Daily Archives: March 12, 2018
Lisa Monteggia to lead Vanderbilt Brain Institute
Leading neuroscientist Lisa Monteggia has been named the Barlow Family Director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute. Continue reading
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MIT’s Dane Wittrup to deliver Enabling Innovative Initiative lecture tomorrow
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Cancer immunotherapy drugs linked with more serious heart effects
Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators have identified a growing number of serious and sometimes fatal cases of heart problems among cancer patients treated with some forms of immunotherapy. Continue reading
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IdeaShare re-opens for new innovation challenge
IdeaShare, an interactive tool VUMC piloted last spring to collect and vote on ideas around communications, benefits and more, has been re-opened as part of a new innovation challenge. Continue reading
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Vanderbilt study affirms effectiveness, promise of telemedicine for autism evaluations
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found that autism spectrum disorder can be accurately diagnosed in young children via remote, telemedicine assessments, a method that could significantly increase access and reduce wait times for… Continue reading
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“Updates on HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer” to be April 7
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Discovery by Vanderbilt-led group could lead to improved diabetes treatment
Vanderbilt investigators and colleagues around the country have made a major discovery that could lead to better ways to treat type 1 diabetes. Continue reading
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eStar stabilization survey continues
In January thousands of Vanderbilt University Medical Center colleagues completed a survey administered by Epic, which provided valuable insight into users’ experiences so far with eStar. Continue reading
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Dysregulated Response of Follicular Helper T cells to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Promotes HBV Persistence in Mice and Associates With Outcomes of Patients
Production of neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is dysregulated in patients with persistent hepatitis V virus (HBV) infection. We investigated mechanisms by which this immune response to the virus is disrupted and whet… Continue reading
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