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Smiling woman with her hair in a bun stands at the center of a retirement celebration, facing the camera while three other attendees are seen from the side or back.
January 19, 2024

Retirement won’t slow down pioneering neonatal nurse Odessa Settles

Odessa Settles may have retired after spending more than 50 years as a neonatal nurse at Vanderbilt, but her career is far from over.

By Jessica Pasley
Three women pose together at a hospital retirement celebration, with film-reel artwork visible on the wall behind them.
January 19, 2024

Marlee Crankshaw retires after 40 years of service to Vanderbilt

Now retired, Marlee Crankshaw first entered the doors of Vanderbilt University Medical Center 40 years ago.

By Jessica Pasley
Arie Nettles, an elderly woman with short white hair and cat-eye glasses, smiles while listening to speakers at a retirement celebration. She wears a black-and-white floral jacket; attendees stand blurred in the background.
January 19, 2024

Pioneering psychologist, advocate Arie Nettles retires

Arie Nettles, PhD, professor of Clinical Pediatrics, spent her career ensuring the well-being of pediatric and adolescent patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism and cleft craniofacial disorders. She hopes to continue to effect change.

By Jessica Pasley
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a gray-haired man with glasses and a beard, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie against a brown background.
January 18, 2024

Beloved VUMC colleague and acclaimed scientist David Robertson mourned

David Robertson, MD, a beloved leader and mentor, and a pioneer in the clinical research of blood pressure disorders at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Jan. 12 at his home in Nashville. He was 76.

By Bill Snyder and Nancy Humphrey
Illustration of a large yellow cell surrounded by several smaller blue cells in a fluid-like environment, depicting immune-cell interactions.
January 16, 2024

Data haul improves immunotherapy response prediction

Vanderbilt biostatisticians have developed an immunotherapy response model that outperforms existing predictive models.

By Paul Govern
Light Hall gallery corridor displaying the “Molecular Muse: V14 & Ariblab Exhibition” poster and abstract artworks above lounge seating. The poster includes dense explanatory text that is too small to read.
January 16, 2024

‘Molecular Muse’ exhibit features Artist-in-Residence program’s science-inspired art

The “Molecular Muse” art exhibit on display in Light Hall is a sampling of pieces from the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation Artist-in-Residence (VI4-AiR) program, which brings together scientists and artists to create and promote art as a visual science communication tool.

By Leigh MacMillan