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Baylor’s Angelaki set to deliver next Flexner Discovery Lecture
Dora Angelaki, Ph.D., the Wilhelmina Robertson Professor and chair of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, will provide a “computational perspective on autism” during the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 14. Read MoreJan 7, 2016
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Nominations sought for Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards
Feb. 4 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2016 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards for teaching, clinical service and research. Read MoreJan 7, 2016
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Vanderbilt study raises questions about reporting incidental genetic findings
A genetic test that suggests a patient may be at increased risk for potentially fatal heart rhythms is very often not as ominous as it sounds. Read MoreJan 5, 2016
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Nominations sought for this year’s Vanderbilt Prize Scholar
Nominations for this year’s Vanderbilt Prize Scholar are now being accepted. The deadline is Feb. 8, 2016. Read MoreDec 17, 2015
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Zoghbi named to receive Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science
Huda Zoghbi, M.D., a physician-scientist known internationally for her extraordinary range of discoveries in neurology and neuroscience, is the recipient of the 2015 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, Vanderbilt University officials announced today. Read MoreDec 9, 2015
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Kenworthy to chair NIH biochemistry study section
Anne Kenworthy, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, has been named to a two-year term as chair of the Biochemistry and Biophysics of Membranes Study Section in the Center for Scientific Review of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read MoreDec 3, 2015
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Vanderbilt Prize winner Lindquist reviews research
What do the lowly yeast and human stem cells have in common? Read MoreDec 3, 2015
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Symposium highlights 90th anniversary of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
The Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (MPB) will celebrate its 90th anniversary on Dec. 3 with a day-long symposium entitled “Mus musculus (Latin for lab mouse): What does the future hold?” Read MoreNov 24, 2015
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Vanderbilt study finds erectile dysfunction drug may benefit patients at risk for diabetes
The drug sildenafil, sold as Viagra and other brand names, improves insulin sensitivity in people at risk for diabetes, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported. Sildenafil inhibits an enzyme called phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), resulting in relaxation of smooth muscle, vasodilation and… Read MoreNov 18, 2015
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Ayers Institute spurred key cancer research gains
In 2005, Tennessee philanthropists Jim and Janet Ayers gave $10 million to help Vanderbilt University scientists find early markers for colorectal cancer that could improve diagnosis and potentially save lives. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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Vanderbilt Prize winner Lindquist set for Discovery Lecture
Susan Lindquist, Ph.D., recipient of the 2014 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 19. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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Wheeler’s contributions to critical care lauded
Arthur Wheeler, M.D., professor of Medicine, received the 2015 Presidential Honor Lecture Award last month from the American College of Chest Physicians during the college’s international meeting in Montreal. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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New awards honor contributions to translational research at VUMC
Two physician-scientist leaders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were honored last week with newly created awards for helping to build and nurture Vanderbilt’s vibrant culture of clinical and translational research. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Initiative speeds clinical trials contract negotiations
An initiative promoted by the Vanderbilt Institute of Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) offers an opportunity to reduce by more than half the time it takes to negotiate clinical trial contracts. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Sandy Hook victim’s father to speak on violence and the brain
Jeremy Richman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and founder of a foundation named for his daughter, Avielle, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, will lecture Nov. 16 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Study further links immune response, serotonin signaling
Vanderbilt University scientists are a step closer to understanding how inflammation in the body can affect mood and behavior. Read MoreNov 5, 2015
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Compound developed at VUMC may delay Huntington’s disease
A compound developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University can improve early symptoms and delay progression of Huntington’s disease in a mouse model of the neurodegenerative disorder. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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Health sciences, technology expert Edelman set for Discovery Lecture
Elazer Edelman, M.D., Ph.D., a pioneer in the application of engineering and physical sciences to understand fundamental biological processes and the mechanisms of disease, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 5. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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Cleveland Clinic’s Hazen set for Oates Lectureship on Nov. 5
Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, will present the ninth annual Meredith S. and John A. Oates Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacology on Nov. 5. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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War trauma focus of Nov. 2 lecture
Kaz de Jong, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with Doctors Without Borders, will discuss the mental health challenges of caring for people traumatized by war during a special lecture at the Vanderbilt Nursing Annex on Monday, Nov. 2. Read MoreOct 29, 2015