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May 18, 2022

Jahangir named to new role in Business Development

Alex Jahangir, MD, MMHC, has been named a Vice President for Business Development for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Jill Clendening
May 17, 2022

Vanderbilt LifeFlight, first responders, honored with ‘Star of Life’ awards

Vanderbilt LifeFlight and its emergency service partners were recently honored with two awards as part of the Children’s Emergency Care Alliance annual Star of Life awards ceremony.

By Jerry Jones
Andy Weiss, PhD, Caitlin Murdoch, PhD, and colleagues have characterized the first zinc metallochaperone: a protein that puts zinc into other “client” proteins.
May 17, 2022

Study identifies first cellular “chaperone” for zinc, sheds light on worldwide public health problem of zinc deficiency

A team led by Vanderbilt researchers has described and characterized the first zinc metallochaperone: a protein that puts zinc into other “client” proteins.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 16, 2022

VUMC therapy dog Will mourned

One of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s beloved pet therapy dogs, KyleakinTempest, aka Will, died May 14. He was 11 years old.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 16, 2022

Steeplechase 2022

The 2022 Iroquois Steeplechase took place on Saturday, May 14 to raise funds for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 13, 2022

Suicide prediction method combines AI and face-to-face screening

New Vanderbilt research is pointing to solutions for efficient clinical prediction of suicide attempt or suicidal thinking in adults.

By Paul Govern
May 12, 2022

Leadership Sumner visit

Some 30 members of this year’s Leadership Sumner class visited Vanderbilt Health Hendersonville May 11 for the group’s health and wellness day.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 12, 2022

Study sheds light on the dark side of obesity

Vanderbilt research that promotes the anti-inflammatory pathway in macrophages could also reduce some of the bad side effects of obesity.
By Bill Snyder
May 12, 2022

Fissell receives Medal of Excellence from the American Association of Kidney Patients

Vanderbilt's William Fissell, MD, recently received the 2022 Medal of Excellence Award in the physician category from the American Association of Kidney Patients.
By Emily Stembridge
May 12, 2022

VUMC-led study finds Moderna COVID vaccine safe and effective for children

By Bill Snyder
May 11, 2022

Scenes from Paws on the Plaza

On Wednesday, May 11, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Plaza became home to a whole lot of four-legged love. That’s when the Nashville Humane Association, in partnership with VUMC, presented its first “Paws on the Plaza” event, which is set to bring a litter of puppies to the plaza each month from May through October.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 11, 2022

Vanderbilt University Hospital and Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital receive top safety grade from Leapfrog Group

Both Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH) and Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital have been recognized as being among the safest hospitals in the nation after receiving a spring 2022 safety grade of “A” from the Leapfrog group.
By Doug Campbell
May 11, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Shailee Shah

Shailee Shah, MD, MS, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as an assistant professor in the Division of Neuroimmunology within the Department of Neurology.
By VUMC News and Communications