Division of Clinical Pharmacology

November 18, 2019

Roden wins Schottenstein Prize from Ohio State University

By Bill Snyder
Researchers on the NCI Moonshot grant focused on hereditary cancers include (front row, from left) Natasha Celaya-Cobbs, LPN, Georgia Wiesner, MD, Sarah Bland, MPH, MBA, (back row, from left) Trent Rosenbloom, MD, Josh Peterson, MD, MPH, and Marc Beller, PMP, BA.
November 14, 2019

NCI ‘Moonshot’ grant to boost hereditary cancer identification

VUMC is leading an initiative to establish a streamlined process for collection of family health histories that could set the stage for a standardized system to make the information easily accessible.

By Tom Wilemon
October 24, 2019

Article examines need for genotyping after stenting

Genotyping can improve outcomes in patients who require anti-platelet therapy following stent placement to open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries and prevent a heart attack.

By Bill Snyder
October 17, 2019

Peterson, Roden honored for translational medicine efforts

Josh Peterson, MD, MPH, and Dan Roden, MD, are among 10 leaders in clinical pharmacology and translational medicine recognized this week by the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

By Bill Snyder
The study team included, from left, Douglas Johnson, MD, Dan Roden, MD, Javid Moslehi, MD, Joe-Elie Salem, MD, PhD, and Ali Manouchehri, MD.
September 25, 2019

Study identifies targeted therapy’s cardiac risks

After a recent study showed that chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients who received ibrutinib as a frontline treatment had a 7% death rate, a new study offers a clearer picture on the reasons for the deaths.

By Tom Wilemon
September 19, 2019

Study shows heat therapy helps ease supine hypertension

Heat therapy has been shown to lower high blood pressure in patients with a rare condition called supine hypertension, or elevated blood pressure when lying down, according to preliminary results of a Vanderbilt study.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 5, 2019

How salt increases blood pressure

Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that a protein called SGK1 in immune cells is activated by sodium, leading to the development of salt-sensitive hypertension.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 4, 2019

Novel treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome being tested at VUMC

A novel treatment for Prader-Willi syndrome, one of the most common genetic causes of obesity, may improve the insatiable hunger that patients with the disorder experience.
By Leigh MacMillan
August 1, 2019

Oates recalled as iconic leader, physician, scientist

John Oates, MD, an internationally known physician at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a founding father of the discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, died Tuesday (July 30) in Nashville after a short illness. He was 87.
By Bill Snyder
July 18, 2019

Madhur receives Presidential Early Career Award

Meena Madhur, MD, PhD, has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 22, 2019

Van Driest lands young investigator award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Sara Van Driest, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, recently received the 2019 Leon I. Goldberg Early Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
By Christina Echegaray
April 18, 2019

Medical Societies honor multiple Vanderbilt faculty

Several Vanderbilt faculty members were recently honored during the joint annual meeting of the Association of American Physicians (AAP) and American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).
By Bill Snyder
April 18, 2019

MSA proclamation

A retired high school basketball coach from Murfreesboro was honored by the Tennessee State Senate on Thursday, March 21, for his efforts to shine a light on the rare disease that killed his wife six years ago.
By Bill Snyder
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