Department of Biomedical Informatics Archive

genetic sequence
September 10, 2015

Grants spur effort to add genetic data to EMR

Vanderbilt University researchers have received two major federal grants — totaling $7.6 million over four years — to support groundbreaking research aimed at making genetic information a routine part of patients’ electronic medical records.

By Bill Snyder
July 9, 2015

VUMC lands major pharmacogenomics grant

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a five-year, $12.8 million grant from the federal government to develop better ways to predict how patients will respond to the drugs they’re given.

By Bill Snyder
June 25, 2015

VUSM to offer master’s degree in applied clinical informatics

A new program being offered this fall through Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will offer health care professionals the opportunity to earn a master’s degree in the growing biomedical informatics field.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 11, 2015

My Health moving to all-inclusive test reporting

Earlier this year the Medical Center Medical Board at Vanderbilt approved all-inclusive online reporting of adult patient test results through the Vanderbilt University Medical Center secure patient Web portal, My Health at Vanderbilt (MHAV).

By Paul Govern
June 4, 2015

Precision medicine efforts highlighted at NIH workshop

Affirmation of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s high profile in precision medicine came last week when a new working group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) visited Vanderbilt for a two-day public workshop devoted to planning a key component of the federal Precision Medicine Initiative announced earlier this year by President Obama.

By Paul Govern
May 14, 2015

Precision medicine focus of NIH workshop

On May 28-29 at Vanderbilt, the Precision Medicine Initiative Working Group of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold a public workshop devoted to research cohorts and electronic health records.

By Paul Govern
April 2, 2015

VUMC’s Denny named to NIH precision medicine group

Josh Denny, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, will help guide planning for the precision medicine initiative announced by President Obama in his January State of the Union Address.
By Paul Govern
March 26, 2015

ResearchMatch adds new clinical trials feature

Patients seeking to participate in clinical trials have a new option in online tools for finding studies that might offer hope for their problem or condition.
By Paul Govern
March 19, 2015

Data management MOOC educates students worldwide

By Paul Govern
February 19, 2015

Workshop explores President’s Precision Medicine Initiative

The Precision Medicine Initiative is a national effort announced by President Obama during his State of the Union address to provide more effective treatment and prevention strategies for individuals by taking into account their unique genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.
By Bill Snyder
August 22, 2014

Landers, Fuchs win awards at Fall Faculty Assembly

An international expert on slavery and emancipation during the 18th and 19th centuries was awarded the prestigious Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research during Vanderbilt University’s Fall Faculty Assembly.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 31, 2014

E-records shed light on drug response

Electronic medical records linked to DNA biobanks are a valid resource for defining and understanding the genetic factors that contribute to drug response.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 20, 2014

New system helps speed transfer of research materials

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched an automated system for processing and managing Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), which govern the transfer of biological materials, chemicals, human tissue samples and other materials between institutions to facilitate academic research.
By Bill Snyder