VUMC News and Communications

April 21, 2016

Honoring Blakely

Meagan Quinlan, a Pharmacology graduate student in the laboratory of Randy Blakely, Ph.D., honored her mentor Tuesday during the 25th Annual Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum in Light Hall.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 21, 2016

VICC’s Annual Scientific Retreat set for May 6

Scientists, physicians, staff members and patients interested in the latest in cancer research are invited to attend the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Annual Scientific Retreat to be held Friday, May 6, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Vanderbilt University Student Life Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 21, 2016

Evans lands health IT honor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Nancy Evans has been named one of the most powerful women in health care information technology for 2016 by Health Data Management magazine. In all, 75 women were named to this year’s list.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 21, 2016

Low’s Discovery Lecture

Philip Low, Ph.D., who directs the Purdue Center for Drug Discovery, spoke about ligand-targeted therapeutic and imaging agents for multiple diseases at his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 21, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: Zero-energy home and zero-emission microbrewery designs part of Vanderbilt engineering school’s Design Day

A number of exciting projects are among the 74 design projects featured at the School of Engineering’s annual Design Day, including zero-energy home designs and a solar-powered desalination system.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 20, 2016

How strep grabs on to platelets

New structural details of the binding of the bacterium Streptococcus sanguinis to platelets may offer new therapeutics for life-threatening cardiovascular infections.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 18, 2016

Orange Alert in effect for VUMC phones

By VUMC News and Communications
April 15, 2016

Employee Appreciation Picnic set for May 13 and 17

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center will jointly host the 2016 Employee Appreciation Picnic May 13 and 17, with off-campus deliveries scheduled for May 12 and 13.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 15, 2016

Mechanism of a DNA repair protein

Vanderbilt investigators have discovered details about the mechanism of an important DNA repair protein that maintains genome stability.
By Sanjay Mishra
April 14, 2016

Marnett named dean of basic sciences for School of Medicine

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente announced today that Lawrence J. Marnett will be named dean of basic sciences in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine at the time of the legal separation of the university and Medical Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 14, 2016

Vanderbilt Anesthesia broadens global efforts

Vanderbilt International Anesthesia (VIA) is developing interactive curricula and training providers who will practice around the world.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 14, 2016

Switching breast cancer off

Signaling by a receptor that is overexpressed in aggressive forms of breast cancer has been linked to glutamine metabolism, suggesting new anti-cancer therapeutic targets.
By Marilyn Holt
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