Year: 2012 Archive — Page 32 of 50

A man wearing glasses and a white laboratory coat stands in a research laboratory; the coat is embroidered “Mohamed Hassanein, MD” and “Allergy/Pulmonary.”
August 2, 2012

VICC’s Hassanein lands lung cancer research grant

Mohamed Hassanein, Ph.D., research instructor in Pulmonary Medicine, has received a Career Development Award from the LUNGevity Foundation to work on the development of noninvasive tests to help diagnose lung cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Five smiling students stand indoors, holding open white medical coats to show their clothing underneath. An escalator and other people are visible in the background.
August 2, 2012

VUSM’s class of 2016 gets a jump on medical studies

July 23 was the first day of class for the VUSM class of 2016, a little more than a week earlier than the start of last year’s classes.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 2, 2012

Proteins may point way to new prostate cancer drug targets

Two proteins that act in opposing directions – one that promotes cancer and one that suppresses cancer — regulate the same set of genes in prostate cancer, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have found.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Microscopic view of loosely arranged pink connective tissue with thin fibers and scattered dark purple cell nuclei.
August 2, 2012

VU study reveals connective tissue’s reinforcing ‘rivet’

An ancient enzyme that can be traced back 500 million years forms the chemical “rivet” that reinforces connective tissue throughout the body, Vanderbilt University researchers reported this week.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 2, 2012

Heart Walk seeking team captains

By Kathy Whitney
Two men in suits shake hands onstage during an AIDS 2012 award ceremony. The projection behind them reads “AIDS 2012” and “Washington DC USA,” with partial award-related text visible; several people stand in the background.
August 2, 2012

VU research shines at international AIDS meet

Vanderbilt University’s Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.D., MPH, DrPH, received the IAS/ANRS Young Investigator Award at the International AIDS Conference last week in Washington, D.C.

By Bill Snyder