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The study team included, from left, Paula Gonzalez-Ericsson, MD, Xiaopeng Sun, Justin Balko, PharmD, PhD, and Brandie Taylor, MS. (photo by Donn Jones)

Vulnerability found in immunotherapy-resistant triple-negative breast cancer

Oct. 4, 2023—Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a druggable target on natural killer cells that could potentially trigger a therapeutic response in patients with immunotherapy-resistant, triple-negative breast cancer.

Golden Perks program gives VUMC employees 15% Predators tickets, other Bridgestone Arena events

Oct. 3, 2023—VUMC employees are eligible for the Nashville Predators’ Golden Perks program, which gives a 15% discount on tickets for Predators’ games as well as discounts on other Bridgestone Arena events. For opening night, Oct. 12, against the Seattle Kraken, the discount is even more: 25%. The link for the Golden Perks site is here. This...

New directorship holder are: (front row, from left) Jonathan Soslow, MD, MSCI; Jill Simmons, MD; Lori Jordan, MD, PhD; Janice Law, MD; Angela Jefferson, PhD; Carrie Menser, MD; Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, DrPH, MPH; Tracy Frech, MD, MSCI; Peter Embí, MD, MS, (back row, from left) Meredith Pugh, MD, MSCI; Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS; Harvey Murff, MD, MPH; John Graves, PhD; Paul Sternberg Jr., MD; Joshua Robinson, OD; Fabien Maldonado, MD, MSc; Jonathan Brown, MD; Lori Ann Kehler, OD; and Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD. (photo by Donn Jones)

Directorships honor leaders, philanthropic partners

Oct. 3, 2023—Nineteen leaders have been named as holders of directorships at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Sandy Bledsoe to step down from VUMC Risk and Insurance Management role

Oct. 3, 2023—Sandy Bledsoe, RN, BSN, ARM, MA, Vice President, Risk and Insurance Management for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be stepping down from her role in January 2024.

Levi Watkins Jr., MD Lecture set for Oct. 24

Oct. 3, 2023—The 22nd annual Levi Watkins Jr., MD Lecture will be held Tuesday, Oct. 24, at noon in 208 Light Hall.

VUMC’s new automated biobanking system can store as many as 10 million biospecimens.

Research fellowship for genetic counselors established at Vanderbilt

Oct. 3, 2023—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has received a grant to establish a research fellowship for genetic counselors that will prepare them to contribute more fully to the advancement of personalized medicine.

New “DNA” podcast season explores how to harness change, ideas to improve business and medicine

Oct. 2, 2023—Go to your favorite podcast channel right now to subscribe and listen to the first episode of Season 4!

VUMC in the news, Oct. 3, 2023

Sep. 29, 2023—The VUMC Voice story about Tommy and Virginia Stevens, both 91, who had been married 69 years and who were holding hands in side-by-side beds in the Palliative Care unit, was picked up by local and national media outlets, including WSMV Channel 4 News, The Tennessean, The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, The Messenger, Fox 5...

Office of Clinical and Research Safety N95 fit testing fairs announced

Sep. 29, 2023—Website link: https://www.vumc.org/safety/clinical/n-95-respirator-program

Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology seminar to feature Calico Labs’ Carmela Sidrauski, Oct. 4

Sep. 29, 2023—The Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology (VICB) Seminar on Oct. 4 will feature Carmela Sidrauski of Calico Labs. Her topic will be, “The Integrated Stress Response in Health and Disease,” and the seminar begins at 12:15 p.m. in 1220 MRB III.

Sage Davis, 4, observes microbial “snakes” and “space bears” (tardigrades) under the microscope with his parents, Corinne and Gerald.

Educational event zooms in on complex world of microbes

Sep. 29, 2023—More than 100 children and their families attended the sixth annual MEGAMicrobe community science recently at Gower Elementary School in Nashville.

AT&T service downtime to be Oct. 10 & 11; affects cellular and push-to-talk service

Sep. 29, 2023—There is a scheduled AT&T DAS (Distributed Antenna System) downtime outage beginning on Tuesday, Oct.10, at 8 p.m. CDT and continuing until 6 a.m. CDT on Oct. 11. This planned outage will affect AT&T cellular and push-to-talk connectivity throughout the main VUMC campus. Before and during the outage, VUMC IT advises department leaders and employees...

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center to begin estimating prevalence of cerebral palsy in Middle Tennessee

Sep. 29, 2023—Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders has received funding to monitor and estimate prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) in Middle Tennessee.

VUMC IT downtime notification: Tecsys service update and Workday quarterly service update to be Oct. 21

Sep. 29, 2023—Tecsys and Workday will experience an outage due to downtime for service updates and maintenance on Oct. 21. These systems will be unavailable for the respective time frames specified below. As a result, take the appropriate measures for business continuity based on the downtime procedure related to the application. Tecsys Tecsys will be down...

The event is an opportunity for critical care nurse practitioners and physician assistants to receive specialized critical care training to improve patient care. (photo by Donn Jones)

‘Boot camp’ draws critical care nurses from across nation

Sep. 28, 2023—Nurse practitioners and physician assistants from around the country recently attended Vanderbilt's 12th annual ACNP/PA Critical Care Boot Camp.