Daily Archives: October 30, 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
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
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
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