Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 245 of 390

A doctor in a white coat speaks with a seated male patient and a woman in a medical examination room; another woman sits between them.
January 29, 2015

New therapy options enhance prostate cancer treatment

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) patient William Ostman smiled while gazing into a camera lens and declared, “I am a prostate cancer survivor.”

Fluorescence microscopy image showing pancreatic tissue structures against a black background, with cells highlighted in blue, red, and green.
January 29, 2015

Grant bolsters pancreatic cancer drug discovery efforts

The Lustgarten Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million Research Investigator Grant to Stephen Fesik, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Chemistry, for research designed to discover new drugs for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Aerial view of Vanderbilt University buildings, including a large white building marked “Vanderbilt,” with a dense city skyline in the background.
January 29, 2015

Vice chancellor shares next steps in VU-VUMC transition

Vanderbilt department heads gathered for a meeting Jan. 22 were given more information on the plan to establish Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center as separate legal and financial entities.

Vanderbilt University building with a tall red-brick clock tower, viewed through leafless trees beneath a clear blue sky.
January 28, 2015

TIPS, Chancellor Faculty Fellow applications under review

Submissions and nominations for two new programs launched under the Academic Strategic Plan—Trans-institutional Programs, or TIPS, and the Chancellor’s Faculty Fellows Program—are in the midst of review by faculty from across the university.

Scanning of a human brain by X-rays
January 26, 2015

Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play

Black-and-white close-up of a newborn’s hand resting on an adult’s finger, beside a colorful bear graphic labeled “HOMEWARD BOUND.”
January 23, 2015

Homeward Bound: A Nurse-Parent Partnership