James Crowe Archive — Page 11 of 13

Cluster of fruit bats hanging upside down, with several bats showing open mouths and teeth.
February 26, 2015

Studies show human antibodies can fight lethal Marburg virus

Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The Scripps Research Institute for the first time have shown how human antibodies can neutralize the Marburg virus, a close cousin to Ebola.

By Bill Snyder
A scientist in a white lab coat points to an image on a tablet while speaking with a suited visitor in a laboratory.
January 29, 2015

Core facilities key driver of VUMC research gains

During the past five years, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has become a leader in “personalized medicine,” the use of genomic information to individualize patient care.

By Stephen Doster and Bill Snyder
Architectural rendering of a renovated Vanderbilt University Hospital plaza with a new paved surface, concrete seating walls and benches, landscaped trees, and several people near the hospital entrance.
December 18, 2014

Year in review: 2014 a year of accomplishments, milestones for VUMC

The following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2014.

By Doug Campbell
Exterior of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, with several modern hospital buildings behind landscaped grounds and a sign marked “1211.”
October 21, 2014

Vanderbilt’s Brown, Crowe elected to IOM

By Bill Snyder
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander speaks with three Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members in a bright facility lobby; one wears a white lab coat, and other visitors and staff stand in the background.
September 24, 2014

Alexander’s visit highlights efforts to confront Ebola

Don’t panic over Ebola. But don’t ignore it, either. That was the take-home message for U.S. citizens from a “mini-hearing” held by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Wednesday with researchers and health officials from Vanderbilt and the State of Tennessee.

By Bill Snyder
A graduate researcher in gloves adjusts a multiwell plate inside laboratory equipment while a senior scientist in a white coat observes.
September 18, 2014

Initiative seeks to develop therapies to combat Ebola

Vanderbilt University researchers have partnered with Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. to develop new human antibody therapies for people exposed to the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses.

By Bill Snyder