Department of Medicine

January 27, 2022

New fund supports appendiceal cancer research

By Tom Wilemon

January 25, 2022

Comprehensive framework outlined for addressing early-onset colorectal cancer research

New research from Vanderbilt sets a comprehensive framework for addressing research challenges and patient needs for people under 50 with colorectal cancer.

By Tom Wilemon

January 24, 2022

Donna Atherton and Karen Pinkard are nurses who have worked together for years. The day Karen’s heart stopped at work, Donna was there to save her life.

A lot of people worked to save her life and help her recover. Thanks to them, Karen Pinkard is back at work.

By Tom Wilemon

January 24, 2022

Vanderbilt recruiting children to study allergic responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

Vanderbilt is conducting a clinical trial to determine risk and mechanisms of allergic reactions to COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine among children.

By Jessica Pasley

January 20, 2022

NIH grant to address chronic diseases that affect populations with health disparities

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Meharry Medical College and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are the recipients of a $12.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to jointly develop the Southeast Collaborative for Innovative and Equitable Solutions to Chronic Disease Disparities.

By Kathy Whitney

January 20, 2022

Pozzi elected president of Society for Matrix Biology

Vanderbilt’s Ambra Pozzi, PhD, has been elected president of the American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB), a scientific organization that promotes research on the extracellular matrix with the aim of improving human health.

By Bill Snyder