Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 2 of 83

March 23, 2026

Friends & Fashion event celebrates healing, style and community support for pediatric patients

The annual event supports vital programs and family resources at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

March 18, 2026

Motor protein plays key role in intestinal stem cell identity, function

Study findings suggest a new therapeutic approach for a rare digestive disorder, microvillus inclusion disease.

March 12, 2026

Ion channel scientist David Clapham to deliver Discovery Lecture April 2

Over the course of his 50-year career, Clapham made fundamental contributions to the discovery and characterization of ion channels — proteins that allow charged particles (ions) to move across cell membranes.

March 11, 2026

Updated terminology guide explains Vanderbilt Health’s facility names and acronyms

It’s important for any organization’s long-term success for everyone to be able to speak the same language, whether we are speaking with each other or communicating with the public. This document provides a guide for accurately doing so for internal uses.

Mariana Byndloss, DVM, PhD
March 10, 2026

Mariana Byndloss named NAS Frontiers of Science Fellow

The National Academy of Sciences’ program identifies future leaders of science and brings them together to develop their leadership potential.

March 3, 2026

Vanderbilt Health and Bertis establish collaboration for cancer drug discovery

The collaboration will integrate Vanderbilt Health’s Molecular AI Initiative capabilities with Bertis’ deep proteomics and AI-enabled technologies to identify novel therapeutic targets and predictive biomarkers.