Department of Biomedical Informatics Archive — Page 1 of 26

Unidentified pregnant person in a black top holds a handful of assorted pills while resting the other hand on their abdomen.
October 19, 2026

Study advances understanding of SSRI use during pregnancy

“One of the takeaways (of this study) was that if you need to be on an SSRI, stay on it, but make sure to deliver in a place that can take care of the baby,” said Jennifer Sucre, MD, co-corresponding author of the study.

By Madison Yarbrough and Bill Snyder
Portrait of a smiling gray-haired man in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned yellow tie against a plain background.
October 19, 2026

Paul Harris elected to National Academy of Medicine

Harris was elected “For designing, engineering, and disseminating leading technologies that support diverse biomedical research at scale.”

By Paul Govern
Red baseball cap overlapping a large black capital letter R.
October 6, 2026

Behind eMERGE’s genetic risk reports, a data platform built at Vanderbilt Health

A recent study shows what’s involved in bringing polygenic risk to bear in chronic disease clinical decision-making.

By Paul Govern
Futuristic medical illustration showing a tablet with glowing DNA strands, three medicine vials, a syringe, a human figure, a DNA icon, and a magnifying glass on a digital blue interface.
October 6, 2026

Vanderbilt Health to lead initiative to get genomics toward the clinic via machine learning and AI  

There are many more known pathogenic gene variants than there are clinical solutions for dealing with them. A new Vanderbilt Health-led NIH-funded research consortium will use machine learning and AI to help usher in genome-informed clinical decision support.

By Paul Govern
Group of physicians and medical staff posing together indoors at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center; one person wears a white coat and several wear identification badges.
October 6, 2026

Ukrainian health care teams visit to learn best practices and take their knowledge home

Ten Ukrainian health care professionals visited the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Department of Biomedical Informatics.

By Matt Batcheldor
Smiling man wearing round glasses, a light blue shirt, and a striped bow tie, standing in front of framed colorful posters.
September 23, 2026

Trent Rosenbloom, MD’96, MPH’01