Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Archive — Page 5 of 5

July 31, 2014

Doris Duke awards enhance clinical research training

Vanderbilt University’s Cyndya Shibao, M.D., MSCI, has received a Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

By Bill Snyder

Patrick Grohar, M.D., Ph.D., smiles in a white lab coat and tie while seated in a laboratory surrounded by shelves of bottles and scientific equipment.

February 5, 2014

Childhood cancer researcher awarded $250,000 ‘Lemonade Stand’ grant

By Vanderbilt Health News

Stylized silhouettes of many raised hands reaching upward against a pale cream background with radiating light.

January 10, 2014

Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards and achievements

Read about faculty and staff awards and achievements in the latest edition of “Kudos.”

By Vanderbilt Health News

White Hyundai vehicle covered with colorful handprints and printed text reading “Hyundai Hope On Wheels,” “Helping kids fight cancer,” and “Proudly Sponsored by Hyundai.” A child using a walker stands beside the vehicle.

September 19, 2013

Hyundai award helps drive hope for cancer research

Emmanuel Volanakis, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics and Hematology/Oncology, was awarded a $250,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels grant last week for his ongoing research into T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), an aggressive blood cancer.

By Christina Echegaray

A nurse attends to a young child seated on an examination table in a colorful jungle-themed treatment room; the child holds a small toy or medical device.

June 13, 2013

New protocol takes the sting out of Children’s Hospital outpatient procedures

A patient comfort protocol is rendering minor procedures less painful and upsetting for younger outpatients of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Paul Govern

Two doctors and three young patients hold a large yellow ribbon and scissors during a clinic opening celebration in a hospital corridor.

April 11, 2013

New clinic links pediatric sarcoma treatment services

J. Carlton Smith noticed severe pain in his knee five years ago during a lacrosse tournament. Smith, then 13 years old, never imagined hearing the diagnosis doctors would give him: osteosarcoma, a cancer of the bone.