Reporter April 28 2023

Jon Stewart, comedian, advocate and television host, second from right, participated in a panel discussion on advocacy at Vanderbilt last week. Other panelists included, from left, Walter Clair, MD, MPH, fourth-year medical student Ayesha Muhammad, PhD, and Robert Miller, MD.

Stewart speaks on advocacy, medicine’s role in society

Apr. 27, 2023—Comedian, talk show host and advocate Jon Stewart spoke last week to a crowd of Vanderbilt undergraduates, medical students and faculty about his approach to advocacy and how those in the medical community can find their own place alongside those supporting a cause.

Kevin Churchwell, MD, center, with his brothers, Robert Churchwell Jr., left, and André Churchwell, MD.

Churchwell discusses DEI’s role in medical education

Apr. 27, 2023—Kevin Churchwell, a former CEO of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, recently spoke on the importance of equity, diversity and inclusivity for medical education in the hospital setting.

Izumi Kaji, PhD, and James Goldenring, MD, PhD, were among eight researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center honored last week by the American Physiological Society.

Researchers honored at American Physiology Summit

Apr. 27, 2023—Three faculty members and five postdoctoral fellows at Vanderbilt University Medical Center received research honors last week from the American Physiological Society during its 2023 American Physiology Summit.

Trial combines novel therapies for head and neck cancer

Apr. 27, 2023—Vanderbilt is launching a clinical trial that pairs an experimental vaccine with an established immunotherapy for recurrent, human papilloma virus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer of the head and neck.

Phillips elected to Association of American Physicians

Apr. 27, 2023—Vanderbilt's Elizabeth Phillips, MD, has been elected to membership in the Association of American Physicians

Heerman named chief of General Pediatrics

Apr. 26, 2023—Bill Heerman, MD, MPH, associate professor of Pediatrics, has been named chief of the Division of General Pediatrics, effective May 1.

Lehmann’s Vanderbilt Prize Lecture set for May 11

Apr. 26, 2023—Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science winner Ruth Lehmann, PhD, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 11, in 208 Light Hall.

VICC Scientific Retreat focuses on emerging technologies

Apr. 26, 2023—The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center 24th Annual Scientific Retreat will be held from 8:30 am to 3 pm, May 23, in the Vanderbilt Student Life Center.

A clinical trial supports approval of a new medication to treat moderate-to-severe asthma in children.

Study finds early RSV infection linked to significantly increased risk of asthma in children

Apr. 24, 2023—A Vanderbilt study has found that RSV infection in the first year of life is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in children.

VUMC Reporter