Reporter Feb 15 2019

Friends, family and colleagues at the inaugural Dr. Harold Jordan Diversity and Inclusion Lecture included, from left, George C. Hill, PhD; Harold Jordan Jr.; lecturer Lloyda Williamson, MD; Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD; Terako Amison, MD; Reema Dedania, MD, MPH; and Ama Rowe, MD.
February 14, 2019

Inaugural lecture honors Jordan’s contributions

Vanderbilt’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences honored Vanderbilt’s first African-American resident, Harold Jordan, MD, on Feb. 8 by hosting the first lecture in his name.

By Kelsey Herbers
February 13, 2019

Major initiative launched to advance the application of AI to health care

IBM Watson Health has announced plans to make a 10-year, $50 million investment in joint research collaborations with Brigham and Women’s Hospital — the teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School — and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to advance the science of artificial intelligence (AI) and its application to major public health issues.

By VUMC News and Communications
James Crowe Jr., MD, and colleagues are exploring how the body’s immune system gears up to fight off infection.
February 13, 2019

Researchers push forward frontiers of vaccine science

Using sophisticated gene sequencing and computing techniques, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the San Diego Supercomputer Center have achieved a first-of-its-kind glimpse into how the body’s immune system gears up to fight off infection.

By Bill Snyder
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