VUMC People Archive — Page 73 of 75

November 12, 2015

Schaffner honored for public health contributions

William Schaffner, M.D., professor of Preventive Medicine, is this year’s recipient of the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2015 John Snow Award, a longstanding award given in recognition of “enduring contributions to public health through epidemiologic methods and practice.”

By Craig Boerner
September 10, 2015

Efforts to support employees in Guard, Reserve honored

Vanderbilt University Medical Center officials were recently honored by the Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for their dedication to supporting reserve military personnel.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 13, 2015

Macara lands award to explore cancer cell behavior

Vanderbilt’s Ian Macara, Ph.D., has won an Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) — nearly $6.6 million over seven years — to support the “unusual potential” of his research, which seeks to understand and predict cancer cell “behavior.”

By Bill Snyder
August 6, 2015

Skaar receives American Asthma Foundation award

Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH, the Ernest W. Goodpasture Professor of Pathology, has received a Scholar Award from the American Asthma Foundation (AAF).

By Leigh MacMillan
July 30, 2015

Worldwide Cancer Research lauds Macara’s contributions

Ian Macara, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, recently returned from Scotland, where he received this year’s Colin Thomson Memorial Medal for his contributions to cancer research.

By Vanderbilt Health News
May 28, 2015

American Laryngological Association honors VUMC’s Ossoff, Garrett

Two faculty members of the Vanderbilt Voice Center have won awards from the American Laryngological Association (ALA).

By Matt Batcheldor