Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center names associate directors and new program leaders
Among the new VICC leaders are Department of Medicine Hematology and Oncology faculty members Drs. Douglas Johnson and Kristen Ciombor.
Brittain named to direct Office for Medical Student Research, additional leadership roles
Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI, professor of Medicine, has been named assistant dean for Physician-Researcher Training, director of the Physician-Scientist Training Program/Harrison Society and director of the Office of Medical Student Research.
Roden awarded Vanderbilt’s Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research
Dr. Roden, Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Biomedical Informatics and Senior Vice President for Personalized Medicine, was awarded Vanderbilt’s most prestigious faculty honor for achievement in research.
Genetic analysis of people with African ancestry reveals lung cancer susceptibilities
A study led by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, including Department of Medicine Drs. Melinda Aldrich, Jacklyn Hellwege and Eric Gamazon has discovered genetic susceptibilities that may shed light on why people of African ancestry are disproportionately affected by lung cancer.
Henrique Serezani named director of Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology
Since its founding in 2015, VCI has served as a hub of research focused on fundamental human immune system regulation.
Healthy plant-based diets reduce risk of death in long-term VUMC study
Recent findings published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPH (Epidemiology), and colleagues, suggest that efforts to promote diets high in healthy plant foods and low in animal foods could improve health outcomes.
Clues offer hope for treating GI tract disorders
Michelle Southard-Smith, PhD, and colleagues, recently published a paper that details how single cell sequencing was used to identify how Sox10 mutations shift enteric neuron types by altering neuronal trajectories in early development of enteric nervous system development.
Study: A fast daily walk could extend your life
According to a study published last week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, walking fast for just 15 minutes per day may reduce the risk of death in a low-income and predominantly Black U.S. population.
Large-scale study uncovers 57 genetic hotspots into stuttering origins
The largest genetic analysis of stuttering has demonstrated a clear genetic basis for the speech disorder, highlighting neurological pathways of risk. The study, published last week in the journal Nature Genetics by Dr. Piper Below (Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology) and colleagues, used data representing more than 1 million individuals who had their DNA analyzed by the company 23andMe Inc.