Global Health

February 6, 2008

Vanderbilt-Peruvian partnership addresses silent epidemic of diabetes; Center for the Americas collaboration provides multi-specialty approach

Mobile cameras, high-resolution digital imaging and funding from the Center for the Americas at Vanderbilt University are among the key components of a cross-cultural pilot program to prevent vision loss in at-risk Latin Americans.

By VUMC News and Communications

March 12, 2007

Vanderbilt Investigators testing vaccine to slow malaria’s global march

Infectious diseases researchers at Vanderbilt Medical Center are seeking healthy adults to help test a vaccine for malaria.

February 15, 2005

Vanderbilt School of Medicine announces new chair and Institute for Global Health

Sten Vermund, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the first Amos Christie Chair in Global Health and director of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine‘s Institute for Global Health. He will assume the role effective July 1.

By VUMC News and Communications