Aspirnaut Lu-Springer Research Scholars (photo by Erin O. Smith)

$5 million gift from Springer-Lu Family Foundation to support VUMC’s Aspirnaut program

Aspirnaut is a K-20 STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) pipeline that supports immersive summer research experiences for talented high school and undergraduate students.
By Sarah Wolf

Castiglione lab discovers horses run faster by ignoring an ancient mutation that says ‘stop’
By Andy Flick
Chinonso Ani celebrates at Match Day after learning he is going to Emory University for his residency in interventional radiology. (photo by Donn Jones)

Medical students participate in largest Match in history
By Jill Clendening

Vanderbilt contributes $22.13 billion to Tennessee, Nashville economies since 2019 
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‘Trajectories’ of poor sleep over time may shorten your life: study
By Bill Snyder

News Releases

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Experts urge helmet use as peak trauma season arrives

For the past 12 months, ATV injuries rank as the No. 7 mechanism of injury of pediatric trauma trends at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley

Six Vanderbilt faculty elected fellows of international scientific society

One of the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific societies, the AAAS also publishes the Science family of journals.

By Bill Snyder

C. diff uses toxic compound to fuel growth advantage

The findings of a new research study increase understanding of the molecular drivers of C. diff infection and point to novel therapeutic strategies aimed at a pathogen that causes about half a million infections in the U.S. each year.

By Leigh MacMillan
VUMC’s new automated biobanking system can store as many as 10 million biospecimens.

Alliance for Genomic Discovery completes 250,000 whole genomes to accelerate drug discovery

The milestone creates one of the largest, most comprehensive clinical genomic datasets of its kind; multiomic data to be added in next phase of program

By VUMC News and Communications

Experts urge helmet use as peak trauma season arrives

For the past 12 months, ATV injuries rank as the No. 7 mechanism of injury of pediatric trauma trends at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley

Six Vanderbilt faculty elected fellows of international scientific society

One of the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific societies, the AAAS also publishes the Science family of journals.

By Bill Snyder

C. diff uses toxic compound to fuel growth advantage

The findings of a new research study increase understanding of the molecular drivers of C. diff infection and point to novel therapeutic strategies aimed at a pathogen that causes about half a million infections in the U.S. each year.

By Leigh MacMillan
VUMC’s new automated biobanking system can store as many as 10 million biospecimens.

Alliance for Genomic Discovery completes 250,000 whole genomes to accelerate drug discovery

The milestone creates one of the largest, most comprehensive clinical genomic datasets of its kind; multiomic data to be added in next phase of program

By VUMC News and Communications
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Explore VUSM’s pioneering history

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt turns 20🎉

In 2004, three floors moved out of Vanderbilt University Hospital and into a different building. Demand soared. Now, that building is a 12-floor, 325-bed state-of-the-art hospital, with more beds coming later this year. Middle Tennessee’s first full-service children’s hospital is commemorating its mission of caring for children and their families.

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Janet Cross, MEd, CCLS, CPXP, right, with Med Rush, MD, at a recent event celebrating Cross’ career. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Janet Cross retiring from Vanderbilt after four decades of attending to children’s psychological, emotional and developmental needs

By Christina Echegaray

DAISY Award spotlight: ‘She devoted every second to saving my daughter’s life, and she did so with grace, love and a smile.’

By Kylie Avery
The Puricelli family hosted A Night of Harmony for Healing to raise funds for the Webb of Hope Fund at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Pictured here, from left, are Eleanor, Anne, Charlotte, Webb and Steve Puricelli. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

Special night supports pediatric rare lung disease research efforts

By Sarah Thornton

There goes the sun

By Paul Govern
Jamye and Austin Willé with their daughter, Akemi.

Patient’s family experiences healing power of music

By Jessica Pasley
Pediatric gaming and technology specialist Graden Knapp. (photo by Donn Jones)

Employee ‘levels up’ skills to enhance pediatric hospital experience

By Jessica Pasley
Maddie Wright with her service dog, Quip. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

Patient’s experiences bring antimicrobial resistance into sharp focus

By Jessica Pasley

‘Ava got a heart’: the best news a family could share about the baby approaching her first birthday

By Jessica Pasley
Emma Ryleigh Dixon. (photo by Kathryn Krueger)

An inspiring legacy

By Paige Turner
(photo by Erin O. Smith)

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt again ranked among nation’s best

By Christina Echegaray
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Teen driving safety campaign helps raise awareness of dangerous practices

By Jessica Pasley
The new home of Vanderbilt Children’s Primary Care at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks provides much-needed additional space for the clinic. (photo by Donn Jones)

Vanderbilt Children’s Primary Care moves to new home at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks

By Jessica Pasley

Where Hope Began: Celebrating more than 20 years of the Carell family commitment to children

By Christina Echegaray
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Research

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Colleagues, trainees and family members attended the recent Beauchamp Research Day. Left to right are invited lecturer Jen Jen Yeh, MD, Beauchamp’s wife Shannon, daughter Bryn, James Goldenring, MD, PhD, Paul W. Sanger Professor of Experimental Surgery and vice chair for Surgical Research, and Seth Karp, MD, H. William Scott Jr. Professor of Surgery and chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences. (photo by Khristina Prince)

R. Daniel Beauchamp’s legacy shines at research symposium spotlighting investigations

Beauchamp Research Day honors his legacy and celebrates the achievements of others he inspired, collaborated with or advised.

By Jill Clendening

Where are all the Alzheimer’s drugs?

A new study will use innovative methods developed at VUMC to look for drugs already approved for other uses that could potentially be repurposed to treat Alzheimer’s.

By Paul Govern
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Blood formation and disorders expert Stuart Orkin to present Discovery Lecture March 27

Orkin’s research led to a gene therapy for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia; it is the first Food and Drug Administration-approved CRISPR-based gene therapy.

By Leigh MacMillan

Potential therapeutic for Duchenne muscular dystrophy takes step forward

Positive findings from a clinical trial support further study of the investigational drug ifetroban to treat cardiac complications, the leading cause of death in patients with DMD.

By Leigh MacMillan
Colleagues, trainees and family members attended the recent Beauchamp Research Day. Left to right are invited lecturer Jen Jen Yeh, MD, Beauchamp’s wife Shannon, daughter Bryn, James Goldenring, MD, PhD, Paul W. Sanger Professor of Experimental Surgery and vice chair for Surgical Research, and Seth Karp, MD, H. William Scott Jr. Professor of Surgery and chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences. (photo by Khristina Prince)

R. Daniel Beauchamp’s legacy shines at research symposium spotlighting investigations

Beauchamp Research Day honors his legacy and celebrates the achievements of others he inspired, collaborated with or advised.

By Jill Clendening

Where are all the Alzheimer’s drugs?

A new study will use innovative methods developed at VUMC to look for drugs already approved for other uses that could potentially be repurposed to treat Alzheimer’s.

By Paul Govern
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Blood formation and disorders expert Stuart Orkin to present Discovery Lecture March 27

Orkin’s research led to a gene therapy for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia; it is the first Food and Drug Administration-approved CRISPR-based gene therapy.

By Leigh MacMillan

Potential therapeutic for Duchenne muscular dystrophy takes step forward

Positive findings from a clinical trial support further study of the investigational drug ifetroban to treat cardiac complications, the leading cause of death in patients with DMD.

By Leigh MacMillan
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VUMC People

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Henry Rodes Hart Sr.

VUMC mourns loss of noted philanthropist Henry Rodes Hart Sr.

He and his wife, Patricia Ingram Hart, who died in 2022, endowed multiple chairs across the School of Medicine and Peabody College of Education and Human Development.

By Bill Snyder
Jeffrey Johns, MD. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Jeffery Johns elected chair of American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Johns is the medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital and the executive medical director of the Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine Patient Care Center at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH

VUMC’s Wesley Ely recognized by the American Thoracic Society

An internist, pulmonologist and critical care physician, Ely has focused on critically ill patients who suffer from delirium and who are at risk for long-term cognitive, functional and neuropsychological impairments.

By Bill Snyder
Nicole Werner, PhD

Nicole Werner named director of the Center for Research and Innovation in Systems Safety

CRISS uses a wide range of human factors and systems engineering, cognitive psychology, biomedical informatics and implementation science techniques to study performance during patient care.

By Erin Wides
Henry Rodes Hart Sr.

VUMC mourns loss of noted philanthropist Henry Rodes Hart Sr.

He and his wife, Patricia Ingram Hart, who died in 2022, endowed multiple chairs across the School of Medicine and Peabody College of Education and Human Development.

By Bill Snyder
Jeffrey Johns, MD. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Jeffery Johns elected chair of American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Johns is the medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital and the executive medical director of the Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine Patient Care Center at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH

VUMC’s Wesley Ely recognized by the American Thoracic Society

An internist, pulmonologist and critical care physician, Ely has focused on critically ill patients who suffer from delirium and who are at risk for long-term cognitive, functional and neuropsychological impairments.

By Bill Snyder
Nicole Werner, PhD

Nicole Werner named director of the Center for Research and Innovation in Systems Safety

CRISS uses a wide range of human factors and systems engineering, cognitive psychology, biomedical informatics and implementation science techniques to study performance during patient care.

By Erin Wides
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Pediatrics

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Daniel Benedetti, MD, MA

Benedetti, Doupnik and Hine elected to Society of Pediatric Research

The society provides a forum for young investigators to exchange ideas and encourages research that benefits the well-being of children.

By Christina Echegaray
Eunice Huang, MD, MS. (photo by Donn Jones)

Eunice Huang appointed to council of the American Board of Surgery

The council, which consists of about 35 ABS-certified surgeons, sets national standards for surgical education, assessment, certification and research priorities.

By Christina Echegaray

Primary Care Autism Team honored for developing new care pathway

“This program dramatically improved continuity of care, implementation of best practices, and patient/provider education.”

By Leigh MacMillan

Expanded space enhances care for pediatric cancer patients

The renovation will provide private infusion rooms and dedicated, tailored space for young children, teenagers and young adults, all of whom have different needs.

By Nancy Humphrey
Daniel Benedetti, MD, MA

Benedetti, Doupnik and Hine elected to Society of Pediatric Research

The society provides a forum for young investigators to exchange ideas and encourages research that benefits the well-being of children.

By Christina Echegaray
Eunice Huang, MD, MS. (photo by Donn Jones)

Eunice Huang appointed to council of the American Board of Surgery

The council, which consists of about 35 ABS-certified surgeons, sets national standards for surgical education, assessment, certification and research priorities.

By Christina Echegaray

Primary Care Autism Team honored for developing new care pathway

“This program dramatically improved continuity of care, implementation of best practices, and patient/provider education.”

By Leigh MacMillan

Expanded space enhances care for pediatric cancer patients

The renovation will provide private infusion rooms and dedicated, tailored space for young children, teenagers and young adults, all of whom have different needs.

By Nancy Humphrey
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