The research could point to future therapeutic strategies that treat PF patients based on their individual stage of cellular and molecular remodeling.

Vanderbilt patients will have close-to-home access to all aspects of preventive cardiology, assessment of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, rather than having to drive to Nashville.

The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer.

Most of the more than 200 species of viruses known to reside in humans remain poorly understood, and new ones are being discovered every few months.

The Young Physician-Scientist Award recognizes “notable achievements” by researchers who are within five years of their first faculty appointment.

The study identified 332 independent association signals for breast cancer risk, including 131 signals not previously reported.

They are among more than 3,500 ASCI members, 48 of whom are current, full-time faculty members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.