Research

March 19, 2015

Multi-sensory processing model explores autism, schizophrenia

There is growing evidence that disorders such as autism and schizophrenia involve deficits in what is called “multi-sensory processing,” the ability of the brain to properly integrate information coming in through the eyes, ears and other senses.

By Bill Snyder
March 19, 2015

Smith selected as next editor of Journal of Urology

By VUMC News and Communications
March 19, 2015

VUSM student earns HIV/AIDS fellowship

Third-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Ishan Asokan has been selected as an inaugural member of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Fellowship for students addressing HIV/AIDS and health disparities.

By Jessica Pasley
March 19, 2015

New research group oversees studies in advanced heart failure

Vanderbilt’s Department of Cardiac Surgery has developed an Advanced Heart Failure Clinical and Translational Research Group that serves as a central research resource for advanced heart failure surgeons and cardiologists.

By Kathy Whitney
March 19, 2015

Skaar elected to American Academy of Microbiology

By Bill Snyder
March 19, 2015

Infection, Immunology Symposium set for April 10 at Student Life Center

By Bill Snyder
March 10, 2015

Symposium on impact of ‘omics on medicine set for March 23

Vanderbilt and the Waters Centers of Innovation Program are sponsoring a free symposium titled "Integrated 'Omics in Translational Medicine" on March 23. It is open to all scientists interested in the subject.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 10, 2015

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing jumps to No. 11 in ‘U.S. News’ rankings

Vanderbilt's School of Nursing and Peabody College of education and human development fared well in this year's "U.S. News & World Report" rankings.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Vanderbilt team first to blend high-end imaging techniques

Vanderbilt University researchers have achieved the first “image fusion” of mass spectrometry and microscopy — a technical tour de force that could, among other things, dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
By Bill Snyder
March 5, 2015

Grant to boost head and neck lymphedema research

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to establish a valid, clinically useful measurement battery for head and neck lymphedema and fibrosis (LEF).
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Moses, Shyr named to Institute of Medicine cancer therapies panel

Two Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) leaders have been named to a panel of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to help shape national policies on the use of biomarkers for targeted cancer therapies.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Academic Pediatric Association honors VUMC’s Ruiz

Rachel Ruiz, M.D., a second-year resident in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named an Academic Pediatric Association (APA) New Century Scholar.
By Christina Echegaray
March 5, 2015

Study reveals salt’s role in infection control

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and in Germany have found that sodium — salt — accumulates in the skin and tissue in humans and mice to help control infection.
By Bill Snyder
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