David Calkins

News about upcoming training for employees on how to recognize and combat microaggression and racism was shared during a panel discussion on these issues that featured experts including, from left, Megan Youngblood, MBA, Mamie Williams, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC, Selena McCoy Carpenter, MEd, and Kristy Sinkfield, MEd. (photo by Susan Urmy)
October 31, 2023

Medical Center’s creative problem-solvers inspire others during Strategy Share 2023

The ingenuity and enterprising spirit on display at Vanderbilt University Medical Center took center stage last week at Strategy Share 2023, as more than 30  employees presented their problem-solving and innovative solutions.

By Jill Clendening
The International Retinal Research Foundation Board’s Sandra Blackwood poses with Vanderbilt’s Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, left, and David Calkins, PhD.
September 22, 2022

Major commitment bolsters Vanderbilt’s retinal vision research efforts

A $10 million gift from the International Retinal Research Foundation will establish a center dedicated to retinal vision research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute and a directorship to support a physician-scientist leader in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

By Nancy Humphrey
September 8, 2022

Calkins lands national award for research on blinding eye diseases

Vanderbilt’s David Calkins, PhD, has been selected by the Research to Prevent Blindness and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology to receive the 2023 David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research.

By Nancy Humphrey
December 10, 2020

Calkins named Assistant VP for Research at VUMC

David Calkins, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt Vision Research Center and vice chair and director for Research of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been appointed Assistant Vice President for Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Bill Snyder
StrategyShare2020 co-chairs Erin Tickle, MMHC, RN, and David Calkins, PhD, guided the program from physically distant podiums in front of cameras at VUMC’s Collaboration Space on West End Avenue.
October 7, 2020

StrategyShare2020 presents thought-provoking sessions

Although the global COVID-19 pandemic forced StrategyShare2020 organizers to rapidly transform the event to an online-only format, there were no compromises in the quality and depth of the presentations, and more than 1,000 individuals registered to participate interactively, a record number for the annual event.

By Jill Clendening
July 20, 2020

Study points to potential new approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases like glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have shown for the first time that when one optic nerve in the eye is damaged, as in glaucoma, the opposite optic nerve comes to the rescue by sharing its metabolic energy.

By Bill Snyder
July 15, 2020

StrategyShare 2020 to proceed in virtual sessions

New dates and a revised, virtual format have been announced for StrategyShare2020, with the first session on Sept. 29.
By Jill Clendening
July 25, 2019

Eye Institute receives $10 million gift for vision research efforts

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) has received a $10 million gift that will fund regenerative visual neuroscience research to develop transformative therapies for eye diseases.
By Jessica Pasley
June 28, 2018

Calkins lands innovation award from Research to Prevent Blindness

Jun. 28, 2018—David Calkins, PhD, vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, has been granted one of the preeminent awards in vision research — the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Stein Innovation Award.
By Jessica Pasley
February 22, 2018

Glaucoma study finds brain fights to preserve vision

A team of researchers, led by David Calkins, PhD, vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, has made a breakthrough discovery in the field of glaucoma showing new hopes for treatments to preserve vision.
By Jessica Pasley
October 5, 2017

Vision conference brings together research groups from across the Southeast

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) recently hosted the Southeastern Vision Conference to celebrate and share excellence in vision science.
By Jessica Pasley
August 15, 2017

A solar eclipse can hurt your eyesight without you knowing it – here’s why.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 1, 2016

‘Audacious’ grant spurs research on retina regeneration

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University have received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research to restore vision through regeneration of the retina.
By Jessica Pasley
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