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September 18, 2014

Research ethics expert Lo set for Discovery Lecture

Bernard Lo, M.D., president of the Greenwall Foundation and director emeritus of the Program in Medical Ethics at the University of California, San Francisco, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 25.

By Leigh MacMillan
September 18, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

Richard Smith, M.D., director of the Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, spoke on hearing loss and personalized genetic medicine at the recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Doug Campbell
September 18, 2014

Geriatric nursing association honors VUSN’s Kim

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Jennifer Kim, MSN, received the 2014 Excellence in Leadership award from the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association at the group’s recent national conference in Orlando, Florida.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 18, 2014

Photo: Welcome visitors

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently hosted the Association of Junior Leagues International Fall Leadership Conference, which featured presentations and a tour of
the hospital.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 18, 2014

AOA Honor Medical Society elects VUSM student to board

Richard Latuska, a third-year student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, was elected to the National Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society as a student director.

By Jessica Pasley
September 18, 2014

Event set for survivors of childhood cancer

Children with cancer and their families are invited to a special “Teammates for Survivors” event Saturday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. at the Vanderbilt Student Recreation Center, 2700 Children’s Way.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 18, 2014

Initiative seeks to develop therapies to combat Ebola

Vanderbilt University researchers have partnered with Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. to develop new human antibody therapies for people exposed to the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses.
By Bill Snyder
September 18, 2014

Heart Institute testing world’s tiniest pacemaker

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a global clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of the world’s smallest pacemaker.
By Kathy Whitney
September 18, 2014

Predators support powers pediatric cancer programs

The Nashville Predators Foundation recently presented a $318,242 check to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund.
By Christina Echegaray
September 18, 2014

Critical care skills workshop draws nurses from across U.S.

A small group of acute care nurse practitioners and physician assistants urgently crowded around the bedside of a mannequin hooked up to a ventilator and an IV.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 18, 2014

Dioxin, fathers and preterm birth

Exposure of male mice to the pollutant dioxin causes preterm birth across multiple generations, suggesting that efforts to prevent preterm birth should include pre-conception interventions for dads.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 17, 2014

Restoration of Medical Center plaza continues

The Vanderbilt University Hospital/Light Hall plaza restoration project, which began in March, is progressing on schedule.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 16, 2014

Vanderbilt IT to submit ‘soft records’ to combat phishing

Vanderbilt plans to publish “soft records” for email servers Sept. 22 as part of the Sender Policy Framework. SPF empowers mail exchangers to differentiate between authorized Vanderbilt email servers and those merely posing as such.
By VUMC News and Communications