These findings shed light on disruptions in normal blood cell development (hematopoiesis) that may be shared by sickle cell disease and clonal hematopoiesis.

Badly burned as a child, Bohannon is committed to developing better therapies for burn patients.

Composed of community volunteers and their specially trained dogs, Tender Paws teams regularly visit inside the hospital, providing emotional support that complements clinical care.

“These antibodies hold significant promise to be used in people who are at risk of measles, but who cannot respond to the measles vaccine due to their weakened immune systems," said James Crowe Jr., MD, whose research team isolated the human monoclonal antibodies.

The program performed 149 lung transplants in 2025, the most ever in one year at Vanderbilt Health, and is now the second largest lung transplant center in the U.S.

The 2025 fellows have been invited to the annual AAAS Fellows Forum May 29 in Washington, D.C.

Even modest reductions in salt consumption could reduce the burden of heart failure in high-risk populations.