Jennifer Pietenpol

April 6, 2017

Vanderbilt’s Pietenpol joins Sledge as a Chief Scientific Advisor for Susan G. Komen

Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has been named a Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) for the nonprofit breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2017

Forum highlights research achievements

Communication and collaboration were major themes of the inaugural Research Enterprise Forum sponsored jointly by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Feb. 3 in Light Hall.

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
February 2, 2017

National Cancer Institute’s Lowy details HPV virus research efforts

Douglas Lowy, M.D., acting director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), warned that worldwide death rates from cervical cancer are expected to increase in low- and middle-income countries during the next 15 years unless steps are taken to prevent the cancer from occurring. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are linked to a viral infection.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 26, 2017

Global health meet explores future needs

The health of people around the world depends to a large extent on the ability of the global health community to predict what challenges must be met in the future.

By Bill Snyder
January 17, 2017

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center supports national HPV vaccination efforts

Nearly 39,000 new cancers associated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) will be diagnosed in the United States this year. Although HPV vaccines can prevent the majority of these cancers, vaccination rates remain low across the country.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 7, 2016

Vanderbilt mourns loss of philanthropist Tony Martell

Members of the Vanderbilt community are mourning the loss of music executive and health care philanthropist Tony Martell, who died Sunday, Nov. 27, at his home in New Jersey. He was 90.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 1, 2016

Basic Science Research Advisory Committee formed

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has formed a new Basic Science Research Advisory Committee.
By John Howser
September 9, 2016

VICC leaders active in new Cancer Moonshot recommendations

As part of the national Cancer Moonshot initiative, a Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) of cancer leaders, including four from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has delivered a series of recommendations to accelerate the pace of cancer prevention efforts and scientific discovery.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 9, 2016

In search of new cancer targets

Vanderbilt researchers developed a new algorithm to find clinically targetable gene rearrangements in cancers.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 14, 2016

Initiative set to sharpen VUMC’s strategic focus

With the transition of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) into a new financial and legal entity now complete, Medical Center leaders view this period as an opportunity to sharpen the organization’s strategic focus.
By John Howser
June 2, 2016

13 cross-college collaborative projects win TIPs funding

Thirteen interdisciplinary projects, ranging from cellular processes and smart cities to global health care issues, have been selected as the 2016 awardees of the Trans-Institutional Program (TIPs) initiative.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 26, 2016

Precision medicine already changing cancer treatment strategies

The ability to test patients’ cancers for individual differences, mainly at the genetic level, and to make treatment decisions based on those differences is the hallmark of precision medicine, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is among the leaders of this new approach to diagnosis and treatment.
By VUMC News and Communications
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