Steven Eskind Archives
Faculty awards honor teaching, clinical, research excellence
May. 5, 2022—The 2022 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Academic Enterprise Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Extraordinary Performance of Clinical Service, and Outstanding Contributions to Research were presented April 29 during the annual spring faculty meeting.
Renovated Eskind Biomedical Library reopened
Jul. 26, 2018—The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center opened July 18 after a yearlong, $12.9 million renovation with infrastructure improvements and updates to support the continuing evolution of medical education.
Kappler’s Discovery Lecture
Oct. 27, 2016—John Kappler, Ph.D., a pioneer in the study of autoimmune diseases at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, visited with members of the family of the late Irwin Eskind, M.D., prior to delivering the Irwin Eskind Lecture in Biomedical Science at VUMC last week.
Eskind family makes $6 million gift to keep library on leading edge of health education innovation
Oct. 17, 2016—A visionary $6 million gift to Vanderbilt from the Eskind family ensures that the Eskind Biomedical Library will support the next generation of scientists, physicians, students and patients.
Photo: Metabolic discoveries
Apr. 9, 2015—Discovery Lecturer Stephen O’Rahilly, M.D., helped establish and now co-directs the Institute of Metabolic Science at the University of Cambridge, England.
