The recent study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Robert Lentz, MD (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine), and colleagues.

Study shows that deletion of EGFR from myeloid cells accelerated recovery from acute kidney injury and reduced subsequent fibrosis.

Dr. Balser, President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of VUSM, said the emeritus distinction is bestowed on faculty who “have served the university with distinction and deep abiding commitment to their fields.”

Christopher Williams, MD, PhD (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), was recently awarded the 2025 Harvey Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award at the Vanderbilt University Spring Faculty Awards.

Evan Brittain, MD, MSCI (Cardiovascular Medicine), is corresponding author of a study recently published in JAMA Network Open that reported that U.S. veterans with depression had a 14% higher risk of heart failure, even after adjusting for traditional risk factors.

The grant will allow investigators to recruit additional participants and conduct methylation- and proteomics-based biological aging assays to check for biomarkers of early disease risk.