Year: 2023

February 20, 2023

Probing hellbender health

Understanding how hellbenders — large, fully aquatic salamanders — fight fungal pathogens and disease is important for protecting these unique stream predators; Vanderbilt researchers add new insights.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 17, 2023

Sullivan named Chief Pharmacy Officer

Mark Sullivan, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, has been promoted from associate chief pharmacy officer to chief pharmacy officer.

By Danny Bonvissuto
February 17, 2023

MyWorkday Super Users and at-the-elbow support will help support program success; Roster still open for support of Tecsys implementation

By VUMC News and Communications
February 17, 2023

Training for MyWorkday project now available in Learning Exchange

By Wayne Wood
February 17, 2023

VUMC in the news, Feb. 21, 2023

February 16, 2023

January 2023 VUMC-wide Policy & SOP Bulletin now published

February 16, 2023

Breast cancer genetics: new insights

Largest genetic study of breast cancer to date identifies 222 genetic risk loci, 137 genes and multiple signaling pathways associated with risk, providing important new insights.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 16, 2023

Targeted therapy for neuroendocrine tumors

Cancer therapies that target VEGF receptor appear safe and effective for patients with pancreatic and non-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, meta-analysis of phase 2/3 clinical trials demonstrates.
By Kelsey Pinckard
February 16, 2023

Research network yields significant findings related to obesity

By Jill Clendening
February 16, 2023

Tennessee Advanced Communications Network expands to include state hospital systems

Vanderbilt University Medical Center to be an early adopter as a hospital system integrating the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network into its existing network of emergency providers for redundancy communications in the event of a disaster.
By Craig Boerner
February 16, 2023

Patient undergoes novel therapy to treat pancreatic cancer

Maudean Armour of Clarksville, Tennessee, is the first patient in Tennessee to undergo intraoperative radiotherapy for pancreatic cancer — a new technology that targets any remaining cancer cells with electrons during surgery.
By Tom Wilemon
February 16, 2023

Tindle authors NCI guidance on treatment of cancer patients who smoke

Vanderbilt's Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, was one of the key contributors to the new Tobacco Control Monograph from the National Cancer Institute.
By Tom Wilemon
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