School Of Medicine
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Carells to endow chair in pediatric infectious diseases
Julie Carell Stadler, Kathryn Carell Brown and Edie Carell Johnson have made a commitment to endow a new chair in pediatric infectious diseases research at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The inaugural chair holder of the Edie Carell Johnson Chair in Pediatrics will be announced this spring. Read MoreFeb 12, 2021
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Ask an Expert: Why is it still vital to follow COVID-19 safety protocols upon receiving the vaccine?
Vanderbilt University Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education and Professor of Medicine Donald W. Brady discusses the importance of continuing to follow COVID-19 health and safety protocols even after receiving the vaccine during the Spring Return to Campus Town Hall on Jan. 13, 2021. Read MoreFeb 1, 2021
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‘Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment, Legal Capacity and Human Rights’ Feb. 5
Michael Ashley Stein, co-founder and executive director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and visiting professor at Harvard Law School, will present “Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment, Legal Capacity and Human Rights” on Friday, Feb. 5. Read MoreJan 20, 2021
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Virtual events mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Vanderbilt; paid staff holiday observed Jan. 18
A series of virtual events for the Vanderbilt community will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Beginning this year, MLK Day is a paid staff holiday, aligning with VU’s efforts to strengthen equity, diversity and inclusion. Read MoreJan 14, 2021
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Making ‘good trouble’ topic of MLK Day lecture hosted by VUSM and VUSN Jan. 18
David A. Acosta, the chief diversity and inclusion officer for the American Association of Medical Colleges, will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Celebration lecture co-sponsored by the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing on Monday, Jan. 18. Read MoreJan 12, 2021
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Alumni and faculty among Nashville Business Journal ’40 under 40′ honorees
(Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Nashville Business Journal recently released its 2021 “40 under 40” list of honorees, featuring six Vanderbilt alumni and two faculty members: Maya Bugg, EdD’18, president and CEO, Tennessee Charter School Center Christiane Buggs, MEd’14, board chair, The Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education and founding board member… Read MoreJan 12, 2021
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Borden Lacy named director of Vanderbilt’s Center for Structural Biology
Borden Lacy, Edward and Nancy Fody Chair in Pathology and professor of biochemistry and pathology, microbiology and immunology, has been named director of the Vanderbilt Center for Structural Biology, effective Jan. 1. Read MoreJan 11, 2021
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Vanderbilt medical student uses ‘design thinking’ to help overcome racial discrimination in health care
A Vanderbilt medical student credits the strong focus on design thinking in the Medical Innovators Development Program with his leadership role in an international competition to promote racial equity in health care. Read MoreDec 18, 2020
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‘Life Lessons from a Joke-telling Ophthalmologist’ Jan. 12
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's Flexner Deans' Lecture Series presents the annual Philip W. Felts Lecture in Humanities on Thursday, Jan. 12. Will Flanary will present “Life Lessons from a joke-telling Ophthalmologist” beginning at noon. Flanary is an ophthalmologist, writer and comedian who moonlights in his free time as “Dr. Glaucomflecken” on Twitter and TikTok. Read MoreDec 17, 2020
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Nominations being sought for School of Medicine Faculty Awards
Nominations are being sought for the following 2021 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Faculty Awards: Read MoreDec 10, 2020
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Vanderbilt microscopist receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to expand access to imaging technologies
Bryan Millis, research assistant professor of cell and developmental biology and biomedical engineering, has been awarded a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Imaging Scientists program. The proceeds will go toward building an immersive virtual education platform to expand instruction and accessibility of high-end microscopy techniques within and beyond the Vanderbilt research community. Read MoreDec 2, 2020
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Vanderbilt researchers bring paradigm-shifting technology to endoscopic procedures
Modernized endoscopic system blends robotics and magnetic coupling to improve medical procedures, starting with colonoscopies. Read MoreNov 19, 2020
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New drug for metastatic colorectal cancer enters phase 3 trial
A new therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer that has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read MoreNov 18, 2020
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Statins to be studied for prevention of dementia, disability and heart disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers are enrolling adults aged 75 and over to study whether taking atorvastatin, a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol also called Lipitor®, can help maintain health by preventing dementia, disability, and heart disease. Read MoreNov 17, 2020
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Younger parents less likely to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19
Younger parents were much less likely than older parents to say they planned to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19. Read MoreNov 16, 2020
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Consuelo Wilkins’ transformative public health engagement methods recognized with National Academy of Medicine election
Consuelo Hopkins Wilkins, professor of medicine in the School of Medicine and vice president for health equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Read MoreNov 13, 2020
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Breast cancer treatment in older women
A new study from Vanderbilt epidemiologists suggests that it’s time to reconsider clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer in older women. Read MoreNov 12, 2020
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Study underscores importance of personalized medicine in kidney cancer
A new study sheds light on how molecular subsets within the tumors of kidney cancer patients determine treatment outcomes and underscores the importance of personalized medicine in making therapy decisions. Read MoreNov 10, 2020
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Hydroxychloroquine does not help patients hospitalized with COVID-19: Study
Findings from a national study published Nov. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) “do not support” the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the report concludes. Read MoreNov 9, 2020
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Flexner Deans’ Lecture: ‘Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence’ Nov. 16
Stephen Trzeciak, chief of medicine at Cooper University Health Care and professor and chair of medicine at Rowan University's Cooper Medical School, will discuss "Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference" on Nov. 16 at noon as part of the Flexner Deans' Lecture Series. Read MoreNov 1, 2020