Department of Biomedical Informatics Archive — Page 2 of 26

Colorful 3D illustration of DNA sequencing, with a strand of nucleotide letters above multicolored sequencing waveform peaks and glowing data rows.
May 27, 2026

Vanderbilt Health-led team wins NIH Replication Prize for biobank data quality tool

DNA biobanks had lacked systematic ways to evaluate whether the medical record data being analyzed accurately reflected the diseases under study.

By Paul Govern
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May 18, 2026

Study finds benefit in genotype-guided care for depression

Genetic variants known to slow or speed metabolism of drugs for depression and anxiety disorders are very common.

By Paul Govern
Screenshot of the Vanderbilt Health “My Health At Vanderbilt” patient portal, showing username and password fields, login and account options, and panels for self check-in, telehealth visits, interpreter services, and new-user information.
May 11, 2026

AI assistant to help VH patients ask better questions of care teams

The new artificial intelligence tool aims to spare Vanderbilt Health patients and clinicians the back-and-forth that can delay answers to patients’ electronic health care questions.

By Paul Govern
Susannah Rose, PhD, stands beside a wall bearing the text “Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society.”
May 5, 2026

Susannah Rose to direct the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

Rose, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and Health Policy, will succeed Keith Meador, MD, ThM, MPH, the Anne Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, who has directed the center since 2012.

By Bill Snyder
Collage-style illustration of faceless medical and laboratory professionals with binary-patterned faces, surrounded by molecular diagrams, sound-wave graphics, a test tube, clipboard, medicine jar, and red geometric accents.
April 29, 2026

Paging Dr. AI?

Vanderbilt Health thoughtfully transforms data into precision care

By Paul Govern
Stylized neon medical-science illustration featuring a large pink-and-green capsule surrounded by molecular structures, a brain, medical icons, charts, DNA imagery, and a human silhouette.
April 7, 2026

AI finds drug safety signals in clinical notes

Large language models were tested on cancer patient notes from two academic medical centers and seven drug trials.

By Paul Govern