Caliskan appointed Kidney Living Donor Program Medical Director
Yasar Caliskan, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has been appointed Medical Director of the Kidney Living Donor Program at Vanderbilt Health.
Gala celebrates Vanderbilt Transplant Center as no. 1 in the nation
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center performed 960 solid organ transplants in 2025, the most ever completed by a single center in one year in the United States.
Hudson receives 2026 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
The Ellis Island Medals of Honor rank among the nation’s most renowned awards, officially recognized by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, with each year’s recipients listed in the Congressional Record.
Study: "Kindlins" are a key to kidney formation
Using mouse models and cell culture experiments, researchers at Vanderbilt Health, including Roy Zent, MD, PhD (Nephrology and Hypertension), demonstrated that kindlins regulate both cellular and extracellular matrix interactions and growth factor signaling during the formation of ureteric buds, a key step in the development of the kidneys’ urine collection system.
Billy Hudson named 2026 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient
Billy Hudson, PhD, was selected in recognition of his pioneering contributions to matrix biology and transformative discoveries in type IV collagen research.
‘Liberation’ from acute dialysis may enhance recovery of kidney function
Researchers at Vanderbilt Health, including Dr. Edward Siew, and three other centers compared conventional dialysis to a conservative dialysis strategy.
Vanderbilt research uncovers new clue to insulin resistance
In a paper recently published in Molecular Metabolism, Department of Medicine researchers Drs. Fabian Bock, Nathan Winn, and colleagues, report on findings that could lead to more targeted ways to increase insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by muscle and exercise tolerance.
Agrawal, Bock among 2026 ASCI Young-Physician Scientist awardees
Two faculty researchers in the Department of Medicine have received Young Physician-Scientist Awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). Vineet Agrawal, MD, PhD (Cardiovascular Medicine), and Fabian Bock, MD, PhD (Nephrology and Hypertension), are among 50 investigators nationwide selected for the 2026 Young Physician-Scientist Award by the elite honor society.
Bayer and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to advance treatments for cardiovascular and kidney diseases
The collaboration will leverage VUMC’s resource platform, including its comprehensive datasets hosted in Vanderbilt’s BioVU collection of DNA and plasma to enable data-driven insights and to accelerate discovery and development.