Reporter Dec 11 2015
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Immune response in transplantation
Thirty-three percent of pediatric heart transplant patients developed antibodies against the donor heart, which can lead to rejection, a new Vanderbilt study reports. Read MoreDec 16, 2015
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DISSECTing cell signaling networks
Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new method to study cell signaling networks at single-cell resolution. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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Diabetes Family Day
Last month, hundreds of patients living with diabetes and their family members joined the staff of the Vanderbilt Children's Diabetes Program for the 14th annual Diabetes Family Day at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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New lead for ovarian cancer treatment
Combining inhibitors of the BMP signaling pathway with standard chemotherapy drugs may overcome drug resistance in ovarian cancer. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Dermody named to lead pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh
Terence Dermody, M.D., director of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is leaving to become chair of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, physician-in-chief at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and scientific director of the Rangos Research Center. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Honoring Wheeler
Arthur Wheeler, M.D., and his wife, Lisa, pose with the portrait of Wheeler that was unveiled at a special reception last week honoring his career accomplishments and service to VUMC. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Vanderbilt, Ono Pharmaceutical sign drug discovery agreement
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Ono Pharmaceutical Group, an international company based in Japan, have signed a drug discovery agreement. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Society of Urologic Oncology honors VUMC’s Smith
The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) is recognizing Joseph Smith Jr., M.D., professor of Urologic Surgery, with the Huggins Medal, its highest honor, for his lifetime contributions to the progress in treatment for patients with genitourinary neoplasms, which are tumors or cancer of the reproductive organs and the urinary system. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Review highlights financial impact of sarcoma misdiagnosis
Malpractice awards and settlements are eight times greater when physicians misdiagnosis sarcoma than when they make other mistakes, according to a review of 32 years of court cases. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Baldwin awarded AHA’s Helen B. Taussig Memorial Lecture
Scott Baldwin, M.D., director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, recently was awarded the American Heart Association’s Helen B. Taussig Memorial Lecture, considered one of the most renowned invited lectures in the United States. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Gifford lands clinical achievement award from ASHA
René Gifford, Ph.D., associate professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, received the 2015 Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) at the group’s national convention, which was held last month in Denver. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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That’s what friends are for
Brandi Besheres, R.N., left, who works in the Critical Care Tower, and her good friend, McCauley Gatliff Robbins, who works in Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos’ office, were returning home from a day of shopping recently when Robbins’ baby, Reagan, experienced respiratory distress and struggled to breathe. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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VICC’s Balko named a Susan G. Komen ‘Pink Tie Guy’
Justin Balko, Pharm.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology, has been named a member of the 2016 class of Pink Tie Guys by the Greater Nashville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen, a nonprofit organization dedicated to breast cancer research and patient support. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Genetics Institute director Cox set for next Discovery Lecture
Nancy Cox, Ph.D., founding director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 17. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Goldman, Juárez honored for disabilities service, research
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) recognized the contributions of Vanderbilt University’s Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., and Samantha Goldman at its recent 2015 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Diabetes Day
Service and research achievement was recognized recently during the annual Diabetes Day sponsored by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center and the Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes Translation Research. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Shaw lauded for research mentorship
Andrew Shaw, MBBS, professor of Anesthesiology, has been selected to join the Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology, a program of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER). Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Kavanaugh-McHugh keeps patients close to her heart
In her office, Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh, M.D., reaches up to a high shelf and pulls down a stack of notebooks. Reminders, she says, of the 4,000 families she has cared for over the course of her nearly 25-year career as a pediatric cardiologist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Health IT key to rapid response after recall of epinephrine device
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a recent urgent drug recall of a specific epinephrine auto-injection device elicited a quick communications strategy to protect affected patients seen by Vanderbilt Medical Group providers. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Hypertension-related visits to emergency rooms on rise in U.S.
The number and percentage of patients treated at emergency departments for hypertension are on the rise across the United States, according to a Vanderbilt study published recently in The American Journal of Cardiology. Read MoreDec 10, 2015