Bill Snyder

December 19, 2013

Ancient chemical bond may aid cancer therapy: study

A chemical bond discovered by Vanderbilt University scientists that is essential for animal life and which hastened the “dawn of the animal kingdom” could lead to new therapies for cancer and other diseases.

By Bill Snyder
December 19, 2013

VUMC positioned to meet challenges ahead: Balser

Jeff Balser, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, announced Wednesday that workforce reduction efforts announced in September at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are completed.

By Bill Snyder
December 19, 2013

Biodegradable scaffold may spur wound healing

Biomedical and chemical engineers at Vanderbilt University, working with a pathologist, have constructed a sponge-like, biodegradable tissue “scaffold” that releases an enzyme-blocking molecule to indirectly activate endogenous pathways and enhance tissue regeneration and wound healing.

By Bill Snyder
December 18, 2013

VUMC positioned to meet challenges ahead: Balser

“The downsizing effort is over.” With those words, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, announced Wednesday that workforce reduction efforts announced in September at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are completed.

By Bill Snyder
December 5, 2013

Day of events highlights efforts to fight diabetes

Vanderbilt University’s contributions to the field of diabetes — past and present — were celebrated recently during the annual Diabetes Day at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center.

By Bill Snyder
December 5, 2013

UCSF’s Puck set for next Discovery Lecture

Jennifer Puck, M.D., an expert on human primary immunodeficiencies at the University of California, San Francisco, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 12.

By Bill Snyder
December 5, 2013

Brain research foundation lauds VU’s Winder, Park

Vanderbilt University’s Danny Winder, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, is among 15 scientists nationwide to receive NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grants this fall for their “cutting-edge” research.
By Bill Snyder
December 5, 2013

Davies named Physician Assistant of the Year

Luda Davies, clinical instructor in Surgery in the outpatient surgery clinic at the Nashville campus of the Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, has been named Physician Assistant of the Year by the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants.
By Bill Snyder
December 2, 2013

VU researchers report G protein advancement that could lead to more effective drugs

Thanks in part to a computer program named “Rosetta,” Vanderbilt University researchers are closer to understanding how the ubiquitous G protein is activated – a discovery that could lead to the design of more specific and effective drugs.
By Bill Snyder
November 25, 2013

Vanderbilt celebrates 18 elected fellows of the AAAS

Eighteen academic and administrative leaders at Vanderbilt University have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year.
By Bill Snyder
November 21, 2013

Winder named associate director of MSTP program

Danny Winder, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, has been appointed associate director of the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), which enables future leaders in academic medicine to earn both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.
By Bill Snyder
November 14, 2013

Diabetes Center to celebrate major milestones

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center is celebrating two significant milestones this month.
By Bill Snyder