Year: 2021

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard; a reminder to the VU community that safety protocols remain in place on and off campus; VUMC now offering vaccines to all Vanderbilt community members; and a reminder to staff to submit their vaccination records are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

An interdisciplinary fellowship with the Data Science Institute has resulted in a promising machine-learning technology that can effectively track complex surgical activity, thus having the potential to improve patient outcomes, safety and documentation. Read More

THE IDEA A team of researchers led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory microscopist Miaofang Chi and Vanderbilt theoretical physicist Sokrates Pantelides has used a new Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope technique to image the electron distribution in ionic compounds known as electrides— especially the electrons that float loosely within pockets and appear separate from the atomic... Read More

Cancer specialists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in partnership with biochemists and structural biologists across the Vanderbilt University campus, are taking “personalized” cancer therapy to a new level. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, safety and COVID-19 reminders for the return of warmer weather, and a new working group to explore changes to the university's health and safety protocols are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, safety and COVID-19 reminders for the return of warmer weather, and a new working group to explore changes to the university's health and safety protocols are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, safety reminders for the return of warmer weather, and a new working group to explore changes to the university's health and safety protocols are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, the end of VU's temperature screening program, safety reminders for the return of warmer weather, and a new working group to explore changes to the university's health and safety protocols are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of cancer metabolism that have been developed and refined over the last 100 years. Read More

Unique somatic gene mutations may contribute to racial disparities in the incidence of Wilms tumor — the most common childhood kidney cancer. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a response score using genetic and clinical information to aid prescribing of the widely used pain medication codeine. Read More

Cherry tree blossoms in the courtyard between Student Life Center and Ingram Studio Arts. COVID-19 vaccine research in Dr. James Crowe’s lab. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier visits with students on campus, and attends classes. ENVE 3610, Sustainable Development, taught by Lori Troxel. Students… Read More

Team members serving COVID-19 inpatients were more densely connected, interacting far more than their medical ICU counterparts. Read More

The discovery of monoclonal antibodies that neutralize Rift Valley Fever Virus — an emerging infection with pandemic potential — lays the foundation for future therapeutic antibody development. Read More

Triple-negative breast cancer cells engage in a “glutamine steal” — outcompeting T cells for the nutrient glutamine and impairing their ability to kill tumor cells, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read More

Despite an impressive vaccination effort that exceeds 2 million shots a day, rates of COVID-19 are again on the rise in several parts of the United States, as is the spread of highly transmissible variants of the virus. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, the increase in younger patient hospitalizations due to COVID-19, Nashville's opening of vaccine eligibility to people age 16-plus, and Vanderbilt's planned return to a full residential learning experience this fall are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, the increase in younger patient hospitalizations due to COVID-19, Nashville's opening of vaccine eligibility to people age 16-plus, and Vanderbilt's plan for all classes to be offered in person this fall are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, the increase in younger patient hospitalizations due to COVID-19, and Nashville's opening of vaccine eligibility to people age 16-plus are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More

The latest numbers from Vanderbilt's COVID-19 public dashboard, the increase in younger patient hospitalizations due to COVID-19, and Nashville's opening of vaccine eligibility to people age 16-plus are included in this week's Return to Campus update. Read More