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Portrait of Travis Osterman, DO, MS, wearing a white medical coat and blue shirt and tie.
August 3, 2023

Osterman, Wanderer named associate chief medical information officers

Travis Osterman, DO, MS, and Jonathan Wanderer, MD, MPhil, have been named associate chief medical information officers in HealthIT at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Mary Philip, MD, PhD, left, and Michael Rudloff, PhD, found that T cells become “exhausted” within hours of encountering a tumor, challenging existing ideas about how T cells become dysfunctional. (photo by Anthony Czelusniak)
August 3, 2023

Study finds hallmarks of T cell exhaustion within hours of tumor exposure

Vanderbilt researchers found that T cells become “exhausted” within hours of encountering a tumor, challenging existing ideas about how T cells become dysfunctional.

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August 2, 2023

Personalizing treatment for sinus syndrome

Understanding the inflammatory characteristics of subtypes of chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps should assist with selection of effective therapies, Vanderbilt researchers report.

Three-dimensional illustration of a coronavirus particle with a textured gray spherical surface, red spike proteins, and smaller yellow surface structures; blurred particles appear in the background.
August 2, 2023

VUMC receives $28 million to lead national study of COVID-diabetes link

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received a four-year, $28 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to study the relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes.

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August 1, 2023

Vanderbilt’s Smeltzer, Do named as 2023 Tennessee Rising Star Nurse Leaders

Vanderbilt’s Cory Smeltzer, RN, and Monica Schmidt Do, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, have been named as 2023 Tennessee Rising Star Nurse Leaders by the Tennessee Action Coalition.

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August 1, 2023

Karen Winkfield named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.