Author: VUMC News and Communications
Doug the Pug visits
Feb. 27, 2020—Internet sensation Doug the Pug, who recently starred in a Super Bowl commercial, visited patients and families in Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
REDCap Day 2020
Feb. 27, 2020—Researchers gathered Feb. 25 in Light Hall for presentations in celebration of VUMC’s fourth annual REDCap Day. REDCap (short for Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
Bordenstein honored by Genetics Society of America
Feb. 27, 2020—The Genetics Society of America has recognized Seth Bordenstein, PhD, an evolutionary geneticist and microbiologist at Vanderbilt, for an initiative that brings real-world scientific research into middle school, high school and college biology classes.
Locksley’s Discovery Lecture
Feb. 27, 2020—Richard Locksley, MD, spoke about his allergic diseases research during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Here, he poses for a photo with VUMC’s Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH.
Mt. Juliet clinics debut
Feb. 27, 2020—Officials with Vanderbilt Health and the Mt. Juliet Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon last week to celebrate the opening of the new Mt. Juliet Walk-in and Primary Care clinics.
Shade Tree Trot set to raise funds for student-run clinic
Feb. 26, 2020—The 12th annual Shade Tree Trot, presented by Messer Construction and Synovus Bank, is set for Saturday, April 18, at 9 a.m. on the Vanderbilt campus.
Looking through MudPIT for protein interactions
Feb. 25, 2020—The identification of novel protein interactions and sites of modification in proteins involved in mRNA translation adds to understanding of a process that is an important therapeutic target.
Eligible physicians can vote in U.S. News “Best Hospitals” survey
Feb. 21, 2020—Annual voting is now open for U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” for both adult and children's specialties. Survey responses account for approximately one-third of the overall score for each ranked specialty.
It takes a village
Feb. 20, 2020—The 59th annual Christmas Village, a three-day November shopping extravaganza organized by the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, raised $530,600 to benefit the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and other Pi Beta Phi philanthropies.
A key to calcium signaling
Feb. 11, 2020—Erkan Karakas and colleagues used cryo-electron microscopy to determine structural details of a calcium channel protein that has numerous cell signaling roles.
Hall of Fame company
Feb. 7, 2020—Hall of Fame wide receiver Raymond Berry wore a tie honoring VUMC when he was named to the NFL’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team and was recognized at the Super Bowl in Miami on Feb. 2.
Vanderbilt Health to be featured on local portion of Super Bowl broadcast
Jan. 29, 2020—Nashville area television viewers will see Vanderbilt Health featured during Sunday’s Super Bowl.
