Meharry Medical College

October 20, 2022

Grant boosts student diversity in biomedical data science

Meharry Medical College, Fisk University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received a grant to engage and support diverse undergraduate and graduate students who participate in biomedical informatics and biomedical data science summer research programs. 

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
May 19, 2022

Panel considers ways to improve vaccine readiness, restore trust

A recent Ethics Grand Rounds, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, explored potential ways to overcome vaccine readiness and restore trust in health care providers.

By Bill Snyder
VUMC’s new automated biobanking system can store as many as 10 million biospecimens.
April 6, 2022

Major grant renewal to provide five more years of support for VICTR

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has competed successfully for a third renewal of its Clinical and Translational Science Award by the National Institutes of Health.

By Bill Snyder
February 23, 2022

Innovation draws researchers to REDCap Day

Vanderbilt’s virtual REDCap Day featuring presentations and workshops drew 412 participants this year.

By Paul Govern
November 17, 2021

Grant helps early-career researchers affected by COVID-19

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received $550,000 from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s (DDCF) COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists.

By Paul Govern
October 25, 2021

Jackson, Winkfield selected among ‘Women to Watch’ in health care

Gretchen Purcell Jackson, MD, PhD, and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, are honored among top health care leaders in the 2021 “Women to Watch” by Nashville Medical News.

By Holly Fletcher
March 11, 2021

HBCU scholars program expanding enrollment

The James Puckette Carter Scholars Program, the result of a partnership between Meharry Medical College (MMC), Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), intended to increase the number of physicians who attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in health care, is expanding to double its enrollment capacity.
By Matt Schorr
October 20, 2020

Ascension St. Thomas, Tristar Health, Meharry Medical College/Nashville General Hospital, Vanderbilt Health issue joint statement on COVID-19

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Tennessee is rising. In the 13 counties that comprise the Nashville Metropolitan Area, new cases have increased 50% over the last 2 weeks. We strongly urge everyone in Middle Tennessee, and all Tennesseans, to remain vigilant in their efforts to limit the spread of the virus by wearing masks, washing hands and staying socially distant — including not participating in large gatherings.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 8, 2020

Program helps researchers deal with personal challenges

An innovative program to support Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty facing substantial caregiving challenges in their personal lives, the Partnership in Actively Retaining Talented Early-career Researchers, or Doris Duke PARTNERS, will receive a $528,000, three-year grant renewal from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
By Paul Govern
October 1, 2020

Diversity role model inspires career path

Portia Thomas grew up in Doerun, Georgia, a small, rural city named by pioneer hunters as a place with “a perfect doe run,” where the population has hovered around 800 people for the past 30 years. A childhood impression lifted her aspirations beyond her hometown and inspired her to pursue a career as a physician-scientist.
By Tom Wilemon
May 7, 2020

Center for AIDS Research lands NIH grant renewal

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed its support of the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), a four-way partnership between Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Meharry Medical College, the Tennessee Department of Health and Nashville CARES.
By Bill Snyder
February 6, 2020

Medical students’ research highlighted at symposium

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Medical Scholars Research Symposium was held Feb. 3 and highlighted the work of eight medical students who spent the 2018-2019 academic year immersed in research under the guidance of faculty mentors.
By Kathy Whitney
March 15, 2019

Inaugural SCRIPS symposium set for March 21

The inaugural SCRIPS symposium — Supporting Careers in Research for Interventional Physicians and Surgeons — will be held from 1-4 p.m. March 21 in 202 Light Hall.
By Bill Snyder
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