Department of Medicine Archive — Page 39 of 127

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July 26, 2023

Chase Hendrickson named executive medical director of the Medicine Patient Care Center

Chase Hendrickson, MD, MPH, has been named executive medical director of the Medicine Patient Care Center.

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July 25, 2023

Signaling pathways in liposarcomas

A broad bioinformatics approach revealed that Hedgehog signaling is upregulated in dedifferentiated liposarcoma, suggesting this pathway may be an early indicator of poor prognosis and a potential therapeutic target.

Gordon Bernard, MD, right, with Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, and Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD. (p(photo by Erin O. Smith)
July 20, 2023

Reception honors Gordon Bernard’s decades of service and contributions

Gordon Bernard, MD, was honored at a reception on July 19 in recognition of his contributions to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for more than 40 years.

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July 20, 2023

Predicting gene expression may speed discovery: study

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Cambridge have developed a method of or predicting gene expression in hard-to-access tissues like the brain from more accessible tissues, including whole blood.

Portrait of Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI, wearing glasses and a patterned sweater against a neutral brown background.
July 19, 2023

Holowatyj receives National Cancer Institute MERIT Award

Vanderbilt’s Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI, has received the National Cancer Institute’s Method to Extend Research in Time Award to support her ongoing investigation into how early-onset colorectal cancer and its treatments impact reproductive health.

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July 18, 2023

VUMC receives $7 million award from PCORI to compare breathing tube sedation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $7 million, five-year funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to compare two sedatives used to place breathing tubes in the emergency department or intensive care unit.