Health and Medicine
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September 21, 2023
VUMC postdoctoral researcher selected as HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
Vanderbilt postdoctoral researcher Martin Douglass, PhD, has been named a 2023 Hanna Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. -
September 20, 2023
VUMC study reveals critical first steps to cancer
A new study by Vanderbilt researchers provides a remarkably detailed view of the earliest events leading to the development of cancer, and of potential new ways to prevent it. -
September 19, 2023
$51 million NIH grant brings ELVIS to VUMC
Vanderbilt University Medical Center scientists are launching a research platform called ELVIS that is devoted to molecular underpinnings of early-childhood determinants of health. -
September 15, 2023
‘Simple Beginnings’ ceremony welcomes doctoral students
“Simple Beginnings” is Vanderbilt University’s annual ceremony that welcomes each new class of doctoral students in the biomedical and biological sciences. -
September 14, 2023
Bone metabolism changes with aging
Vanderbilt researchers have detailed how aging alters the metabolism of bone-forming cells, which could contribute to age-related osteoporosis. -
September 14, 2023
Study suggests way to relieve cognitive deficits caused by Parkinson’s disease
Vanderbilt research raises the possibility of using DBS to slow the decline of cognitive function, a major source of disability, diminished quality of life, and death in more than three-quarters of patients with Parkinson’s disease. -
September 13, 2023
James Crowe’s antibody research lands American Society for Microbiology Award
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s James Crowe Jr., MD, has been named to receive the 2024 American Society for Microbiology Award for Applied and Biotechnological Research.