are scheduled in March as part of National Nutrition Month and Health Plus’ Count on Your Heart program. The events are sponsored by Health Plus and the… Read More