Reporter June 26 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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VUMC, Meharry and State Health Department receive NIH grant to establish AIDS research center
Vanderbilt University has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research with Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Department of Health. Read MoreJun 25, 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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Photo: Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center
(photo by Susan Urmy) David Wasserman, Ph.D., kicks off Wednesday’s ribbon cutting and open house to celebrate the newly renovated Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center (MMPC) on the eighth floor of Light Hall. The center, founded in 2001, provides novel techniques for studying mouse models of diabetes and other metabolic disorders. 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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Vanderbilt study on spinal cord injuries will guide interventions
Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older patients, according to a Vanderbilt study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Benefit concert for organ donation exceeds fundraising goals
In only its second year, Songs for Life, a benefit concert to raise awareness and celebrate organ donation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has far exceeded fundraising goals. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Health coaching certificate program enrolling for fall
The popular health coaching certificate program will be offered again this fall. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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VUSM to offer master’s degree in applied clinical informatics
A new program being offered this fall through Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will offer health care professionals the opportunity to earn a master’s degree in the growing biomedical informatics field. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Award-winning VICC investigators in spotlight at ASCO
The 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held May 29 - June 2 in Chicago, put multiple Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators in the spotlight. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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New apps increase efficiency and safety for anesthesiologists
Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) have teamed to provide anesthesiologists with new applications to improve workflow and safety practices. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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VUSM student receives AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Award
The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation and the AMA Minority Affairs Section recently named Dagoberto Ordonez, a second-year medical student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, a 2015 AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Award recipient. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Vanderhoef recognized by American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Dawn Vanderhoef is the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Education from the American Nurses Psychiatric Association. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Photo: Leon W. Cunningham Award
(photo by Joe Howell) Catherine Deatherage, a graduate student in the lab of Charles Sanders, Ph.D., received this year’s Leon W. Cunningham Award for Excellence in Biochemistry during a presentation last week. The award, named for the late Leon Cunningham, Ph.D., former chair of the Department of Biochemistry,… Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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Hanto Named Director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center
Douglas Hanto M.D., Ph.D., professor of Surgery and associate director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center has been named the Center’s new director. His appointment becomes effective July 1. Read MoreJun 25, 2015
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The changing face of health care IT
Changes coming to our clinical systems at Vanderbilt aim to better serve our patients and to maintain the highest standard care in an increasingly competitive and cost-conscious environment. Read MoreJun 23, 2015
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Vanderbilt-led multi-center study looks at antibiotic choice for treating childhood pneumonia
New Vanderbilt-led research shows hospitals are doing a better job of using antibiotics less commonly associated with antibiotic resistance to treat children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Read MoreJun 22, 2015
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Biochemistry professor Richard Armstrong remembered
Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, prominent biochemist, journal editor and mentor, died on June 18 after a brief illness. He was 66. Read MoreJun 22, 2015