Genetics & Genomics Archive — Page 15 of 16

Portrait of Nancy J. Cox wearing glasses and a dark jacket, with handwritten notes visible on the whiteboard behind her.
November 6, 2014

Cox to lead trans-institutional genetics efforts

Nancy J. Cox, Ph.D., professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and chief of the Section of Genetic Medicine at the University of Chicago, has been appointed founding director of a new genetics institute at Vanderbilt University, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

March 27, 2014

Study links stem cell gene to prostate cancer susceptibility

A gene on chromosome 8 — in a region of the genome linked to risk for many types of cancer — is particularly associated with prostate cancer susceptibility, Vanderbilt University researchers have found.

Gold Healthcare Informatics Innovator Awards emblem with a medical symbol and ribbon labeled “2014.”
February 6, 2014

PREDICT program lands informatics innovation award

Healthcare Informatics Magazine has awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center third place in its 2014 Innovator Awards.

A black horse pulls a small enclosed horse-drawn carriage along a paved road beside broad agricultural fields.
November 11, 2013

Amish aid study of Parkinson genetics

Amish populations are valuable for genetic research because of their isolation, shared ancestry and homogeneous lifestyles.

stethoscope and money
October 17, 2013

Pharmacogenomic testing costs studied

A research team led by Josh Peterson, M.D., MPH, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, and John Graves, Ph.D., assistant professor of Preventive Medicine, will study the cost-effectiveness of testing patients’ risk of adverse gene-drug interactions.

Portrait of Kelly Birdwell, M.D., with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a light blue top.
August 15, 2013

Transplant drug added to PREDICT program

Tacrolimus is essential for patients receiving new hearts, kidneys and other organ transplants. The drug suppresses the body’s immune system, helping to prevent rejection.