Bill Jackson received a heart and double lung transplant, an unusual procedure performed only a handful of times each year at VUMC and one that can occur at only the most specialized transplant centers.

While it has been difficult to pinpoint the reason for the rise in cases, waning immunity and vaccine hesitancy may be the likely culprits.

Criteria for the award included recruitment materials featuring men in nursing, evidence demonstrating an increase in the number of men in nursing and evidence of male nurse involvement.

“Vanderbilt is an extremely welcoming environment for military personnel, and you see that all over campus.”

She has dedicated her career to transforming care for victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

Kim and colleagues will study whether this protein hinders the ability of the immune system to fight MDS and whether it can be blocked to treat MDS.

Crowe and his colleagues have developed cutting-edge technologies to isolate and study antiviral antibodies.