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April 4, 2013

Academy for Excellence in Teaching adds members

Sixteen new members have been inducted into Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Academy for Excellence in Teaching, a group of “best-of-the-best” educators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Nancy Humphrey
April 4, 2013

Harvard’s Kathiresan set for Wilkinson Lecture

Sekar Kathiresan, M.D., director of Preventive Cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, will deliver the ninth annual Grant R. Wilkinson Distinguished Lecture in Clinical Pharmacology on Thursday, April 11.

By Bill Snyder
April 4, 2013

Photo: Cool Springs visit

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn recently toured the Vanderbilt Center for Women’s Health at Cool Springs.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 4, 2013

Residents’ reduced hours don’t impact care, education

Restructuring work hours for first-year medical residents to accommodate a 2011 duty hour limit of no more than 16 shift hours substantially increases patient handovers, but doesn’t significantly affect efficiency and quality of care among medical inpatients, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study has found.

By Nancy Humphrey
April 4, 2013

Community involvement aids translational research

As Carla Sevin, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt, began the process of writing a recent grant proposal, she was stumped.

By Jessica Pasley
April 4, 2013

Vanderbilt researchers work to balance flu vaccine debate

Research in the last two years to examine the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine has raised public doubt about the flu shot’s effectiveness. But two Vanderbilt researchers co-wrote an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently to help balance the current debate.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 4, 2013

VU’s Arteaga to lead American Association for Cancer Research

Carlos Arteaga, M.D., professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt, has been elected president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2013-2014.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 3, 2013

Chancellor: Four ideas will define Vanderbilt’s destiny

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced four foundational ideas that will guide Vanderbilt as it defines itself in a new century during a speech April 3 at Spring Faculty Assembly.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 3, 2013

“Silent” B cells trigger autoimmunity

Immune cells that recognize self antigens (e.g. insulin), but are functionally silent, can trigger autoimmune diseases such as diabetes.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 1, 2013

Fingers and toes: joint forming factor

The gene Has2 participates in signaling that is important in developing fingers and toes, and may have relevance for cancer development.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 29, 2013

Plant compound stops colon cancer cells

Berberine, an herbal remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites, may be useful in colon cancer therapy.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 28, 2013

Technology transfer efforts bolstered by recent agreements

Last month, Vanderbilt University announced a collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline, a leading pharmaceutical and consumer health care company, to develop potential new drugs for severe obesity.
By Bill Snyder
March 28, 2013

Surveillance network tracks shift in cause of childhood diarrhea

A national vaccine surveillance program that Vanderbilt University is a part of has identified a significant shift in the most common cause of childhood diarrhea.
By VUMC News and Communications