Strategic Plan

July 9, 2015

VUMC lands major pharmacogenomics grant

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a five-year, $12.8 million grant from the federal government to develop better ways to predict how patients will respond to the drugs they’re given.

By Bill Snyder
July 9, 2015

Gates grant bolsters study of Tdap boosters in pregnant women

Kathryn Edwards, M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, has received a $307,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the immune responses of pregnant women who receive the Tdap (reduced-dose acellular pertussis vaccines combined with tetanus and diphtheria toxoids) vaccine.

By Matt Batcheldor
July 9, 2015

Improving patients’ quality of life drives Lind’s clinical care

As a gastroenterologist, Christopher Lind, M.D., says he is often the “butt” of jokes, but few people truly appreciate the role the gut plays in their happiness.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 9, 2015

Study could lead to vaccine for mosquito-borne dengue virus

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and the National University of Singapore have determined the structure of a human monoclonal antibody which, in an animal model, strongly neutralizes a type of the potentially lethal dengue virus.

By Bill Snyder
July 9, 2015

Girl’s procedure a first for new pediatric liver transplant service

Eight days after the pediatric liver transplant program at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt was launched, 10-year-old Aubree Vanzant received her liver.

By Jessica Pasley
July 9, 2015

New programs help medical students hone clinical skills

There is a lot of discussion on the national health care front about how best to equip future physicians to care for the patients of tomorrow. Faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) are right in the middle of the debate.

By Jessica Pasley
July 8, 2015

Vanderbilt researchers develop potential treatment to fight mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

In late 2013 the Caribbean had its first case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. Today there have been almost 1.2 million cases in 44 countries or territories, including 177 cases in 31 U.S. States.
By Nancy Humphrey
July 7, 2015

NSF award goes to Fisk geneticist following VU post-doc training

The partnership with Fisk through the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program and other avenues, “presents us with an opportunity to see the results of our efforts impact an under-served community."
By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

VUMC, Meharry and State Health Department receive NIH grant to establish AIDS research center

Vanderbilt University has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research with Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Department of Health.
By Bill Snyder
June 25, 2015

Grant to spur study of ‘brown fat’s’ metabolic mysteries

Vanderbilt researchers have received a $2.15 million grant to study the amount and activity of “brown fat” in adults, with the aim of understanding its role in metabolic disease and identifying new therapeutic targets.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 25, 2015

VEI receives grant from Research to Prevent Blindness for research and education

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute recently received a grant for $115,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness, placing the total award amount for unrestricted grants from the organization at $860,000.
By Jessica Pasley
June 25, 2015

Vanderbilt study on spinal cord injuries will guide interventions

Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older patients, according to a Vanderbilt study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
By Matt Batcheldor
June 25, 2015

VUSM to offer master’s degree in applied clinical informatics

A new program being offered this fall through Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will offer health care professionals the opportunity to earn a master’s degree in the growing biomedical informatics field.
By VUMC News and Communications
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