Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Experts in research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias share their latest findings at the 2023 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Nik Lampe, postdoctoral researcher, was awarded a grant to examine the social and medical factors influencing ADRD using data from VUSNAPS. Read More

Nursing professor, registered nurse and family nurse practitioner Carol Ziegler was nominated to the Board of Health by Mayor John Cooper. Ziegler is also co-founder of the Climate, Health and Energy Equity lab and a member of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. Read More

Undergraduate artists, biomedical researchers join forces to convey the power and promise of Vanderbilt research labs through visual art on display at the Fine Arts Gallery and throughout biomedical research spaces on campus through Nov. 17. Read More

The School of Nursing is participating in a new Vanderbilt University Medical Center initiative funded with a $3.9 million grant to VUMC from the Tennessee Department of Health. The initiative will evaluate innovative models of nursing care that include screening and responding to social drivers of health. It will also consider how to mitigate nursing staff shortages and ensure optimal patient care. Read More

From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, all faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars and students are encouraged to attend the event at the area between Light Hall and the VA Medical Center to receive a flu vaccination. Read More

Vanderbilt tech transfer sets records: $86.7M in licensing revenue in FY22 ranks sixth-highest nationally, and $96M in licensing revenue in FY23 is largest in university history. Revamped processes in the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization makes licensing and launching new ventures faster and easier than ever before. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are part of an alliance supported by the National Science Foundation that seeks to build on the use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging in Middle Tennessee. Read More

Four Vanderbilt graduate students, faculty advisers named to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellows Program for their leadership in science and commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in science. Read More

The Tennessee Action Coalition has included a School of Nursing faculty member and a Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt nurse in its 2023 cohort of Tennessee Rising Star Nurse Leaders. VUSN Assistant Professor Monika Schmidt Do, DNP, FACC, and clinical staff leader Cory Smeltzer, RN, were among 25 young Tennessee nurse leaders named rising stars. Read More

In a collaborative effort between Vanderbilt University and VUMC, Chuck Sanders and Roy Zent have secured a $1.2 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation for their innovative project, "Genetic Intolerance Patterns as a Treasure Map to Genes that Define Us as Human." The funding will bolster their study of little-known yet crucial proteins, potentially revolutionizing our understanding of human biology and disease. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers Amanda Lea and Wenhan Zhu have been named 2023 Pew Biomedical Scholars. The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. Read More

Nurses from underrepresented groups who are interested in leadership are invited to apply for a new aspiring leaders academy to be held at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing July 17-19. Spots are limited, so applicants are encouraged to apply by May 31. Read More

Vanderbilt University graduate and professional programs' placements in the 2023–24 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School rankings were released. Four of Vanderbilt's graduate and professional schools are in the top 20 of the U.S. News rankings.  Read More

Carolyn Heinrich and Melinda Buntin have been awarded a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support their research on how school-based health centers impact children's mental health and education outcomes. Read More

How is social media creating conversations about addiction and recovery? How is it building broader community? And how is it a complex space to engage with as a person in recovery? The discussion, led by Erin Calipari, will feature psychiatry experts on May 9. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Lectures on Development and Developmental Disabilities will host 'Empathy and Morality Should Not Be Conflated,' a lecture that integrates evolutionary theory, neuroscience, psychology and behavioral economics to demonstrate how various social and situational factors unconsciously and rapidly modulate empathy. The lecture will take place on Thursday, May 4, from noon - 1 p.m.; a limited number of boxed lunches (first come, first served) will be provided - please register to attend. Read More

Vanderbilt computer scientist Yankai Huo is working with key clinical collaborators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to develop a quantitative and reproducible 3D analytics tool for large-scale digital analysis of kidney tissues and biopsies. Read More

Led by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences professor Hassane Mchaourab, the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Protein Dynamics will focus on the application of machine learning techniques to understand how proteins work. Read More

Students, staff and faculty from Vanderbilt, other universities and Vanderbilt University Medical Center worked together on the shared goal of improving the ill-fitting hospital gowns that patients often wear in a project involving the Wond'ry, Vanderbilt's Innovation Center. Read More

Vanderbilt engineering faculty members Paul Harris and Jamey Young have been elected to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Read More