Division of Clinical Pharmacology Archive — Page 10 of 10

September 27, 2012

VU Research Studio Program lauded at AAMC meeting

Vanderbilt University’s Clinical and Translational Research Studio program has won the Award with Distinction for Innovations in Research Training and Education from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

By Bill Snyder
Francis Collins speaks at a podium beside a projection screen reading “NIH… Turning Discovery,” with scientific images and an AAMC logo visible.
September 27, 2012

AAMC meet highlights need for research funds

During a meeting in Nashville last week, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) called on academic medical centers to make the case for continued, strong federal investment in biomedical research.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of Dan Roden, MD, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned yellow tie.
September 6, 2012

Personalized medicine focus of Chancellor’s Lecture

The first Chancellor’s Lecture of the academic year, entitled “Genomes, Hype and a Realistic Pathway to Personalized Medicine,” will be given Wednesday, Sept. 12, by Dan Roden, M.D., assistant vice chancellor for Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University.

By Bill Snyder
Rows of labeled blood collection tubes with purple caps arranged in a laboratory storage rack.
September 6, 2012

BioVU reaches new benchmark in DNA samples

This month BioVU logged in its 150,000th unique genetic sample. It is now the world’s largest collection of human DNA linked to searchable, electronic health information.

By Bill Snyder
Stylized blue human torso beside a glowing green electrocardiogram waveform on a dark grid background.
August 10, 2012

Key to a woman’s heart (condition)?

Females may be at higher risk of potentially fatal heart condition due to gender differences in a protein involved in the heart’s electrical activity.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 2, 2012

VU hosts international vascular biology research meeting

More than 100 students, faculty and scientists from around the world attended a four-day program on vascular biology research last week at Vanderbilt University.

By Bill Snyder