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Warm Fleece Meets Cool Science

Alpacas unlock potential of tiny but powerful nanobodies. Today, alpacas are fueling nanobody research across the Vanderbilt campus and around the world.

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Warm Fleece Meets Cool Science

Alpacas unlock potential of tiny but powerful nanobodies. Today, alpacas are fueling nanobody research across the Vanderbilt campus and around the world.

Features

Paging Dr. AI?

Vanderbilt Health thoughtfully transforms data into precision care

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A Place for Healing

The planned pediatric inpatient rehabilitation unit at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will be first of its kind in Tennessee.

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Trans-Atlantic partnership builds on already established exchanges

Vanderbilt deepens collaboration with Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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So Much More Than Fun and Games

College Cup showdown transforms friendly competition into lifelong connections

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Renewed Life for Failing Hearts

Medical team brings hope with innovative artificial valves, clinical trials

Around the Medical Campus

Recent news and happenings from Vanderbilt Health

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Jim Ayers Tower welcomes patients

By Jill Clendening
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$20 million grant supports sweeping study of human viruses

By Paul Govern
Members of the Vanderbilt Health team are evaluating the efficacy of the immunomodulatory drug baricitinib for treating the persistent neurological and cardiopulmonary symptoms of long COVID. (photo by Donn Jones)

Vanderbilt Health to lead expanded multisite study of immunomodulation in long COVID

By Jill Clendening

SPORE grant funds $12 million for colorectal cancer research

By Tom Wilemon
Taylor Swift, longtime friend of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, is pictured here at the 2016 grand opening of the hospital’s Seacrest Studios.

Taylor Swift spreads hope to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt with recent gifts

By Jessica Pasley

More From This Issue

From the Dean

Letter from the Dean

Achieving through innovation

Q+A

Interview with Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI

An important update on early-onset cancers

Did you know?

Vanderbilt Transplant Center

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center is now the largest transplant center in the country by volume, according to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing.

In My Life

Leslie Grissim, MA, CCLS

Meet facility dog coordinator, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Primary handler for Canine Clinicians team member Squid

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Class Notes

Alumni News

Alumni Letter

A note from Sarah Creekmore Woodall

Alumni News

Spring 2026 Class Notes

Alumni achievements and accolades listed by class, as well as deaths noted since the previous issue of Vanderbilt Medicine.

Faces and Places

Spring 2026 Faces and Places

Photos from alumni.

Alumni Profile

Alumni Profile: Josh Denny, BS’98, MD’03, HO/FE, MS’07, FAC

Harnessing data for better health and health care

Alumni Profile

Alumni Profile: Robert Rosenfeld, MA’73, MD’94

Life took Rosenfeld from teaching and fighting fires to a rewarding career as an OB-GYN

Alumni News

Giving in Action: Steven J. Eskind, MD

Endowing a Legacy

Alumni News

Giving in Action: Martha Presley Tran and Danny Tran

Fighting Student Debt

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