Division of Hematology and Oncology

December 12, 2025

Lucy Spalluto and Jennifer Lewis awarded $1 million lung cancer screening grant

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, with incidence higher in veterans compared to the civilian population.

By Derek Scancarelli
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October 14, 2025

VUMC researchers awarded $2 million to expand AI-powered medical record abstraction

The grant extension will expand applications in research, clinical trials, registries and national collaborations.

Among those in Washington, D.C., were, from left, Nicholas Warren, Shelagh Mulvaney, PhD, Alvin Powers, MD, Patrick Hu, MD, PhD, Hyun Song, PhD, Ronald McMillan, PhD, and Sara Kavanaugh.
September 25, 2025

Vanderbilt scientists advocate for NIH funding in Congress

Scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University joined other advocates from Tennessee to share why continued bipartisan support for NIH is important to them.

By Nicholas Warren
Megan Dupuis, MD, PhD
August 14, 2025

Megan Dupuis named Internal Medicine Residency Program director

Beginning in July 2026, Dupuis will coordinate all aspects of the internal medicine residency, including the interview and selection process, mentoring the residents going through the program.

By Jill Clendening
August 1, 2025

Study reports final clinical trial data for advanced kidney cancer treatment

The drug combo pembrolizumab plus axitinib had sustained and durable clinical benefit in more than five years of follow-up. It is a standard-of-care first-line treatment for advanced kidney cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 30, 2025

Andreana Holowatyj named ‘40 Under 40 In Cancer’ winner

The awards initiative identifies and recognizes contributions across the field of cancer by rising stars and emerging leaders under the age of 40.

By Tom Wilemon
April 23, 2025

Kimberly Dahlman elected to board of International Association of Medical Science Educators 

She will begin serving her three-year term upon the closing of the association’s annual conference on June 17.
By Tom Wilemon
February 6, 2025

Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund names two more scholars 

The funds will support Justin Balko’s research on breast cancer and Kathleen DelGiorno’s research on pancreatic cancer.
By Tom Wilemon
January 13, 2025

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Lebanon moves to new location 

The Cancer Center relocated from its prior space inside Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital due to patient demand four years after its opening.
By Tom Wilemon
December 11, 2024

Second wind: 22-year-old Madison Barnett prepares for return to softball mound after cancer journey

The Lee University pitcher plans 2025 comeback after Ewing sarcoma sidelined her for more than year.
By Nancy Humphrey
December 10, 2024

Study identifies that higher West African ancestry may contribute to worse breast cancer outcomes 

The study found that West African genetic ancestry was associated with shorter disease-free survival, particularly for women with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer.
By Tom Wilemon
November 11, 2024

VUMC pursues electronic integration with genomic reference labs

Under the old system, genetic counselors would complete paper requisitions, and results would return as PDFs that had to be manually uploaded into patients' electronic health records.
By Paul Govern
November 4, 2024

Tae Kon Kim receives V Foundation grant for MDS drug research 

Kim and colleagues will study whether this protein hinders the ability of the immune system to fight MDS and whether it can be blocked to treat MDS.
By Tom Wilemon