Bill Snyder

February 12, 2024

VISTA grant to fund hospital-based research training in heart, lung, blood, sleep disorders

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a federal grant to establish a first-of-its-kind training program in patient-oriented and health systems research focused on acute heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders in the hospital setting.

By Bill Snyder
February 7, 2024

Vanderbilt nanodrug may be a paradigm shift for cancer

A multidisciplinary research team at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has discovered a new way to kill a tumor by disrupting its acidic “microenvironment” without harming normal tissue.

By Bill Snyder
February 7, 2024

VUMC study finds molecular switch key to repair of kidney damage

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified Rac1, a molecular switch that regulates the actin cytoskeleton of epithelial cells in the collecting ducts, as a driver of post-obstructive kidney repair.

By Bill Snyder
February 1, 2024

A biomarker for early Type 2 diabetes

Genetic analyses suggest that branched chain amino acids may be a sensitive biomarker of early or subclinical Type 2 diabetes and could be used to identify risk and implement preventive measures.

By Bill Snyder
January 30, 2024

3D brain mapping opens a window to the aging brain

By mapping brain activity in three dimensions, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have achieved a more detailed picture of how the brain changes with age.

By Bill Snyder
January 30, 2024

Four physician-scientists from VUMC receive national early-career awards

Four Vanderbilt physician-scientists have received awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

By Bill Snyder
January 29, 2024

Nominations sought for the 2024 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

Nominations for the 2024 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science are now being accepted. The nomination deadline is Feb. 29.
By Bill Snyder
January 24, 2024

Stokes Peebles appointed to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council

Vanderbilt's Stokes Peebles, MD, has been appointed to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council.
By Bill Snyder
January 18, 2024

Beloved VUMC colleague and acclaimed scientist David Robertson mourned

David Robertson, MD, a beloved leader and mentor, and a pioneer in the clinical research of blood pressure disorders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 12 at his home in Nashville. He was 76.
By Bill Snyder and Nancy Humphrey
January 16, 2024

Following the clues through time: Old mummies, old bones and old teeth lead to new insight into disease for Katherine Van Schaik

Radiology fellow moves from present-day patients to historical artifacts to understand health and illness
By Bill Snyder
January 11, 2024

Comprehensive Care Clinic’s Ruby Gala set for Feb. 10

The Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic, Nashville’s original nonprofit medical home for people living with HIV, will hold its annual Ruby Gala on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, at Marathon Music Works.
By Bill Snyder
January 11, 2024

VUMC’s James Nichols to lead lab standards institute

James Nichols, PhD, medical director of Clinical Chemistry and Point-of-Care Testing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has begun a two-year term as president of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.
By Bill Snyder