Welcome to 2019

Say hello to Vanderbilt’s first baby of 2019, Ozlynn-Kay West.

Hundreds of new blood pressure gene variations discovered

2018 a year of growth, achievement for VUMC

The following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2018.

Additions, appointments strengthen Medical Center

Study uses IT to prevent early childhood obesity

A research team led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, has been approved for a $7 million research funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to conduct a randomized, multi-center trial comparing clinic and consumer information technology approaches to promote healthy behaviors and prevent early childhood obesity.

Lindsley named fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Craig Lindsley, PhD, co-director of the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (VCNDD), has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).