VUMC News and Communications

February 12, 2015

BlackHawk’s Cancer Center support reaches milestone

Country music group BlackHawk recently presented a check for $20,000 to Harold (Hal) Moses, M.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and director emeritus of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), in support of cancer research.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 10, 2015

Targeting HIV’s “cap”

New findings underscore the attractiveness of the HIV capsid – the structure that encloses the viral genome – as a therapeutic target.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2015

Gene profile predicts metastasis

A specific gene expression profile represents a novel, biologically relevant “signature” for identifying colon cancers with high risk of metastatic recurrence, Vanderbilt researchers have found.

By Yan Su
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (far left) joins Vanderbilt students for Dance Marathon's Big Event 2015. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt)
February 9, 2015

Dance Marathon raises big money for Children’s Hospital

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos jumped in the dance line to join students, volunteers, sponsors and special guests for Vanderbilt University Dance Marathon’s Big Event 2015 on Saturday at the Student Life Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 6, 2015

EDUCAUSE resources available to faculty, staff and students at no cost

All Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students are eligible to access the resources of the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research at no cost through Vanderbilt’s institutional subscription.

By VUMC News and Communications
sleeping baby
February 5, 2015

Circadian clock – Angelman syndrome link established

Vanderbilt biologists have found a direct link between the biological clock and Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder that occurs in more than one in every 15,000 live births. The link may provide a valuable way to judge the effectiveness of the first experimental drugs under development for treating the syndrome.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 5, 2015

Student-designed ‘makerspace’ gives patients tools to create

An innovative mobile cart serves as a learning space to engage and excite patients and their families during long hospital stays.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 5, 2015

VUMC lands grant to join CDC autism surveillance network

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $1.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to join the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 5, 2015

Grant bolsters Kirschner’s prostate cancer research

Austin Kirschner, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Radiation Oncology and Cancer Biology, has received the Urology Care Foundation Research Scholars Award for the study of advanced prostate cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 5, 2015

Bedside to Bench symposium explores sports concussions

Concussions suffered on the playing field will not cause permanent brain damage if treated appropriately, Vanderbilt University experts said during a recent symposium sponsored by the Vanderbilt Program in Molecular Medicine (VPMM).
By VUMC News and Communications
February 5, 2015

Women’s basketball game to raise awareness of breast cancer

The stands inside Memorial Gymnasium are expected to resemble a sea of pink as fans don pink attire for the Vanderbilt Commodores Women’s Basketball game Sunday, Feb. 8, at noon.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 5, 2015

Nutrition Services lands high scores in recent food safety audits

For the second year in a row, Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt achieved food safety scores above 99 percent.
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