Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 236 of 390

Two researchers in white lab coats stand together in a medical research laboratory, with laboratory equipment and shelves in the background.
May 14, 2015

Jansen’s cancer research efforts garner recognition

Valerie Malyvanh Jansen, M.D., Ph.D., a third-year medical oncology fellow, recently received several national awards and grants, as well as a Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center fellowship, in recognition of her translational cancer research.

Portrait of Daniel Beauchamp, MD, wearing glasses, a tan suit, and blue tie in front of bookshelves.
May 14, 2015

American Surgical Association lauds VUMC’s Beauchamp

R. Daniel Beauchamp, M.D., chair of the Section of Surgical Sciences and the John Clinton Foshee Distinguished Professor of Surgery, was selected to receive the 2015 Flance-Karl Award from the American Surgical Association (ASA).

Three graduates pose outdoors in academic regalia in front of a stone-arched building. Irene Mathieu stands at left, Bojana Jovanovic at center, and Alexandra Thompson Bateman at right.
May 7, 2015

Photo: Commencement ready

Friday’s commencement schedule.

Three adults pose in a classroom in front of a chalkboard; the woman in the center holds a small award presented by the woman on the left, while a man stands beside them.
May 7, 2015

Photo: Postdoc research awards

Ashley Stokes, Ph.D., postdoctoral research fellow in the Institute of Imaging Science, received the 2015 Postdoc of the Year award last week at the annual Postdoctoral Research and Shared Resources Symposium in Light Hall.

May 7, 2015

Three from VUMC honored by NBJ for community health contributions

Three members of the Vanderbilt community were recently named to Nashville Business Journal’s 2015 class of Health Care Heroes.

Backlit hand holding a clear petri dish with several small colonies or spots visible inside.
May 7, 2015

Task force named to prioritize Academic Strategic Plan health initiatives

A new faculty task force has been appointed to prioritize and refine the eight health-related initiatives in the Academic Strategic Plan and to inventory existing health-related interdisciplinary centers and institutes at Vanderbilt.