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ASPET honors Lindsley’s pharmacology research

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

Photo: Shade Tree honorees

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

Carr’s imaging expertise adds to heart disease fight

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

Photo: Discovery Lecture

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’s Lifton set to deliver next Flexner Discovery Lecture

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

Move to new clinical code sets running on schedule

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

VUSM readies for immersive phase of new curriculum

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

Day on the Hill builds Vanderbilt relationships across state

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

U.S. Senate hearing explores ADHD treatment concerns

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

Probing the pathogenesis of leukemia

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

Concur open for most employee reimbursements on March 11

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

Four professors elected into AIMBE’s College of Fellows

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

Scholarship info session for community-engaged research March 6

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… Read More

Vanderbilt to test tornado sirens March 1

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

New clinic seeks clues to rare childhood genetic disorder

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