Division of Clinical Pharmacology

Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD, with Dan Roden, MD, who nominated her for the award from the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
May 22, 2019

Van Driest lands young investigator award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, recently received the 2019 Leon I. Goldberg Early Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

By Christina Echegaray
April 4, 2019

Harvard’s Gaziano set for April 11 clinical pharmacology lecture

J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH, an internationally recognized chronic disease epidemiologist, will deliver the 15th annual Grant R. Wilkinson Distinguished Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacology on Thursday, April 11.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 15, 2018

Harrison awarded AHA Basic Research Prize for 2018

David G. Harrison, MD, the Betty and Jack Bailey Professor of Cardiology and director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been awarded the American Heart Association’s Basic Research Prize for 2018.

By Bill Snyder
September 27, 2018

Stretch, inflammation and hypertension

New research sheds light on how changes in blood vessel forces enhance immune cell activation and promote hypertension.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 6, 2018

Link between immune system, disease explored

The first Flexner Discovery Lecture of the academic year featured presentations by two Vanderbilt faculty members.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 19, 2018

Former FDA official explores big data’s impact on healthcare

“Big data” can help reverse the alarming decline in life expectancy in the United States — if universities and academic medical centers take the lead, former U.S. Food and Drug Administrator Robert Califf, MD, told a Vanderbilt audience last week.

By Bill Snyder
September 21, 2017

Grant supports Oates’ research on acetaminophen and stroke

John Oates, M.D., a pioneering clinical pharmacologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been awarded a one-year, $20,000 grant from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation to support studies of the stroke-reducing potential of acetaminophen.
By Bill Snyder
August 9, 2017

Stress may switch on bone “mets”

New findings could explain the link between chronic stress and reduced survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer, and could lead to new strategies to improve treatment outcomes.
By Bill Snyder
May 11, 2017

EETs contribute to insulin sensitivity

Interventions that increase circulating levels of compounds called EETs may improve insulin sensitivity and treat hypertension.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 27, 2016

Iadecola set for Oates Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacology

Costantino Iadecola, M.D., an expert in the molecular pathology of ischemic brain injury and neurodegeneration at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, will present the 10th annual Meredith S. and John A. Oates Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacology on Nov. 3.
By Bill Snyder
April 2, 2015

Pharmacogenomics expert set for Wilkinson Lecture

Mary Relling, Pharm.D., chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, will deliver this year’s Grant R. Wilkinson Distinguished Lecture in Clinical Pharmacology on Thursday, April 9.
By Bill Snyder
February 12, 2015

VU study explores inflammation, hypertension link

The evidence is increasing: the immune system and inflammation are key contributors to high blood pressure.
By Bill Snyder
January 13, 2015

Cognitive changes in ‘standing’ syndrome

Patients with orthostatic intolerance – problems when standing – have cognitive changes, even when seated, compared to healthy individuals.
By VUMC News and Communications