Fernando Polack

April 2, 2015

Gene variant, environment can boost RSV severity

A particular genetic mutation combined with an urban environment increases the risk of severe disease in children infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an international team of investigators has found.

By Leigh MacMillan

November 24, 2014

Twelve Vanderbilt faculty elected AAAS fellows

Twelve members of Vanderbilt’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.”

By Bill Snyder

March 4, 2013

Study finds maternal diet may predict RSV severity

An important predictor of the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants may be what their mothers ate during pregnancy.

By VUMC News and Communications

February 14, 2013

Vermund, Polack elected to American Pediatric Society

Two Vanderbilt physicians, both in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, have been elected to the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of the nation’s oldest and most renowned academic societies.

By VUMC News and Communications

January 5, 2012

VUMC researchers reveal darker side of common cold

By VUMC News and Communications