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DNA sequence visualization
April 1, 2016

New role identified for p73 gene

The p73 gene is required for the generation of cilia – hair-like projections on cells – findings that could have implications for the study of lung diseases and sterility.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2016

Music is Medicine fundraiser April 7 features winner of ‘The Voice,’ benefits Children’s Hospital

The annual Music is Medicine fundraiser benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is April 7 at the Loveless Barn, featuring the winner of Season 4 of The Voice, Danielle Bradbery.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2016

Cadaver Ball 2016

Students, faculty and administrators of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine took over Marathon Music Works in downtown Nashville recently for the annual Cadaver Ball.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2016

Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus, Allergy Program sees uptick in alpha-gal syndrome

Vanderbilt’s Asthma, Sinus, and Allergy Program has seen an increase in the number of patients being treated for alpha-gal syndrome, commonly known as the red meat allergy linked to tick bites.
March 31, 2016

Patient encourages early screening for colon cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center patient encourages early screening for colon cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2016

VICC to benefit from upcoming Kenny Chesney concert at Auburn

The Chicken Salad Chick Foundation has named Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center as one of the beneficiaries of funds raised at the inaugural Music & Miracles Superfest, featuring singer Kenny Chesney.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2016

Powers receives award from Nutrition and Dietetics association

James Powers, M.D., associate professor of Medicine and chief of Geriatric Medicine at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center, was recently named to receive the Iris Award from the Nashville Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 30, 2016

Get a free Ben & Jerry’s cone, support Project SEARCH April 12

Enjoy Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day April 12 and support Project SEARCH, a program housed at Vanderbilt that provides free on-the-job training and job placement to people living with disabilities.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 28, 2016

Churchwell to discuss ‘Creativity and Applied Physics’ April 11

Dr. André Churchwell, senior associate dean for diversity affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will share his personal insights on the role of art in all of its creative forms and its relationship to applied physics in the solution of humankind’s medical woes when he delivers the next installment of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series April 11.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 28, 2016

Mellon Foundation awards $1.5 million to Vanderbilt for new Center for Digital Humanities

Vanderbilt University has received a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a new Center for Digital Humanities. The trans-institutional initiative will further Vanderbilt’s commitment to becoming a national hub of innovative digital humanities scholarship.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 24, 2016

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD celebrates Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month, and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders is preparing a series of events to increase autism awareness and promote acceptance and inclusion in the community.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 24, 2016

Singer’s concert honors care received at Cancer Center

A cancer patient’s gratitude toward his Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) physician led to a star-studded concert to benefit the Cancer Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
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