VUMC People

Liver disease specialist Ashley Spann receives two career development awards

Vanderbilt’s Ashley Spann, MD, MSACI, is the inaugural recipient of the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Hepatology Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Vanessa Marlowe strives to create “caring connections” with patients and her colleagues

Marlowe recognized with VUMC Five Pillar Leader Award for her work

Inspired by a childhood friend’s care journey, Jennifer Wright always knew she would work for Vanderbilt one day

“I love what I do; I have a passion for people, and I know getting my job done is helping someone. When I say I’m going to do something, I want to succeed.”

Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund names first scholars

A research endeavor that seeks to develop a new cancer immunotherapy utilizing nanobody delivery and targeted heating of tumors has received funding from the Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund.

By Tom Wilemon

February 15, 2024

Timothy Blackwell to chair the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan

Timothy Blackwell, MD, director of the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, is leaving Vanderbilt University Medical Center to chair the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan.

By Nancy Humphrey

February 15, 2024

Katherine Hartmann, Sunil Kripalani honored at Translational Research Forum

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD, and Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, were honored for their service to translational scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center during the Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum.