Year: 2012

December 6, 2012

Malin helps craft de-identification guidelines

A great deal of biomedical and health services research at some point involves record de-identification, whether it’s prior to the sharing of study data or, in the case of large patient databases, prior to the initial extraction of study data.

By Paul Govern

December 6, 2012

Research training program seeks global impact

For Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Ph.D. programs in the biomedical sciences, “diversity” means more than “international.”

By Bill Snyder

December 6, 2012

‘Longevity’ gene has role in bone loss

A gene associated with long life participates in the normal regulation of bone remodeling and may have a role in bone loss associated with aging.

By Leigh MacMillan

December 4, 2012

‘MLK Day: A View from the Pulpit’ scheduled for Jan. 21

By VUMC News and Communications

December 4, 2012

Vanderbilt again leaps onto hospital quality list

Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are among the nation’s 89 Leapfrog Top Hospitals for 2012.

By Paul Govern

December 3, 2012

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges caution during holiday decorating

By Craig Boerner

November 30, 2012

Nominate medical faculty or staff for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

By VUMC News and Communications

November 29, 2012

Massion named to lead Cancer Center’s Thoracic Program

Pierre Massion, M.D., associate professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology, has been named director of the Thoracic Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

By VUMC News and Communications

November 29, 2012

ADA, Vanderbilt united in fight against diabetes

The statistics are jarring. More than 25.8 million children and adults in the United States — 8.3 percent of the population — have diabetes. And predictions are that one in three people will have the chronic disease by 2050.

By Nancy Humphrey

November 29, 2012

Area employers learn more about affiliate network’s benefits

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and its network affiliates are working directly with employers in the region to improve health for health plan beneficiaries while bringing the overall cost of care under control.

By Paul Govern

November 29, 2012

Awards honor diabetes research contributions

The recent “Diabetes Day” symposium recognized two Vanderbilt trainees for their potential as future leaders in diabetes research and one longtime staff member for his service to the diabetes research community.

By Leigh MacMillan

November 29, 2012

Symposium highlights VU’s clinical, translational research

Nearly $5 million in internal pilot grants to jumpstart research projects. A tripling in the number of clinical and translational research publications. Novel research tools that have been snapped up by scientists around the world.