Division of Infectious Diseases Archive — Page 1 of 14

Three colleagues pose together in a laboratory workspace, with shelves of boxes and supplies behind them.
October 5, 2026

Vanderbilt Health to lead national consortium on life-threatening drug reactions of the skin

“For too long, patients who survive these reactions have been left without clear answers about why it happened, which medicines are safe, and what the future holds,” said Elizabeth Phillips, MD, who is leading the consortium.

The Innovation Clinic entrance on the first floor of the Medical Arts Building. (photo by Susan Urmy)
September 10, 2026

Innovation Clinic doubles as a working clinic and a proving ground

“The most innovative thing about this clinic is that it exists in the first place. … Now we have a dedicated pilot site for every new thing we want to test.”

By Paul Govern
Conceptual biotechnology scene showing gloved laboratory workers, test tubes, a pipette, and overlaid medical graphics including DNA-like molecular structures, human anatomy icons, a heartbeat waveform, charts, and a digital human figure.
September 2, 2026

Millions get wrong genetic test, study finds

A study shows current testing is providing false reassurance about genetic disposition for a rare life-threatening drug reaction.

By Paul Govern
Alexander Bick, MD, PhD
August 12, 2026

Alexander Bick to lead cutting-edge resource for genomic discovery at Vanderbilt Health

Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics is a one-stop genomics research resource that offers sample biobanking, genome sequencing, single-cell and spatial multiomic profiling, and other specialized services.

By Bill Snyder
Laurel Eiler, identified in the caption, smiles and extends her hand toward a guest while holding a small plate at a World Bronchiectasis Day gathering; other attendees stand nearby.
July 9, 2026

Bronchiectasis Day gathering at Langford Auditorium

The Vanderbilt Health NTM and Bronchiectasis Center, a program of the Vanderbilt Lung Institute, launched in 2023. The chronic lung disease is estimated to affect 350,000 to 500,000 adults in the United States.

By Paul Govern
Portrait of Kelly Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH, smiling at the camera against a brown background. She has shoulder-length gray-blonde hair and wears a blue beaded necklace with a black patterned top.
May 27, 2026

Kelly Dooley to depart Vanderbilt Health to lead Department of Medicine at Brown

A national search will be conducted to identify Dooley’s successor as director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and an interim director will be announced at a later date.

By Paul Govern