Monthly Archives: March 2018
Activity of Mesothelin-specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells Against Pancreatic Carcinoma Metastases in a Phase 1 Trial
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is resistant to T-cell mediated immunotherapy. We engineered T cells to transiently express an mRNA encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific for mesothelin—a protein that is over-expressed by PDAC ce… Continue reading
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Staff Advisory Council meeting is March 20
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Nursing Advanced Practice Grand Rounds features Pam Jones, March 20
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Neurofibromatosis Patient and Family Symposium set for April 21
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Tomorrow’s Duncavage Rhinology Lecture to feature Penn’s Noam Cohen
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New Vanguard share class coming to retirement plan
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MIT’s Wittrup to deliver today’s Flexner Discovery Lecture
Dane Wittrup, PhD, a pioneer in protein engineering technologies who has helped accelerate development of antibody therapies for cancer, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 22. Continue reading
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Reminder: Year-end flexPTO transfer to sick bank
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Running and mobility clinic for challenged athletes set for March 31
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Latest “Survey Sparks” newsletters now available
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for VUMC’s upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter “Survey Sparks” will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. Continue reading
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