VUMC People Archive — Page 44 of 81

Professional headshot of Ashley Spann, MD, wearing glasses, a white coat, and a dark top against a softly blurred brown background.
February 20, 2024

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.

By Leigh MacMillan
Vanessa Marlowe poses on a bright skybridge, wearing a purple blazer, black outfit, glasses, layered necklaces and bracelets.
February 20, 2024

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

Marlowe recognized with VUMC Five Pillar Leader Award for her work

By Bill Snyder
Jennifer Wright poses on a hospital balcony, resting one hand on the railing and smiling at the camera. She wears a black blouse with sheer dotted sleeves; glass windows and structural beams are visible behind her.
February 16, 2024

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.”

By Nancy Humphrey
Two researchers stand in a laboratory beside shelves of scientific supplies and equipment.
February 16, 2024

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
Smiling male physician wearing glasses, a white Vanderbilt University Medical Center lab coat, dress shirt, and striped tie, standing with arms crossed in a laboratory.
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
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Katherine Hartmann with shoulder-length gray hair, wearing a navy jacket and silver chain necklace, posed in front of a sunlit window and leafy background.
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.

By Bill Snyder