Department of Biomedical Informatics Archive — Page 6 of 26

Illustration of a blood vessel cut open to reveal yellow fatty plaque narrowing the channel, with red blood cells flowing around the obstruction.
August 13, 2024

$3.4 million research grant targets risk of heart attack, stroke

Making innovative use of observational data, researchers hope to gain new understanding of patient risk and identify existing drugs to lower risk.

Two men stand on either side of a framed portrait of a physician in a white coat, displayed on an easel against a wood-paneled wall.
July 31, 2024

Portrait unveiling event honors Kevin Johnson

Open wooden box filled with colorful paper cards marked with question marks.
July 18, 2024

AI could help patients ask better questions of their care teams 

AI has proven better than doctors at drafting responses to written questions from patients. A new study suggests even greater advantages in using AI to help patients write more effective messages to their care teams.

Rischelle Jenkins poses beside a reception desk in front of a wall displaying the Vanderbilt Department of Biomedical Informatics logo.
July 17, 2024

Rischelle Jenkins provides the steady center of Biomedical Informatics

Over her two decades in the department, Jenkins has worked alongside the program’s educational leadership, managing student recruitment and enrollment, organizing critical data for DBMI’s National Library of Medicine grant, budgeting, overseeing weekly informatics seminars and planning social activities for students.

June 11, 2024

2024 Chancellor Faculty Fellows selected

Each fellow holds the title for two years, receives $40,000 per year to support their work, and meets with their cohort to exchange ideas, build a broader intellectual community and engage in academic leadership development.

Close-up of a map showing Mozambique, including the Mozambique Channel and cities such as Maputo, Beira, Quelimane, and Chimoio.
June 10, 2024

Vanderbilt researchers establish biomedical informatics training program in Mozambique

Building sustainable biomedical informatics training and research capacity to address gaps in Mozambique’s national HIV response will help the country leverage newer data-driven and genetics-based approaches for personalized HIV care and molecular epidemiology of the disease.