Reporter Archive — Page 611 of 662

March 21, 2013

Nominations sought for Vanderbilt Prize Scholar

Nominations for this year’s Vanderbilt Prize Scholar — a singular honor for female graduate students in the biomedical sciences at Vanderbilt University — are now being accepted. The deadline is April 8.

March 21, 2013

Whitsett set for Flexner Discovery Lecture

Jeffrey Whitsett, M.D., chief of the Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 28.

March 21, 2013

Aetna Institutes of Excellence honors VUMC quality of care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been recognized by Aetna Institutes of Excellence for its expertise in consistently delivering evidence-based, quality care for Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery Services.

March 21, 2013

Three take new roles in TRIAD

Staff of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) are assuming new roles.

March 21, 2013

Photo: Discovery Lecture Seidman

Harvard’s Jonathan Seidman, Ph.D., discussed next-generation sequencing’s impact on cardiovascular genetics during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

March 21, 2013

Novel push-pull action clue to brain disorders

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered a new “push-pull” mechanism in the brain that one day could lead to new treatments for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, as well as stress-related disorders and addiction.