Department of Medicine

Monica Santisteban, PhD

Monica Santisteban awarded grant from BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program

Santisteban’s research project will investigate whether the renin angiotensin system plays an important role in the progression of pathology in Alzheimer’s disease.

Veterans with depression have increased risk of heart failure: study

The findings give patients and clinicians have another reason to screen for and treat depression in order to prevent potential future heart failure.

VoLo Foundation grant supports Southern Environmental Health Study

The grant will allow investigators to recruit additional participants and conduct methylation- and proteomics-based biological aging assays to check for biomarkers of early disease risk.

Bryan Harris, MD, MPH, MMHC. (photo by Susan Urmy)

Bryan Harris named interim chair of the Department of Medicine

Harris succeeds Jane Freedman, MD, as she assumes the role of Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer.  

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Three Vanderbilt-affiliated cellular therapy programs receive reaccreditation

The Vanderbilt and VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System programs received notification after on-site inspections in October 2024. The accreditation is effective for three years.

Jill Simmons, MD, and John Shelley found that adding a genetic measure of height to the evaluation of children with short stature might improve diagnosis and clinical outcomes. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

Polygenic score for height could improve diagnosis for children with short stature: study

Even after comprehensive testing, about 30% of children with short stature — height below the third percentile on a growth chart — do not have a definitive diagnosis, leading to extended surveillance, testing and anxiety.

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