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Gray-haired man in a suit and red tie speaks at a lectern in a lecture hall, with a computer monitor beside him and a chalkboard behind him.
November 29, 2012

Nobel laureate sheds light on RNA research

There’s been an explosion in the world of RNA — the nucleic acid “copy” of DNA, Nobel laureate Phillip Sharp, Ph.D., told the crowd gathered for his Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
Coco Jones speaks with an older man in a lavender shirt and red tie near the entrance to a research laboratory.
November 8, 2012

Disney TV star to headline event to raise funds for cancer research

Disney television personality Coco Jones will be the featured performer at this year’s Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Family Day in Nashville. The annual T.J. Martell Foundation event, which raises funds in support of cancer research at institutions like Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, will be held Sunday, Nov. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Curb Event Center, Belmont University.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Pierre Massion, M.D., wearing glasses, a checked shirt, and tie against a brown background.
November 8, 2012

Events set to bolster lung cancer research

More Tennesseans are expected to die this year from lung cancer than any other form of cancer, yet lung cancer research receives far less funding than other forms of the disease.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Georgia Wiesner stands smiling with her hands clasped at a reception desk in a clinical office.
October 25, 2012

Wiesner to lead new hereditary cancer program

Georgia Wiesner, M.D., M.S., has joined Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) as professor of Medicine and director of the newly created Clinical and Translational Hereditary Cancer Program.

By Vanderbilt Health News
An older woman in a red jacket and pink plaid headscarf sits on a hospital bed, reading a gift package, while three visitors—two wearing pink head coverings—stand nearby. An IV pole and medical equipment are visible beside the bed.
October 4, 2012

Photo: Fan support

By Vanderbilt Health News
A laboratory staff member in a white coat demonstrates equipment at a biosafety cabinet while a group of visitors observes.
September 27, 2012

Photo: Lung Cancer Partnership

By Vanderbilt Health News