Reporter March 17 2017
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Blocking neuroblastoma cell growth
An inhibitor of cell metabolism may be a good therapeutic target for neuroblastoma, which accounts for about 15 percent of pediatric cancer-related deaths. Read MoreMar 22, 2017
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Delirium in the ED
Interventions for delirium in the emergency department setting are needed to preserve patients’ long-term function and cognition, Vanderbilt investigators have found. Read MoreMar 20, 2017
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New target for colorectal cancer
Vanderbilt investigators have discovered that activated epidermal growth factor receptor may be a target for therapies to prevent colorectal cancer development. Read MoreMar 17, 2017
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Study catches ‘notorious’ drug pump in action
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have mapped the conformational changes that occur in a protein “notorious” for pumping chemotherapeutic drugs out of cancer cells and blocking medications from reaching the central nervous system. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Social worker Jones thrives on helping patients, families
“Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry” reads a sign next to the door as you exit Stacy Jones’ office on the 8th floor of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH). As a social worker on the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Vanderbilt, the sign’s wording fits Jones’ personality. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Premature infants in NICU do better with touch: study
Treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) saves millions of infants born prematurely every year. But treatment is not without cost. Painful procedures such as needle pricks can impact early brain development. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Glazer named Executive Medical Director of CHIM
Mark Glazer, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named Executive Medical Director of the Center for Health Information Management (CHIM) at VUMC. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Team’s rapid response saves new mother following stroke
Quick actions saved a new mother from any disabilities after she suffered a postpartum stroke last week in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Video submissions sought for employee celebration event
As part of the enterprise-wide VUMC employee celebration event — Celebrate the Difference YOU Make Every Day! — staff and faculty are encouraged to get creative and develop a short (2-minute) video that reflects the difference that happens when a team comes together. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Ambulance association honors LifeFlight’s Brywczynski
The Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA) has named Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Jeremy Brywczynski, M.D., as the medical director of the year for the statewide ambulance association. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Shade Tree Trot fundraising event set for April 22
The ninth annual Shade Tree Trot is set for Saturday, April 22, on the Vanderbilt campus. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Brain Blast!
Hammed Aljohani, 5, shares what he’s discovered about fruit flies with his older brother, Ruwwad Aljohani, 8, with the help of Vanderbilt neuroscience graduate student Nicholas Smith on Saturday during the annual “Brain Blast.” Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Concussion baseline testing now available for younger children
The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center is now offering neurocognitive testing that helps physicians better manage treatment of concussions in younger children. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Discussing retroviruses
(photo by Anne Rayner) The Rockefeller University’s Paul Bieniasz, Ph.D., center, here with Vanderbilt’s Samuel Santoro, Ph.D., left, and Christopher Aiken, Ph.D., discussed his research on retroviruses at his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture, which was sponsored by the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Varki set for Discovery Lecture
Ajit Varki, M.D., a pioneer in the field of molecular glycobiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 23. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Moore honored by American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Deonna Moore, MSN, ACNP-BC, was recently named the Advanced Transplant Provider of the Year by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Esophageal cancer complexities
New findings that reveal complex interactions in esophageal adenocarcinoma could lead to diagnostic, prognostic or therapeutic biomarkers. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Delirium awareness promoted by Vanderbilt physicians
Today is the inaugural World Delirium Day, created to raise delirium awareness and inspire positive action among health care providers. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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VUMC taking part in full-scale disaster drill Thursday, March 23
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will join several other hospitals and federal, state and local agencies for a full-scale weather-related disaster drill on Thursday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. Read MoreMar 15, 2017
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Schools of Medicine, Nursing continue to rank among nation’s elite
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) have once again been named among the “Best Graduate Schools” in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine. Read MoreMar 14, 2017