Reporter Oct 19 2018

October 18, 2018

Major initiative set to enhance VUMC’s culture of service

At some point, everyone has had a customer service experience that was disappointing. Even though everything else may have met or exceeded expectations the things people tend to remember are often the negatives.

By John Howser
October 18, 2018

Grant enhances study of new chemotherapy targets

Vanderbilt chemists have been awarded $7.2 million over the next five years from the National Cancer Institute to lead an initiative to better understand how a combination chemotherapy for breast cancer targets DNA.

By Tom Wilemon
October 18, 2018

New incentive offered in search for outdated VUMC logos

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Strategic Marketing team is on a quest to get rid of old and outdated VUMC logos, and it needs help from the VUMC community to make the removal project possible.

By Kelsey Herbers
October 18, 2018

VUMC among Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been recognized as one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by the health analytics firm Healthiest Employers and the data firm Springbuk.

By Wayne Wood
October 18, 2018

Discovery Lecturer outlines circadian rhythm research

As a child growing up in Miami, Michael Young, PhD, marveled at the “four o’clock flowers” in his neighbor’s yard. What caused its blossoms to shrivel against the day-time heat, and open four hours later when the sun set?

By Bill Snyder
October 18, 2018

Translational Research Forum set for Oct. 26

Patricia Griffin, MD, chief of the Enteric Diseases Epidemiology Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will be the guest speaker at the 2018 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum Oc. 26 at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center.

By Bill Snyder
October 18, 2018

Young heart patient, care team bond through music

Sydney Andrade-Rubio usually brings her ukulele during hospital stays and clinic visits at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Jessica Pasley
October 18, 2018

MIT’s Amon named to receive Vanderbilt Prize

Angelika Amon, PhD, whose groundbreaking investigations of chromosome segregation during cell division have advanced understanding of how cancer may develop, is the recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced today.
By Bill Snyder
October 18, 2018

Predators’ gift bolsters fight against pediatric cancer

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, Predators executives and executives from Tri Star Energy (Twice Daily) made their annual presentation recently of proceeds from the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
By Christina Echegaray
October 18, 2018

Rascal Flatts Celebrity Golf Classic tees up support for Children’s Hospital

Country music group Rascal Flatts partnered with Delta Dental of Tennessee and WME to host the third-annual Celebrity Golf Classic to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Monday, Oct. 8, at the Golf Club of Tennessee. The Rascal Flatts Celebrity Golf Classic gave teams the opportunity to be matched with a celebrity teammate for a day on the golf course.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 15, 2018

Brady to Succeed Miller as Senior Associate Dean and EVP for Educational Affairs

After more than three decades of service to Vanderbilt, Bonnie Miller, MD, MMHC, Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and Executive Vice-President for Educational Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has decided to retire from her leadership positions on July 1, 2019.
By John Howser
October 15, 2018

Malin elected to National Academy of Medicine

Bradley Malin, PhD, professor of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Computer Science, is among 85 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced this week.
By Paul Govern