Vanderbilt University Medical Center is ready for its eighth annual mass influenza vaccination event, set for Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the area between Light Hall and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.

The money is still rolling in, but it appears that the Greater Nashville Heart Walk will raise close to $2 million in its fight against heart disease and stroke as well as provide funding for public and professional education and community service programs.

The research suggests that metformin should be further studied clinically for the prevention of liver cancer.

A protein called IRTKS helps build the microvilli that form the border of cells in the intestines, explaining why the protein is a frequent target of gut pathogens.

Members of the Byrd family gathered at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center recently to dedicate a portrait of the late Benjamin F. Byrd Jr., MD, a founding member and first chair of the Cancer Center’s Board of Overseers.

Nominations are being sought for the Levi Watkins Jr., MD, Faculty Award and the Levi Watkins Jr., MD, Student Award.