Month: June 2013

June 11, 2013

Vanderbilt mourns ‘consummate scientist’ Cunningham

A memorial service for Leon W. Cunningham, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Calvary United Methodist Church at 3701 Hillsboro Road in Nashville.

By Bill Snyder
June 10, 2013

Cal Turner Fellows laid groundwork on Nashville housing fund

A group of Cal Turner Fellows who brought renewed attention through a two-year research project to Nashville’s dire need for more affordable housing help lay the foundation for Mayor Karl Dean’s recent announcement on a housing trust fund.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 10, 2013

Factor’s yin-yang tumor effects

A factor produced by most malignant cells can both promote and inhibit tumor growth – an insight that is critical to using cancer drugs developed to block this factor.

By Leigh MacMillan
time lapse traffic
June 7, 2013

Autism speeds motion perception

Children with autism spectrum disorder are better at perceiving the motion of certain objects than are typically developing children their age.

By Bill Snyder
June 6, 2013

Division of Trauma holds free course at rural hospitals

By VUMC News and Communications
June 6, 2013

LifeFlight receives multiple ‘Star of Life’ awards

By Jerry Jones
June 6, 2013

Buntin to chair new Department of Health Policy

Melinda Buntin, Ph.D., deputy assistant director for Health at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), will become chair of the new Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in late August.
By Nancy Humphrey
June 6, 2013

Event highlights crucial role of philanthropy at VUMC

Individuals who provide annual philanthropic support for key areas at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were recognized at the Canby Robinson Society Reception on May 21.
By Kathy Whitney
June 6, 2013

Care coordination program eases children’s stress

When Melissa and Luke Allen of Cookeville learned that their five-year-old daughter, Annie Lou, needed eye surgery in addition to surgery to repair double hernias, they were overwhelmed.
By Jill Clendening
June 6, 2013

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society honors Ohi’s research

Puck Ohi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, has received the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society SCHOLAR award for his research on the role of enzymes that affect cell division, which has implications for treating cancer and blood disorders like leukemia and lymphoma.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 6, 2013

McBride’s fans band together to support cancer research efforts

On Tuesday, award-winning country music star Martina McBride and a group of her fans presented a check for $40,550 in support of cancer research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 6, 2013

VUH named among safest U.S. hospitals

Vanderbilt University Hospital recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Score from the Leapfrog Group, placing VUH among the safest hospitals in the nation.
By Paul Govern