Reporter September 2023 Archive — Page 3 of 3

A suited man stands smiling in a blue-lit laboratory, with scientific equipment and a computer monitor visible around him.
September 13, 2023

James Crowe’s antibody research lands American Society for Microbiology Award

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s James Crowe Jr., MD, has been named to receive the 2024 American Society for Microbiology Award for Applied and Biotechnological Research.

By Bill Snyder
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September 12, 2023

Discovery lecture features computational cancer biologist Pe’er

Dana Pe’er, PhD, a pioneer in using machine learning approaches to explore cell identities and interactions, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 21.

By Leigh MacMillan
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September 12, 2023

Dame Frances Ashcroft Discovery Lecture postponed

By Bill Snyder
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September 12, 2023

Study finds new genetic susceptibilities for colon cancer

Vanderbilt researchers at have found new genes that put people at higher risk for colon cancer and rectal cancer. 

By Tom Wilemon
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September 12, 2023

Takkouche named associate chief medical officer for Wilson and Sumner County regions

Sahar Takkouche, MD, director of the Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Wilson County, has been named to the role of associate chief medical officer for Wilson and Sumner County regions.

By John Howser
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September 12, 2023

Michael Rizzari named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Michael Rizzari, MD, has been named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and staff surgeon in Pediatric Abdominal Transplant Surgery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Matt Batcheldor