Dana Pe’er, PhD, a pioneer in using machine learning approaches to explore cell identities and interactions, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 21.

Vanderbilt researchers at have found new genes that put people at higher risk for colon cancer and rectal cancer. 

Sahar Takkouche, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Wilson County, has been named to the role of associate chief medical officer for Wilson and Sumner County regions.

Michael Rizzari, MD, has been named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and staff surgeon in Pediatric Abdominal Transplant Surgery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Vanderbilt researchers found reduced net flow of cerebrospinal fluid in Huntington’s disease, which could contribute to mutant protein retention and altered responsiveness to medications delivered via the spinal cord.