Research

E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
November 13, 2025

VUMC’s Wesley Ely inducted into the American Academy of Sciences and Letters

Established in 2023, the academy honors outstanding scholarly achievements reflecting “independence of mind and intellectual courage” in the arts, sciences and learned professions.

By Bill Snyder
November 12, 2025

New study reveals long-term impacts on Stevens-Johnson syndrome survivors 

SJS and TEN occur when a medication triggers the immune system to attack the body’s own skin and mucous membranes.

By Kylie Avery
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.

By Bill Snyder
November 11, 2025

AI recruited to lower leading cause of preventable hospital deaths

Risk of VTE rises in hospitals due to factors such as patient immobility, effects from major surgery, and use of indwelling medical devices like central lines.

By Paul Govern
November 6, 2025

Inflammatory marker could predict response to therapy in bladder pain syndrome

Patients with chronic bladder pain syndrome who had higher baseline levels of the inflammatory molecule IL-1beta had greater overall improvement following cognitive behavioral therapy.

By Georgia Caso
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) resolution of the structure of a respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein (shades of pink) bound to fragments of two antibodies (dark/light and blue/green) designed by the researchers’ protein language model, MAGE.
November 4, 2025

AI can speed antibody design to thwart novel viruses: study

While the study focused on development of antibody therapeutics against existing and emerging viral threats, the implications of the research are much broader.

By Bill Snyder
November 3, 2025

Artificial HIV patients do their part for science

To speed HIV research, VUMC scientists are drafting droves of people who do not exist to serve as research subjects.
By Paul Govern
November 3, 2025

Prescribing with purpose

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study finds unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in hospitalized children and highlights opportunity for antibiotic stewardship.
By Chelsea N. Campbell
October 30, 2025

Genetic variation impact scores: A new tool for earlier heart disease detection

The study will go a long way to improving the early diagnosis and treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia, a common genetic driver of cardiovascular disease.
By Bill Snyder
October 29, 2025

New genetic marker found to predict severe gout drug reactions in US patients

The discovery could improve safety of allopurinol for millions by expanding genetic screening.
By Craig Boerner
October 22, 2025

New sepsis therapy developed at VUMC edges closer to the clinic

Jacek Hawiger and his colleagues report that a “peptide genomic therapy” given in combination with an antibiotic nearly doubles survival rates from sepsis in an animal model, compared to treatment with antibiotic alone.
By Bill Snyder
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).
By Bill Snyder
October 20, 2025

Collaborative forms to better predict, prevent and treat Type 1 diabetes

The new project will map Type 1 diabetes progression using multimodal artificial intelligence alongside a wide range of health data.
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