Leigh MacMillan

December 19, 2025

IACUC Chair Ron Emeson retires from decades-long career devoted to science, students and service

Emeson has been on the Vanderbilt University faculty for nearly 35 years and has led the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee since 2008.

By Leigh MacMillan
December 11, 2025

Kellie Pearson single-handedly manages administrative tasks for the 170-person Monroe Carell pharmacy team

The Credo Award winner tells the team: “You take care of the babies; I can take care of the rest of this.”

By Leigh MacMillan
December 3, 2025

Large-scale integration of genomics, proteomics and clinical records identifies cancer risk proteins and potential therapeutics

A new study identifies previously unreported protein biomarkers and candidate drug targets across six major cancer types and highlights approved drugs with potential cancer preventive effects.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 6, 2025

Inflammatory marker could predict response to therapy in bladder pain syndrome

Patients with chronic bladder pain syndrome who had higher baseline levels of the inflammatory molecule IL-1beta had greater overall improvement following cognitive behavioral therapy.

By Georgia Caso
November 3, 2025

Prescribing with purpose

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study finds unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in hospitalized children and highlights opportunity for antibiotic stewardship.

By Chelsea N. Campbell
October 20, 2025

Collaborative forms to better predict, prevent and treat Type 1 diabetes

The new project will map Type 1 diabetes progression using multimodal artificial intelligence alongside a wide range of health data.

October 15, 2025

New NCI-funded project targets polyp recurrence to prevent colon cancer

The researchers anticipate that their findings will inform personalized colorectal polyp surveillance, guide therapeutic prevention strategies, and ultimately reduce the burden of colorectal cancer nationwide.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 9, 2025

Mariana Byndloss honored by microbiology society

Byndloss, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018, studies the links between the gut microbiota (the microorganisms that reside in the intestines), host metabolism and disease.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 7, 2025

Human milk pasteurization method impacts preterm infant microbiome

Researchers used whole-metagenome sequencing to assess the composition, diversity and functional enrichment of the preterm infant gut microbiome — the microorganisms that aid digestion, immune function and metabolism.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 1, 2025

Autism, acetaminophen and leucovorin information and FAQs

September 23, 2025

Expert interview: Personalized cellular immunotherapy

By Leigh MacMillan
September 22, 2025

NIH grant renewal signals bright outlook for Vanderbilt vision research

The Vanderbilt Vision Research Center was founded in 1989 and secured the National Eye Institute core grant that still supports it; the grant will provide approximately $3.3 million over the current five-year funding period.
By Leigh MacMillan