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October 25, 2018
Studying cellular deliveries
Vanderbilt researchers have characterized the functional transfer of long RNAs between colorectal cancer cells — a form of cell-cell communication that may contribute to cancer aggressiveness. -
October 25, 2018
Bacchetta to help expand pulmonary surgery program
Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, MA, has joined the Department of Thoracic Surgery as an associate professor and the surgical director of a new respiratory institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that will be launched soon. -
October 25, 2018
Grant to help explore critical issues in Down syndrome
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has received a one-year $604,000 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to use Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic medical record information and biological samples to develop a deeper understanding of critical issues in Down syndrome and to provide an infrastructure for future analyses. -
October 25, 2018
Riding for a cause
Earlier this year, Bruce Green rode his bike on a 3,400-mile trip from Los Angeles to Boston, raising more than $50,000 in honor of his late father, Neil E. Green, MD, former director and chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics. -
October 25, 2018
Rothamel selected as Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar
Katherine Rothamel, a PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been selected as the 2017 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar. -
October 25, 2018
Pediatric Behavioral Consult Line expands hours, services
Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, Population Health and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health, the Pediatric Behavioral Consult Line recently made expanded hours and services available for the network’s pediatricians. -
October 25, 2018
Walker Hayes visits Children’s Hospital
Country music singer Walker Hayes recently visited Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where he spent time with patients and families and performed and conducted interviews at Seacrest Studios.