Research Blog
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VUMC joins Human Vaccine Project as first scientific hub
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the Human Vaccines Project and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced this week that VUMC has become the project’s first scientific hub. Read MoreJul 16, 2015
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Grant enhances mental illness drug research efforts
Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center aimed at developing potential new treatments for major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder got a big boost this week from The William K. Warren Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Read MoreJul 16, 2015
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VUMC lands major pharmacogenomics grant
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a five-year, $12.8 million grant from the federal government to develop better ways to predict how patients will respond to the drugs they’re given. Read MoreJul 9, 2015
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Gates grant bolsters study of Tdap boosters in pregnant women
Kathryn Edwards, M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, has received a $307,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the immune responses of pregnant women who receive the Tdap (reduced-dose acellular pertussis vaccines combined with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids) vaccine. Read MoreJul 9, 2015
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Federal managers speak out on problems with underperforming employees, firing, hiring and promotions in their agencies
Vanderbilt will host a news conference Thursday, July 16, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to disclose results of a survey of federal executives. Read MoreJul 7, 2015
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NSF award goes to Fisk geneticist following VU post-doc training
The partnership with Fisk through the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program and other avenues, “presents us with an opportunity to see the results of our efforts impact an under-served community." Read MoreJul 7, 2015
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VUMC’s Patrick speaks to members of congress about neonatal abstinence syndrome
Stephen Patrick, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy in the Division of Neonatology with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, recently testified before congress about the rise in neonatal abstinence syndrome. Read MoreJun 29, 2015
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Results of large-scale HUD housing study to be announced July 8
The briefing will take place at the Brookdale-Mondale Auditorium at the HUD headquarters in Washington, D.C., and will be webcast live. Read MoreJun 29, 2015
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Daniels receives research grant from Knights Templar Eye Foundation to study retinoblastoma treatment
Vanderbilt investigator Anthony Daniels has received a grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation to develop new, safe and effective treatments for retinoblastoma, the most common ocular cancer in children. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Grant to spur study of ‘brown fat’s’ metabolic mysteries
Vanderbilt researchers have received a $2.15 million grant to study the amount and activity of “brown fat” in adults, with the aim of understanding its role in metabolic disease and identifying new therapeutic targets. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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VEI receives grant from Research to Prevent Blindness for research and education
The Vanderbilt Eye Institute recently received a grant for $115,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness, placing the total award amount for unrestricted grants from the organization at $860,000. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Grant significantly expands Vanderbilt’s autism training for Tennessee educators
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has awarded a five-year, $10 million training grant to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD), continuing a 16-year partnership to provide education and training opportunities for school personnel throughout the state. Read MoreJun 17, 2015
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Dalley’s contributions to anatomical sciences recognized
Arthur Dalley, Ph.D., professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt, recently received the highest education award for human anatomy education in the anatomical sciences during the 2015 Experimental Biology meeting in Boston. Read MoreJun 4, 2015
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Jansen’s cancer research efforts garner recognition
Valerie Malyvanh Jansen, M.D., Ph.D., a third-year medical oncology fellow, recently received several national awards and grants, as well as a Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center fellowship, in recognition of her translational cancer research. Read MoreMay 14, 2015
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MEDIA ADVISORY: New Vanderbilt Poll results to be discussed May 13 at Vanderbilt
Results from the new Vanderbilt Poll will be discussed at a news conference May 13 in the Student Life Center. Read MoreMay 6, 2015
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VICC cancer research efforts in spotlight at AACR conference
Adding an investigational drug to an already approved estrogen blocking therapy appears to be safe and provided clinical benefit for some postmenopausal women with estrogen-positive breast cancer. Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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Remembering Levi Watkins Jr.
Andre Churchwell, M.D., George Hill, Ph.D., Kevin Johnson, M.D., and John Tarpley, M.D., reflect on the life and legacy of Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Read MoreApr 13, 2015
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VUSM student lands fellowship to study ethics and discipline
Kelly Wolenberg, a third-year medical student at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been named to take part in the 2015 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). Read MoreApr 9, 2015
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NSF research grant goes to 16 Vanderbilt graduate students
The grant program is aimed at aiding individuals who have demonstrated notable potential early in their research career, as well as promoting diversity in the sciences. Read MoreApr 8, 2015
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Vanderbilt Peabody researchers featured at AERA April 16-20
Peabody faculty and graduate students will present on the topics of value-added, teacher effectiveness, minorities in STEM, connected learning, disabilities and more. Read MoreApr 8, 2015