Jamey Young

March 30, 2023

Crowe, Harris, Young elected as new AIMBE fellows

Vanderbilt’s James Crowe Jr., MD, Paul Harris, PhD, and Jamey Young, PhD, have been elected to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
March 9, 2017

Melanoma study finds new way to enhance targeted therapies

With the help of a drug formerly used to treat HIV/AIDS, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have found a way to make melanoma cells more vulnerable to targeted anti-cancer therapy.

By Bill Snyder
February 6, 2017

Twelve faculty members selected as 2017 Chancellor Faculty Fellows

The 2017 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows comprises highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from across the university.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 12, 2017

Team’s discovery offers new insight on lung cancer risk

Researchers in the Schools of Medicine and Engineering at Vanderbilt University have discovered a proteomic “signature” from the airways of heavy smokers that could lead to better risk assessment and perhaps new ways to stop lung cancer before it starts.

By Bill Snyder
Glucose level blood test
January 22, 2015

Beta cell link to fasting glucose

New findings explain why variation in a particular gene is the most important determinant of fasting blood glucose levels in humans.

By VUMC News and Communications