Innovation Archive — Page 2 of 8

Photo of the exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt shows the four new floors added atop the pediatric facility. (photo by Anne Rayner)
March 9, 2026

Pediatric sedation program earns prestigious Center of Excellence designation

To earn the designation, hospitals go through a rigorous application and evaluation process, for which only about 50% of applicants successfully achieve the designation. In this latest cycle of applicants, Monroe Carell was one of only 10 hospitals awarded the distinction.

March 5, 2026

Alliance for Genomic Discovery expands with Regeneron Genetics Center membership and new proteomics data offering

Dataset grows to more than 312,000 whole genomes with longitudinal clinical data. GSK is one of the first to lead a further expansion of 50,000 whole genomes paired with proteomic data.

March 3, 2026

Vanderbilt Health and Bertis establish collaboration for cancer drug discovery

The collaboration will integrate Vanderbilt Health’s Molecular AI Initiative capabilities with Bertis’ deep proteomics and AI-enabled technologies to identify novel therapeutic targets and predictive biomarkers.

March 2, 2026

Novel behavioral, mental health care model for pediatrics improves care, gets national recognition 

The changes resulted in significant benefits, including a reduction in behavioral health boarding admissions by 78% and shortened length of stay by more than 50% .

November 12, 2025

Eleven Vanderbilt scientists among this year’s ‘highly cited’ researchers

They are among 6,868 scientists worldwide whose papers rank in the top 1% by citations for their fields of research and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past 11 years.

October 22, 2025

Behind the curtain: Secrets of the volatile, delusional brain 

The VUMC approach, based on the “Feeling Safe Program” developed by British psychologist Daniel Freeman, targets specific factors that contribute to persecutory delusions, including worry, safety behaviors, avoidance and hallucinations (such as hearing voices).