Researchers clarify role of blood cell mutations in disease

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:56 pm by Staff

  by Bill Snyder More than 10% of older adults develop somatic (non-inherited) mutations in blood stem cells that can trigger explosive, clonal expansions of abnormal c.... Read More

Spann, Geiger move into new Surgical Sciences leadership roles

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:51 pm by Staff

  by Jill Clendening Matthew Spann, MD, MMHC, associate professor of Surgery and director of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, has been named chief of the Division of Ge.... Read More

Potocsnak family’s transformative gift creates Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Disorders

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:46 pm by Staff

  by Nancy Humphrey A transformative gift from the Potocsnak family has established the Potocsnak Center for Undiagnosed and Rare Disorders at Vanderbilt University Med.... Read More

Shade Tree Clinic adds monthly pediatric clinic

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:42 pm by Staff

  by Kathy Whitney Shade Tree Clinic, which since 2005 has provided primary care to underserved and uninsured adults in Nashville, opened a pediatric clinic in January,.... Read More

Were named to lead DBMI’s diversity initiatives

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:39 pm by Staff

  by Mia Garchitorena Martin Were, MD, MS, professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, has been named as the inaugural vice chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclus.... Read More

Study explores new urinary tract infection treatment

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:36 pm by Staff

by Marissa Shapiro Neil Osheroff, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Medicine, is part of an international research collaboration resulting in what is on track to be the firs.... Read More

Discovery of “cross-reactive” antibodies could aid treatment of viral co-infections

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:31 pm by Staff

by Bill Snyder More than a million people in the United States are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. One-fifth of them have been co-infected by the hepatitis C vir.... Read More

Pickens named chair of VUMC Thoracic Surgery

Feb 05, 2023 at 03:26 pm by Staff

  by Matt Batcheldor Allan Pickens, MD, has been named professor and chair of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery. Pickens, a n.... Read More

Grand rounds event highlights Advanced Practice Nursing at Vanderbilt

Feb 05, 2023 at 02:34 pm by Staff

  by Matt Batcheldor Advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and Medical Center leaders gathered in Light Hall on Jan. 17 for the kickoff of the 2023 series of A.... Read More

Machine learning aids injury prevention in cardiac cath labs

Feb 05, 2023 at 02:30 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern Acute kidney injury, or AKI, is a common complication of cardiac catheterization, posing higher costs, longer hospital stays and increased short-term and long-.... Read More