Rose, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and Health Policy, will succeed Keith Meador, MD, ThM, MPH, the Anne Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, who has directed the center since 2012.

Meador has integrated ethics into the daily life of clinical departments at Vanderbilt Health. Under his direction, the center expanded its reach across specialties, establishing programs in surgical ethics, pediatric ethics and maternal-child health.

In her opening remarks, Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, who holds the Brock Family Directorship in Career Development, acknowledged the contributions of research staff that have helped the School of Medicine achieve a top 10 ranking among U.S. medical schools in research funding from the National Institutes of Health.

The findings suggest that disease-associated microbes can actively drive intestinal inflammation by reshaping host metabolism, suggesting new therapeutic possibilities to prevent or disrupt diseases like infectious diarrhea and colorectal cancer.

Tennessee parents have consistently ranked community violence near the top of their list of concerns since questions related to violence and firearms were added to the annual Child Health Poll

Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, is widely known for his work at the intersection of medicine, ethics and public policy.