Division of Clinical Pharmacology Archive — Page 4 of 10

Head-and-shoulders portrait of an older man with white hair and glasses wearing blue medical scrubs.
August 5, 2021

American Heart Association honors Biaggioni’s research

Italo Biaggioni, MD, professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, has been selected as a Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association for his contributions to cardiovascular and stroke research.

By Matt Batcheldor
From left, Dan Roden, MD, Ayesha Muhammad, Jonathan Mosley, MD, PhD, and Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD, found that a genome-wide approach can improve the prediction of drug responses.
July 22, 2021

For more precise drug treatments, ‘squeeze’ the genome: study finds

Large-scale studies will be required to identify the complexity of genetic variations that affect how patients respond to a given drug and whether they will have side effects, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Bill Snyder
Blister pack of pink tablets beside a box labeled “STATIN 40 mg” and “28 Tablets,” with a stethoscope in the background.
July 12, 2021

Probing statin-associated diseases with genetics

Vanderbilt researchers used genetics tools and biobanks with linked electronic health records to explore the associations between statins and noncardiovascular diseases.

By Leigh MacMillan
Five healthcare professionals pose outdoors in front of a building; three wear white coats, one wears a patterned blouse, and one wears blue medical scrubs.
June 3, 2021

VUMC team discovers new genetic disease

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a new genetic disease that causes a severe form of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing that can cause fainting.

By Bill Snyder
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May 25, 2021

Heat for hypertension in autonomic failure

Heat therapy could offer a novel nonpharmacologic approach for treating the overnight hypertension that affects patients with autonomic failure.

By Leigh MacMillan
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March 15, 2021

Roden honored with Oscar B. Hunter Career Award in Therapeutics

Dan Roden, MD, Senior Vice President for Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, received the Oscar B. Hunter Career Award in Therapeutics last week at the virtual annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

By Leigh MacMillan