VICC Ambassadors

John Wilson, PhD, center, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University, received a $50,000 research grant at the 2019 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Ambassador Breakfast after delivering the winning pitch on his project “Engineering Smart Technologies for Cancer Immunotherapy.” Pictured with Wilson are VICC Ambassadors Hank Ingram and Sydney Ball.
December 5, 2019

Winning pitch

John Wilson, PhD, assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Vanderbilt University, received a $50,000 research grant at the 2019 Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Ambassador Breakfast.

July 11, 2019

New look at atherosclerosis

A new imaging method makes it possible to directly measure cell division and changes in metabolism in atherosclerotic plaques.

By Sanjay Mishra
March 14, 2019

Cancer Center Ambassadors surpass $1 million in grants

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Ambassadors surpassed the $1 million mark with the awarding of the group’s latest research grants.

By Tom Wilemon
December 13, 2018

RNA processing and antiviral immunity

John Karijolich and colleagues have discovered a link between cellular RNA processing and the innate cellular immune response to viral pathogens.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 29, 2018

Cancer fight personal for VICC Ambassadors chair

Cancer made itself known to Ashley Larcinese in 2004 for the first time — when she was earning a graduate degree in information technology from Belmont University and was introduced to Nashville entrepreneur Sonny Clark, the mentor who took her under his wing and helped launch her career. He was fighting leukemia at the time.

By Nancy Humphrey