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AIDS ribbon on the globe
June 25, 2015

VUMC, Meharry and State Health Department receive NIH grant to establish AIDS research center

Vanderbilt University has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research with Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Department of Health.

By Bill Snyder
June 25, 2015

Daniels receives research grant from Knights Templar Eye Foundation to study retinoblastoma treatment

Vanderbilt investigator Anthony Daniels has received a grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation to develop new, safe and effective treatments for retinoblastoma, the most common ocular cancer in children.

By Jessica Pasley
June 25, 2015

Photo: Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center

By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

Grant to spur study of ‘brown fat’s’ metabolic mysteries

Vanderbilt researchers have received a $2.15 million grant to study the amount and activity of “brown fat” in adults, with the aim of understanding its role in metabolic disease and identifying new therapeutic targets.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

VEI receives grant from Research to Prevent Blindness for research and education

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute recently received a grant for $115,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness, placing the total award amount for unrestricted grants from the organization at $860,000.

By Jessica Pasley
June 25, 2015

Vanderbilt study on spinal cord injuries will guide interventions

Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older patients, according to a Vanderbilt study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

By Matt Batcheldor
June 25, 2015

Benefit concert for organ donation exceeds fundraising goals

In only its second year, Songs for Life, a benefit concert to raise awareness and celebrate organ donation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has far exceeded fundraising goals.
By Jessica Pasley
June 25, 2015

Health coaching certificate program enrolling for fall

The popular health coaching certificate program will be offered again this fall.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

VUSM to offer master’s degree in applied clinical informatics

A new program being offered this fall through Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will offer health care professionals the opportunity to earn a master’s degree in the growing biomedical informatics field.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

Award-winning VICC investigators in spotlight at ASCO

The 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held May 29 - June 2 in Chicago, put multiple Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators in the spotlight.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

New apps increase efficiency and safety for anesthesiologists

Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) have teamed to provide anesthesiologists with new applications to improve workflow and safety practices.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

VUSM student receives AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Award

The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation and the AMA Minority Affairs Section recently named Dagoberto Ordonez, a second-year medical student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, a 2015 AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Award recipient.
By Jessica Pasley
June 25, 2015

Vanderhoef recognized by American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Assistant Professor Dawn Vanderhoef is the recipient of the Award for Excellence in Education from the American Nurses Psychiatric Association.
By VUMC News and Communications
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