Department of Surgery Archive — Page 8 of 16

Izumi Kaji, PhD, and James Goldenring, MD, PhD, were among eight researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center honored last week by the American Physiological Society.
April 27, 2023

Researchers honored at American Physiology Summit

Three faculty members and five postdoctoral fellows at Vanderbilt University Medical Center received research honors last week from the American Physiological Society during its 2023 American Physiology Summit.

By Bill Snyder
James Goldenring, MD, PhD, wearing a white lab coat over a red turtleneck and standing in a windowed institutional hallway.
March 23, 2023

Goldenring’s gastrointestinal research contributions lauded

Vanderbilt’s James Goldenring, MD, PhD, has been honored by the American Gastroenterological Association for making significant contributions to understanding gastrointestinal disease.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a man in a dark suit and striped tie against a gray background.
March 12, 2023

Patel appointed Ingram Chair in Surgical Sciences

By Jill Clendening
Close-up 3D rendering of densely packed pink, rounded finger-like biological structures, with larger forms in the foreground and smaller ones receding into the background.
February 2, 2023

Nutrient absorption disease model

Vanderbilt researchers developed a model of a patient-specific mutation to explore the pathology of microvillus inclusion disease, a genetic disorder that causes life-threatening diarrhea.

By Leigh MacMillan
Portrait of a smiling woman with curly brown hair wearing a black jacket and patterned blouse.
January 3, 2023

Terhune named Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs

Vanderbilt’s Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, Vice President for Educational Affairs and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, has been named Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs.

By John Howser
Portrait of a woman wearing a white top and a necklace against a softly blurred tan background.
November 10, 2022

Gastric Cancer Foundation funds Eunyoung Choi research

The Gastric Cancer Foundation has awarded a one-year $100,000 research grant to Eunyoung Choi, PhD, to support her efforts to find a way to disrupt the transformation of dysplastic stem cells into stomach cancer.

By Bill Snyder