Vanderbilt University Medical Center

June 16, 2008

President names Jennifer Pietenpol to National Cancer Advisory Board

President George W. Bush has appointed Jennifer A. Pietenpol, director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Pietenpol, the B.F. Byrd Jr. Professor of Oncology at Vanderbilt-Ingram, will serve a six-year term through March 9, 2014.

By VUMC News and Communications

June 12, 2008

Celebrations mark opening of Vanderbilt research building, Langford Auditorium

Events from scholarly presentations to a concert will mark three major events at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday, June 17: the dedication the new $110 million Medical Research Building IV; the renovation of L.C. Langford Auditorium; and the unveiling of a sculpture by world-renowned artist Frank Stella.

May 29, 2008

Fifteen Students Chosen for Vanderbilt Medical Scholars’ Summer Program

15 high school students have been selected for Vanderbilt’s Young Scholars Medical Program.

May 23, 2008

U.S. Sen. Corker to Hold Health Care Roundtable at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt on Tuesday, May 27

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn), who has dealt with the issue of health insurance as a businessman, as mayor of Chattanooga and as Tennessee’s Commissioner of Finance and Administration, will hold a roundtable on health care at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville on Tuesday, May 27.

May 9, 2008

Quarter midget race to benefit Vanderbilt LifeFlight

The Music City Quarter Midget Racing Association will hold a charity race on Saturday, May 31, to benefit Vanderbilt LifeFlight\’s transport program.

May 8, 2008

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Vision Disorder Linked to Cell’s ‘Power Plant’

Genetic variation in the DNA of mitochondria ñ the "power plants" of cells ñ contributes to a person’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), Vanderbilt investigators report May 7 in the journal PLoS ONE.