Monthly Archives: October 2018

Cancer Center first in nation for stem cell transplant survival

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Stem Cell Transplant ranks first in the nation for donor stem cell transplant survival rates among large centers, according to an annual report. Continue reading

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Cancer epigenetics expert Baylin to deliver today’s Discovery Lecture

Stephen Baylin, MD, a trailblazer in the study of the epigenetics of cancer, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 8. His lecture, sponsored by the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, will begin at 4 p.m. in room 208 Light Hall. Continue reading

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Hidden Figures event honors skills, resiliency, ingenuity

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office of Diversity Affairs held the second annual Hidden VUMC Figures event Oct. 29 in Light Hall. Continue reading

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New registry seeks answers to sports concussion mysteries

News of sport-related concussions may rule airtime on ESPN, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that the situational factors surrounding concussions and the severity of symptoms were studied from a medical perspective. Continue reading

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Vanderbilt-wide Limited Submission Opportunity: National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation 2019 Young Investigator Award

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Vanderbilt-wide Limited Submission Opportunity: 2019 Moore Inventor Fellows

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H. Alex Brown Memorial Symposium to be Nov. 5

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VICC supports this Saturday’s Relay for Life

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VUMC Limited Submission Opportunity: 2019 Clinical Investigator Award – Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

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Scheduled eStar update to take place this weekend — downtime required

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