Department of Medicine Archive — Page 22 of 125

October 21, 2024

Clue to salt-sensitive blood pressure found

Despite the well-established link between high salt intake and cardiovascular disease and stroke, the mechanism of SSBP is poorly understood, and it remains an untreatable cardiovascular risk with no widely available diagnostic tool.

Danielle Dean, PhD
October 16, 2024

Danielle Dean receives award for excellence in the field of islet research

Dean identified a liver-alpha cell axis (LACA), a crosstalk between liver glucagon signaling and alpha cell sensing of amino acids.

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October 16, 2024

Study of severe drug reactions finds skin cells activate their own assassins

Single-cell analysis reveals the inner workings of the life-threatening adverse drug reactions Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Cathy Eng, MD
October 15, 2024

Cathy Eng named Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center associate director of Strategic Relations and Research Partnerships 

Her new responsibilities will include promoting clinical research by developing new strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

October 7, 2024

Kimberlyn Ellis selected as 2024 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Ellis is a computational geneticist with a long-term goal of bridging genomics, bioethics and health policy to promote equitable precision medicine for minority populations.

color-enhanced cross section of tumor tissue
October 7, 2024

New Video: Study shows cancer vaccine blocks tumor progression at early lesion stage

Senior author Mary Philip, MD, PhD, associate director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, talks about her Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer study.
The findings support further vaccine investigation to make long-term, progression-free survival a reality for more cancer patients.