Reporter Oct 30 2020

October 29, 2020

Self named VP for Clinical Research Networks and Strategy

Wesley Self, MD, MPH, has been appointed Vice President for Clinical Research Networks and Strategy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 29, 2020

Lovly to chair foundation’s scientific leadership board

Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research, has been named incoming chair of GO2 Foundation’s Scientific Leadership Board (SLB).

By Tom Wilemon
October 29, 2020

VUMC researchers selected for inaugural FDA-AACR fellowship

Henry Henderson III, PhD, and Justin Lo, MD, PhD, are members of the 2020-2021 inaugural class of FDA-AACR Oncology Educational Fellows.

By Tom Wilemon
October 29, 2020

New markers of colorectal cancer risk

Vanderbilt epidemiologists identified new markers for colorectal cancer risk and characterized a previously unidentified tumor suppressor that regulates overall tumor volume in vivo.

By Sarah E. Glass
October 27, 2020

Study finds areas without mask requirements have larger increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations

All areas of Tennessee have seen a resurgence in hospitalized COVID-19 patients since early October, but hospitals that draw patients from counties without masking requirements are experiencing much sharper increases, according to a new analysis from researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

By Jake Lowary
October 26, 2020

Pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urges caution this Halloween

While most of 2020 has been pretty scary, Halloween doesn’t have to be, say experts at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
October 26, 2020

National Academy of Medicine addresses urgent threats of COVID-19 and climate change at annual meeting

The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are twin calamities that cannot be resolved without global cooperation, consistent communication and leadership and urgent innovation by the scientific community.
By Bill Snyder
October 26, 2020

COVID treatment studied by VUMC gains FDA approval

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center played a key role in the development of remdesivir, the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of COVID-19.
By Bill Snyder
October 26, 2020

Motor vehicle deaths increase despite fewer cars on the road during COVID-19

Despite a decrease in the volume of cars on the road during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that driving patterns and behaviors were riskier, leading to an increase in accident-related fatalities since April 2020.
By Jessica Pasley
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