A protein that transports water, called aquaporin 5, is expressed by cells undergoing changes that may increase risk for gastric cancer development, Vanderbilt researchers discovered.

Vanderbilt's STAR Clinical Research Network has been approved for an additional $8.9 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support its efforts to improve health care throughout the Southeast and across the United States.

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is recruiting patients for a clinical trial using photoimmunotherapy for recurrent head and neck cancer.

Vanderbilt's Diagnostic Laboratory Services are undergoing a major relocation and expansion project.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recognizing 485 clinicians and 132 clinical areas for receiving high marks from patients, earning Excellence in Patient Experience awards for fiscal year 2021.

Vanderbilt's Clifton Meador, MD, professor of Medicine, Emeritus, died Oct. 11. He was 90.

Scott McCarver, MHA, Interim President for Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, has been named as the hospital’s new President.