National Academy of Sciences Archive — Page 1 of 1

Healthcare professional measuring a seated pregnant woman's blood pressure with a cuff and stethoscope in a clinic room.
April 28, 2026

National report calls for new guidelines to prevent maternal cardiovascular death

The authors reviewed nine clinical preventive services for maternal cardiovascular health and found sufficient evidence to call for updated clinical guidelines in two areas — better management of chronic hypertension and stronger postpartum blood pressure monitoring.

By Matt Batcheldor
Mariana Byndloss, DVM, PhD
March 10, 2026

Mariana Byndloss named NAS Frontiers of Science Fellow

The National Academy of Sciences’ program identifies future leaders of science and brings them together to develop their leadership potential.

By Leigh MacMillan
Heidi Hamm, PhD
May 8, 2025

Heidi Hamm, Eric Skaar elected members of the National Academy of Sciences

Hamm and Skaar are among 120 voting members and 30 international members of the NAS whose elections were announced on April 29.

By Bill Snyder
Aerial view of the VUMC campus circa 1938, showing a group of interconnected multi-story institutional buildings surrounded by trees and roads.
April 4, 2025

A Legacy of Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders

A medical school facility — described as the “most complete of its kind in the South” — was constructed on the corner of Fifth and Elm streets in downtown Nashville. 150 years later, it’s a powerhouse.

By Jill Clendening
Eric Skaar, PhD, MPH, wearing a white lab coat and standing in a laboratory with shelves of glass bottles and specimen containers behind him.
January 23, 2025

Eric Skaar wins National Academy of Sciences award

Skaar, who directs the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, is being recognized for “pioneering work at the intersection of nutrition and infectious diseases.”

By Leigh MacMillan
Portrait of an older man with white hair wearing a suit, light blue shirt, and striped tie indoors.
December 28, 2022

Vanderbilt mourns loss of renowned scientist Exton

John H. Exton, MBChB, MD, PhD, professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, emeritus at Vanderbilt University, whose research provided fundamental insights into how many biologically active compounds control cellular physiology, died Dec. 18. He was 89.

By Bill Snyder