Division of Infectious Diseases Archive — Page 12 of 14
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October 20, 2015
A bundle, a dashboard and lasting pneumonia reduction
A “bundle” of electronically implemented care guidelines reduced intensive care unit patient complications related to mechanical ventilation. -
August 6, 2015
Genotyping project to be an ‘engine of discovery’
Vanderbilt University researchers next month will launch a major initiative to acquire “dense genotypes” from 100,000 individuals whose medical histories are known. -
July 9, 2015
VUMC lands major pharmacogenomics grant
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a five-year, $12.8 million grant from the federal government to develop better ways to predict how patients will respond to the drugs they’re given. -
June 25, 2015
VUMC, Meharry and State Health Department receive NIH grant to establish AIDS research center
Vanderbilt University has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research with Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Department of Health. -
November 24, 2014
Twelve Vanderbilt faculty elected AAAS fellows
Twelve members of Vanderbilt's faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their “scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” -
November 21, 2014
Host sequesters zinc to control stomach bug
Understanding how zinc and the host’s immune response control H. pylori’s cancer-causing potential could suggest new therapeutic strategies to reduce infection and cancer risk. -
September 25, 2014
A path to sarcoidosis treatment
Vanderbilt investigators identify a new therapeutic target for the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis.