Monthly Archives: August 2018

Since it began 16 years ago, the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (VSSA) has provided research experiences for roughly 2,000 undergraduates from colleges around the country. Nearly half are members of under-represented minority groups; many are the fi… Continue reading →

The Nashville Collaborative, a unique academic-community partnership between Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Nashville Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, recently celebrated 10 years of work aimed at improving children’… Continue reading →

The Vanderbilt football stadium will host Beyonce/Jay-Z’s “On the Run II” tour on Thursday, Aug. 23. The concert is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
With the concert being scheduled on a workday, some adjustments in parking and traffic flow are being m… Continue reading →

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) produce higher levels of truncated O-glycan structures (such as Tn and sTn) than normal pancreata. Dysregulated activity of core 1 synthase, glycoprotein-N-acetylgalactosamine 3-beta-galactosyltransferase 1 (C1… Continue reading →

Initially characterized 25 years ago by Stephen Attwood and Alex Straumann, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has garnered growing attention by gastroenterologists, pathologists, allergists, immunologists, dieticians, emergency room physicians, primary ca… Continue reading →

Cohen JD, Li L, Wand Y, et al. Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test. Science 2018;359:926–930. Continue reading →

Hagstrom H, Nasr P, Ekstedt M, et al. Fibrosis stage but not NASH predicts mortality and time to development of severe liver disease in biopsy-proven NAFLD. J Hepatol 2017;67:1265–1273. Continue reading →