Paul Govern Archive — Page 1 of 55

October 19, 2026

Paul Harris elected to National Academy of Medicine

Harris was elected “For designing, engineering, and disseminating leading technologies that support diverse biomedical research at scale.”

By Paul Govern
October 13, 2026

Michael McCann named Brock Family Center’s 2026 Innovator of the Year

A Hospital Medicine program developed by Michael McCann and colleagues helps patients with multiple comorbidities reduce their hospital stays. It’s now being offered to other hospitals through a commercial spinoff called Juliana.  

By Paul Govern
Red baseball cap overlapping a large black capital letter R.
October 6, 2026

Behind eMERGE’s genetic risk reports, a data platform built at Vanderbilt Health

A recent study shows what’s involved in bringing polygenic risk to bear in chronic disease clinical decision-making.

By Paul Govern
Futuristic medical illustration showing a tablet with glowing DNA strands, three medicine vials, a syringe, a human figure, a DNA icon, and a magnifying glass on a digital blue interface.
October 6, 2026

Vanderbilt Health to lead initiative to get genomics toward the clinic via machine learning and AI  

There are many more known pathogenic gene variants than there are clinical solutions for dealing with them. A new Vanderbilt Health-led NIH-funded research consortium will use machine learning and AI to help usher in genome-informed clinical decision support.

By Paul Govern
The Innovation Clinic entrance on the first floor of the Medical Arts Building. (photo by Susan Urmy)
September 10, 2026

Innovation Clinic doubles as a working clinic and a proving ground

“The most innovative thing about this clinic is that it exists in the first place. … Now we have a dedicated pilot site for every new thing we want to test.”

By Paul Govern
Stylized black letter R wearing a red baseball cap against a blurred multicolored abstract background.
September 7, 2026

REDCap adds generative AI tools, with human oversight built in

Institutions were advised to connect REDCap to their own institutionally managed, secure generative AI service.

By Paul Govern