In a study recently published in JCI Insight by Ela Knapik, PhD (Genetic Medicine) and colleagues, used zebrafish to study what happens in human cells when the transport protein expressed by SEC24C is lacking.

According to a newly published study in the Annals of Internal Medicine by Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI (Hematology and Oncology), and colleagues, cases of appendiceal cancer tripled for Americans born between 1976 to 1984, and quadrupled for those born between 1981 and 1989.

Faced with great challenge and uncertainty, those who make up the department’s faculty have remained true to their mission and completed “outstanding, life-saving work,” Dr. Freedman said.

Amanda Doran, MD, PhD (Cardiovascular Medicine), is corresponding author of the paper, which was published last month in the American Heart Association's journal, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI (Hematology and Oncology), has been named to the 40 Under 40 In Cancer Class of 2025 by the Association for Value-Based Cancer Care.

Each year, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduating class honors one faculty member with the Shovel Award in recognition of the exceptionally meaningful impact this individual had on their medical education.

Two early-career faculty members in the Department of Medicine's Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Drs. Scott McCall and Kevin Seitz, have been awarded prestigious fellowships by the Francis Family Foundation.

Three Department of Medicine faculty are among the 13 new members inducted into the AEE. They are: Lindsay Bischoff, MD (Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism), Barbara Gisella Carranza Leon, MD (Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism), Megan Dupuis, MD, PhD (Hematology and Oncology).