Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories (VML) Archive — Page 1 of 2

Multiple clear petri dishes containing colorful culture media with visible bacterial or fungal colonies, arranged closely together.
September 16, 2026

American Society for Microbiology honors Vanderbilt Health investigators

The ASM awards highlight the ‘strength and breadth’ of microbiology research at Vanderbilt Health — from advancing clinical diagnostics to uncovering fundamental mechanisms in the gut microbiome.

A laboratory guide gestures toward diagnostic equipment while a group of visitors listens during a tour of a medical laboratory.
June 23, 2026

Vanderbilt Health is first US site for advanced clinical testing platform

The new cobas c 703 and cobas ISE neo analytical units — part of the cobas pro integrated solutions produced by Roche — will speed up laboratory testing and improve patient care.

Multiple glass pathology slides with purple-stained specimens arranged in a yellow slide tray; some labels and numbers are visible but out of focus.
May 28, 2026

Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories Histotechnology program receives serious applicant status to become nationally accredited

Among numerous service lines at VML, the Histotechnology program prepares samples from surgeries, biopsies and autopsies.

Lili Tao, MD, PhD, medical director of Mycology and Immunoserology, shows Maggie Weiss a culture plate on which the fungus that causes histoplasmosis is growing. (photo by Susan Urmy)
January 22, 2026

A grateful patient says ‘thank you’ to Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories

The infection can result from inhaling spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, which grows in soil throughout Middle Tennessee, especially in soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings. Previously, blood samples had to be sent to a reference lab in Utah.

Portrait of a person with long brown hair and glasses, wearing a blue top and black cardigan against a neutral background.
November 7, 2025

Romney Humphries named vice chair of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Humphries also will serve as executive medical director of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Clinical Service Center.

Laboratory team members work and discuss results among computer workstations in a brightly lit clinical testing lab; a sign labeled “Hematology” hangs overhead.
July 1, 2025

New lab for transplant, other specialized testing launches at Vanderbilt Medical Laboratories

The new Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory launched its first phase of testing June 26 and ultimately will fully support clinical testing for the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, the nation’s third busiest transplant center by volume.