Eric Skaar wins National Academy of Sciences award

Skaar, who directs the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, is being recognized for “pioneering work at the intersection of nutrition and infectious diseases.”

STAR Clinical Research Network quarterly update to be Jan. 23

MyHealth Bundles program expands to VTHH, VBCH

VUMC health plan members can now access the MyMaternity Health and MyOrthoHealth bundles at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital in Tullahoma and the MyWeightLoss-Surgical Weight Loss Bundle at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville.

VUMC part of multisite team investigating genetic markers of anorexia nervosa

With funding from the newly established Sarah Kyle Anorexia Nervosa Research Foundation, the researchers hope to identify biomarkers that will point to novel targets for prevention and treatment.

What’s all the tuft about?

Vanderbilt researchers used advanced imaging techniques to detail the microscopic structure of intestinal tuft cells, highlighting their unique organization of the structural protein actin.

Novel genetics approach enhances discovery of disease risk genes

VUMC researchers applied the new approach to large GWAS datasets for breast, prostate and lung cancers, and three brain disorders.