Division of Infectious Diseases Archive — Page 13 of 14

AAAS logo with the tagline “ADVANCING SCIENCE, SERVING SOCIETY.”
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.”

By Bill Snyder
Illustration of a green, curved, flagellated bacterium on a white background, labeled H. pylori.
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.

By Leigh MacMillan
Stylized blue lungs on a dark background, with the right lung breaking apart into floating geometric fragments.
September 25, 2014

A path to sarcoidosis treatment

Vanderbilt investigators identify a new therapeutic target for the inflammatory lung disease sarcoidosis.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of a gray-haired man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie.
September 18, 2014

State public health award named for Schaffner

The Tennessee Public Health Association and the Tennessee Medical Association are collaborating to establish the “William Schaffner, M.D., Public Health Hero Award,” to be presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary efforts in the advancement of public health in Tennessee.

By Craig Boerner
flu shot
August 13, 2014

High-dose flu vaccine more effective in elderly, Vanderbilt-led study shows

High-dose influenza vaccine is 24 percent more effective than the standard-dose vaccine in protecting persons ages 65 and over against influenza illness and its complications.

By Craig Boerner
Stacks of clear laboratory Petri dishes containing blue-stained samples and handwritten markings on a work surface.
May 1, 2014

Cutting-edge research to be showcased in May

By Bill Snyder