Vanderbilt University Medical Center
VU engineers and VUMC doctors team up for open-source ventilator design
Mar. 27, 2020—As COVID-19 continues to push unprecedented challenges on medical communities, one of the most pressing threats for hospital staff across the country is a dwindling supply of ventilators. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty is taking on the challenge by way of a fabricated, open-source ventilator design.
University launches Public Health Advisory Task Force in response to COVID-19
Mar. 23, 2020—Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente has established a new Public Health Advisory Task Force to serve as a resource for the university during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rafat receives Young Investigator Grant from Breast Cancer Alliance
Feb. 19, 2020—The two-year, $125,000 award will allow Marjan Rafat and her research group to investigate how radiation influences tumor and immune cell recruitment in triple negative breast cancer.
Vanderbilt reports record $11.9 billion economic impact in Tennessee
Dec. 12, 2019—Through a record $11.9 billion in annual economic impact, Vanderbilt University’s deep and broad connections to Tennessee and its people continue to be key and growing drivers of the state’s economy and to the vitality and well-being of its citizens and communities.
Wente, Balser commend TN members of Congress for research support, urge finalization of funding for FY 2020
Nov. 25, 2019—Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente and Jeff Balser, president and CEO at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and dean of the School of Medicine, sent a joint letter last week to members of the Tennessee congressional delegation applauding recent bipartisan efforts to invest in programs that support scientific research, public health and education, and urging Congress to finalize funding for fiscal year 2020.
Volunteers needed for pilot study on music’s effect on ICU patients
Sep. 18, 2019—An interdisciplinary group of Vanderbilt researchers is launching a pilot study regarding the effect of live music on patients, families and staff in the VUMC adult intensive care unit and is inviting musical members of the VU community to help. Vanderbilt University undergraduates are encouraged to participate and investigate using the experience to develop their Immersion projects.
Subjects needed for paid research study on effects of nut consumption
Sep. 12, 2019—Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are looking for volunteers for a study that will compare a diet with mixed nuts as snacks to a diet with typical snacks to determine the effects on abdominal fat and risk for metabolic syndrome in young adults.
Healthy adults needed for research study
Aug. 22, 2019—The purpose of this study is to measure a metabolite called α-aminoadipic acid (2-AAA) in blood. Different amounts of 2-AAA in the body may alter the risk of developing diabetes
Vanderbilt Health OnCall now available in Hendersonville
Mar. 19, 2019—Vanderbilt Health OnCall, a healthcare service that comes to patients when they are too busy or ill to make it to a clinic, is now treating patients in the Hendersonville community.
Call for abstracts: Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System
Mar. 12, 2019—Abstract submissions are due April 1.
Ash Wednesday service times
Mar. 1, 2019—Ash Wednesday services with the imposition of ashes will be held Wednesday, March 6, at St. Augustine’s Chapel and Rhea Chapel.
Major initiative launched to advance the application of AI to health care
Feb. 13, 2019—IBM Watson Health has announced plans to make a 10-year, $50 million investment in joint research collaborations with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital to advance the science of artificial intelligence and its application to major public health issues.