Reporter April 5 2013

Community involvement aids translational research

As Carla Sevin, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt, began the process of writing a recent grant proposal, she was stumped.

Vanderbilt researchers work to balance flu vaccine debate

Research in the last two years to examine the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine has raised public doubt about the flu shot’s effectiveness. But two Vanderbilt researchers co-wrote an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently to help balance the current debate.

VU’s Arteaga to lead American Association for Cancer Research

Carlos Arteaga, M.D., professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt, has been elected president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2013-2014.

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