infectious disease

March 15, 2024

Emerging Infections Program extends, expands disease surveillance research with new grant from the CDC

The Tennessee Emerging Infections Program has been awarded a new five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue infectious disease surveillance research that has been conducted since 1999, and has expanded to include COVID, Mpox and HPV surveillance into oropharyngeal cancers.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 7, 2023

Byndloss selected for Burroughs Wellcome Fund infectious disease award

Vanderbilt’s Mariana Byndloss, DVM, PhD, is one of eight Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2023 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 5, 2022

Flulapalooza returns to protect thousands from flu

After a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Flulapalooza returned in person and thousands of Vanderbilt employees and students flocked to the daylong event.

By Kelli Mitchuson
August 19, 2022

There is a reminder, hiding in plain sight in the architecture of Medical Center North, of how VUMC dealt with a deadly infectious disease almost 100 years ago

An open-air porch for tuberculosis patients was built into the old Vanderbilt Hospital — and it’s still visible if you know where to look

By Wayne Wood
August 16, 2022

Reassurance for parents on monkeypox risk for children

While cases of monkeypox in the United States are on the rise and impacting primarily adults, some parents are concerned about the safety of their children

By Jessica Pasley
Jim Cassat, MD, PhD, and colleagues are studying enzymes involved in metabolism that are particularly important for Staphylococcus aureus to survive in host tissues.
July 7, 2022

Mathers Foundation award supports study of crosstalk between skeletal, immune systems

Vanderbilt’s Jim Cassat, MD, PhD, has received a three-year, $750,000 award from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to support research exploring the interplay between bone homeostasis and infectious disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 25, 2020

The Vanderbilt doctor who told his story of battling AIDS on “60 Minutes”

He wrote a bestseller, was interviewed on "60 Minutes," and his story showed a more hopeful future for people infected with HIV
By Wayne Wood
June 18, 2020

Bhave, Grome receive awards at Research Forum

Gautam (Jay) Bhave, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine and Cell & Developmental Biology, is the recipient of the 2020 Grant W. Liddle Award for “exemplary leadership in the promotion of scientific research” at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Bill Snyder
April 29, 2020

Here’s your “How to wear a mask” guide from an infectious disease specialist

A reminder for regular mask-wearers and a primer for masking novices
By Jessica Pasley
January 13, 2020

Home with a cold or the flu? It’s OK to snuggle with your pet, infectious disease doctor says.

Dogs and cats can't catch or spread human disease and "are a comfort, not a hazard"
By Wayne Wood
December 12, 2019

When should you take your child to the emergency room for cold or flu symptoms?

The majority of emergency room visits can be averted with a call or visit to a pediatrician
By Jessica Pasley
October 31, 2019

Imaging host-pathogen battle for metal

An unprecedented view of bacterial products within infected tissues opens new opportunities to explore infection biology and devise novel therapeutic strategies.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 6, 2019

Katrina Robertson went from death’s door to a full life. Her story is one of thousands from the first 25 years of the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic

The VCCC opened its doors 25 years ago when AIDS was fatal and hope was rare. Today the clinic serves thousands of patients and is an international model in the treatment of people with HIV.
By Wayne Wood
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