School of Medicine

March 8, 2018

Research conducted by medical students recognized at events

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University Cancer Partnership recently hosted the 2018 annual retreat and poster contest, “Health Disparities in Cancer Immunology & Immune Therapy.”

By Kathy Whitney
L-r: Eric Johnson, Björn Knollmann, Dai Chung, Dan Roden, Russell Rothman, Susan Wente, Carrie Kitko, Dane Chetkovich, Rangaraj Ramanujam, Timothy Vogus, Berk Sensoy and Jeff Balser. (John Russell/Vanderbilt)
March 5, 2018

Nine new endowed chair recipients honored

Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored during a celebration at the Student Life Center Feb. 28.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 22, 2018

Competition announcement: 2018 NIH S10 Shared and High-End Instrumentation Grants

By VUMC News and Communications
February 22, 2018

School of Medicine presents three upcoming Flexner Dean’s Lectures

The School of Medicine invites the Vanderbilt community to three upcoming lectures.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 22, 2018

Panel explores issues surrounding gun violence prevention

About the same time a Vanderbilt University School of Medicine panel discussion on gun violence prevention ended Feb. 14 in Light Hall, a heavily armed young man barged into his former high school in Parkland, Florida, and opened fire on students and teachers, killing 17 and injuring others.

By Nancy Humphrey
February 15, 2018

Linda Sealy receives 2018 AAAS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement

Professor Linda Sealy has won the AAAS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement for her continued efforts to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in STEM Ph.D. programs.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 9, 2018

Deadline extended: Nominations sought for 2018 School of Medicine faculty awards

Nominations are now being taken for the 2018 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty awards.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 8, 2018

Partnership enhances eye care for Ebola survivors in Liberia

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) and the Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) have joined forces with partners in Liberia to strengthen medical education and increase access to ophthalmology care in the aftermath of the 2014-2015 West African Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people.
By Bill Snyder
February 1, 2018

Echocardiography pioneer Greene endows directorship

His hands have flickered across saxophones, guided airplanes and held stethoscopes. With a nimble skill set and a steady demeanor, R. Glenn Greene, MD, excelled in careers that others just dream of pursuing. He was a union musician before graduating college, a physician who helped pioneer echocardiography and a commercial pilot.
By Tom Wilemon
February 1, 2018

Research Staff Awards honor lab, administrative excellence

Laboratory and administrative personnel at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine were honored last week for research excellence during the 14th annual Research Staff Awards luncheon at the University Club.
By Bill Snyder
January 10, 2018

BioVU focus of Research Enterprise Forum Jan. 31

The School of Medicine will host a Research Enterprise Forum from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 8, 2018

Vanderbilt signs licensing, research agreements to develop new approach to schizophrenia treatment

Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Lundbeck has exclusively licensed rights to compounds developed at Vanderbilt that act on a receptor in the brain that has been implicated in schizophrenia.
By Bill Snyder
December 13, 2017

Nominate faculty and staff for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 15, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates the principles of King through their work.
By VUMC News and Communications
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