Monthly Archives: May 2018

The VUMC Employee Picnic (for employees of the main campus, day shift) has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 24. The picnic for main campus night shift workers, scheduled for Friday, May 18, will go on as planned. Continue reading →

Interleukin 6 (IL6) is an inflammatory cytokine; signaling via its receptor (IL6R) is believed to contribute to development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The single nucleotide polymorphism rs2228145 in IL6R associates with increased levels of s… Continue reading →

Of subjects with new-onset diabetes (based on glycemia) over the age of 50 years, approximately 1% are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer within 3 years. We aimed to develop and validate a model to determine risk of pancreatic cancer in individuals with … Continue reading →

Markers of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in gastric tumor tissues are associated with poor outcomes of patients. We performed a screen to identify pharmacologic compounds that kill gastric cancer cells with EMT-associated gene expressio… Continue reading →

Staff working on May 28 should continue to park in assigned areas, with the exception of N Lot and Lot 127 parkers. Due to limited shuttle service, those who park in these lots should park in the South Garage on levels 5-7, in the 25th Avenue Garage us… Continue reading →

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading →