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Ashton Bertel, left, and Lexi Browning were among the patients who came to the pediatric transplant transition day. (photo by Susan Urmy)
April 1, 2024

Event introduces pediatric transplant patients to their new adult transplant team providers

VUMC’s adult and pediatric heart transplant programs recently collaborated to create a pediatric transplant transition day, a new event where pediatric transplant patients meet with their new adult transplant team providers to begin the transition to those providers.

By Matt Batcheldor
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April 1, 2024

Cell-specific variations in gene regulation may be key to treating pulmonary fibrosis

An international research team co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center has revealed how variations in gene regulation in different cell types drive pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive respiratory disorder characterized by scarring and loss of functional lung tissue.

By Bill Snyder
Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH
April 1, 2024

Distinguished Vanderbilt alum to lead the NIH Fogarty International Center

Kathleen Neuzil, MD, MPH, a former faculty member and distinguished alumna of the Vanderbilt MPH Program, has been appointed director of the Fogarty International Center and associate director for international research at the National Institutes of Health.

By Bill Snyder
Anna Hemnes, MD
March 29, 2024

Anna Hemnes named director of the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Anna Hemnes, MD, has been named director of the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, physician-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Lung Institute and director of the Center for Lung Research.

By Nancy Humphrey
March 29, 2024

What happens when musicians lose their hearing? Many find their way to VUMC’s Katie Berg — a scientist, a clinician — and a musician.

Cochlear implants can restore the ability to hear speech, but not music. In the heart of Music City, Katie Berg helps fit cochlear implants tuned specially for the needs of musicians.

By Wayne Wood
March 29, 2024

A gunshot to the head. A long recovery. Then a wedding.

Special Agent Adam Daniels celebrates ongoing recovery after gunshot causes traumatic brain injury; family’s gift will support care of others with similar injuries

By Jill Clendening
March 29, 2024

VUMC nurses lead Pearl-Cohn career fair to showcase health care careers to high school students

The fair featured a multidisciplinary group, including nursing, social work, EMS, pharmacy, medicine and surgical and radiology technologists.
By Matt Batcheldor
March 29, 2024

VUMC’s John Koethe named director of the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research

John Koethe, MD, MSCI, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been appointed director and principal investigator of the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research.
By Bill Snyder
March 28, 2024

VUMC team discovers antibodies that may prevent severe respiratory illness

Using a technique developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, researchers identified antibodies that are excellent leads as potential therapies for human parainfluenza virus 3, a leading cause of acute and potentially fatal respiratory illness.
By Bill Snyder
March 28, 2024

Teams to create one-stop resource for human pancreatic data to foster diabetes research

Leading investigators in diabetes, pancreas and islet biology, and computational biology have received $12.5 million in two five-year awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create the world’s first, integrated knowledge base of human-derived tissue- and cellular-level pancreatic information to support innovative, collaborative and reproducible research.
By Jill Clendening
March 28, 2024

How dogs helped Covenant School families heal; new treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis; and other news stories with VUMC sources

March 28, 2024

Study identifies molecule as potential target for treating AML

While immune checkpoint inhibitors that target the PD-1 molecule on T-cells have proven to be effective with many cancers, these immunotherapies have not worked for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but new research has identified a “cousin” molecule as a potential therapeutic target for AML. 
By Tom Wilemon
March 27, 2024

New program designed to help patients and families impacted by chronic pain

Psychologists at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will soon begin offering a workshop to help patients and families impacted by chronic pain and persistent functional symptoms.
By Jessica Pasley