Monthly Archives: November 2019

Under the terms of the award, VUMC will work with several other institutions to create a “gut cell atlas” — essentially a catalog of individual cells, gene expression patterns and proteins in the small and large intestines of Crohn’s patients and thos… Continue reading →

At age 21, Carissa Buccieri donated her left kidney to her friend Will Gallagher. It’s a decision she’s proud to have made, and she even likes to say she’d give her right one if she could. Continue reading →

Coordinated by Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, the annual holiday items, including cards that can be customized for your department and cookie tins from The Christie Cookie, are all designed by Children’s Hospital patients and their s… Continue reading →

There’s a good chance if you see a child with a cast at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, it was carefully and lovingly applied by cast technician Nicholas Blackmon. He was honored with a Credo Award for his dedication, positivity an… Continue reading →

In 1999 Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced the establishment of a formal alliance to enhance the educational, scientific and clinical programs at and between both institutions. Continue reading →

Mutations in the human serine protease 1 gene (PRSS1), which encodes cationic trypsinogen, can accelerate its autoactivation and cause hereditary or sporadic chronic pancreatitis. Disruption of the locus that encodes cationic trypsinogen in mice (T7) c… Continue reading →